Monthly Archives: August 2008

21

21

21 is based on the true story of six MIT students who create a system of counting cards to beat the odds at blackjack in …

 

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth

Ina May Gaskin Gaskin, a midwife, has attended over 2000 natural births and provides insight into a woman’s natural ability to give birth without major medical …

 

A Wild Sheep Chase

A Wild Sheep Chase

Haruki Murakami Part mystery and part fantasy, this Japanese novel was a good read.  The narrator, who never gives his name, is thrown into a strange …

 

Julie and Julia

Julie and Julia

Julie Powell After turning 30, and hitting something of a third-life crisis, Julie Powell decides to take on a project very few sane people would attempt.  …

 

Baby Mama

Baby Mama

Funny movie about one woman’s desire to have children.  Tina Fey learns from her doctor the she has a “T”-shaped uterus and has a one …

 

Fracture

Fracture

Rating: **+

 

2008 CSA, Week 9

2008 CSA, Week 9

  We hit a bit of a bump in the road with our CSA.  We were also on vacation, but, basically, the week or so before …

 

The Magician’s Assistant

The Magician’s Assistant

Ann Patchett One of Patchett’s greatest strengths as a writer are the characters she develops.  In a way, she reminds me of Anne Tyler.   This …

 

A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy

A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy

Quirky and funny at times, but definitely not one of my favorite Woody Allen films.  Three couples get together at a country home and all …