I was intrigued by the title, and when I researched who Adam Fletcher was, I knew this would be right up my alley as I do like funny and autobiographical travel books. I enjoyed everything he wrote about his travels to interesting places in the world where normal people like me wouldn’t travel to. I…
Author: Mark
My Trip Down the Pink Carpet – by Leslie Jordan
I already read his 2nd book, and afterwards, I really wanted to read his 1st book. Well, I enjoyed it very much. Nothing was off limits for him as he wrote about his homosexuality, drug and alcohol abuse, and his passion for helping AIDS patients. He also had a lot of funny stories about being…
Howard Hughes: The Secret Life – by Charles Higham
I have read a few books this year, where Howard Hughes is mentioned. Not really knowing much about him, I sought out to find a good biography of him, and this one didn’t disappoint me. Charles Higham provided an excellent background of Howard and his family, how he made money, all the romantic relationships (with…
Niko Talks
From the moment Niko wakes up to the moment he goes to bed, he is constantly talking. I wonder where he gets that from? You guessed correctly if you said Mark! In the evenings and especially during bed preparation, it’s a lot of WHAT IF questions and ask me questions about school. I leave his…
How Y’all Doing? Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived – by Leslie Jordan
I don’t think I have seen anything Leslie Jordan has been in, but I knew that he was a comedian. I also knew that he recently passed away. I was due for a funny book, and I am glad I read this one. This was a very quick and fun read for me. He told…
Legends and Lipstick: My Scandalous Stories of Hollywood’s Golden Era – by Nancy Bacon
For most of the book, she discussed in detail her romantic and sexual encounters with lots of celebrities in the 60’s and 70’s. She also wrote about her alcoholism and double mastectomy. In addition, she was a pinup model, starred in some movies, and was a writer. I will say that I enjoyed the autobiography…
So L.A.: A Hollywood Memoir – by Staci Layne Wilson
As soon as I read the words daughter of a rock star and a pinup model in the description, I knew I had to read it. After reading further, I learned that Dan Wilson from the surf rock group The Ventures was her dad. The 60’s are my favorite music period and I know a…
Happy Hour
Happy Hour in my house is from 4 pm to 7 pm. But it’s not what you think. It’s actually better and it doesn’t cost me anything. I can have as much as I want, and nobody will kick me out at closing time or take my keys away from me. Oh, also, nobody is…
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes – by Stephen A Smith
Stephen A Smith is known for his honest opinions, mostly on sports. I actually knew who he was because before my son was born in 2016, I was a sports fan and was a frequent viewer of ESPN and NBA basketball – that is where he held court. I enjoyed learning about his childhood upbringing,…
pOpshelf
I had no clue what pOpshelf was, but last weekend, I took Niko to one because he kept seeing commercials on the television. We did the same thing with Living Spaces a few weeks ago, but I knew what that store was. I am not completely out of the loop. The pOpshelf store itself was…
Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaouad
I don’t normally like to read books about somebody being sick and what they go through on a day-to-day basis. But, after I read the first page of this one, I wanted to know more about her journey. Nothing was off limits for Suleika as she provided lots of good and bad stuff. I felt…
Fly Girl – by Ann Hood
I knew nothing of who Ann Hood was and had no clue that the book was about her being a flight attendant on TWA during 1970’s and 1980’s. Seemed like an interesting read, and after one page of reading it, I was flying away page by page and I rarely had time to put my…
The Cheesecake Factory
Last Saturday, we had lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. A few days prior, I was joking around with Niko that if they didn’t have dessert, I was going to make a big scene and throw food at our waiter! Luckily, that didn’t happen as they have like 100 different types of cheesecake and Niko ordered…
The House of Wolves – by James Patterson and Mike Lupica
I read all the Alex Cross books by James Patterson as well as his autobiography, and I really liked his style of writing. As for Mike Lupica, I knew of him from ESPN and that he wrote several sports books. When I saw this book as an upcoming release in my Amazon Kindle library, I…
Living Spaces
Last Saturday, Niko and I went to Living Spaces. He has been seeing a lot of commercials for Living Spaces on television lately, and since he likes to visit furniture stores and sit on every single couch and open every single cabinet, it was his idea to go. I was totally cool with doing it…
I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame – by Kevin Nealon
This wasn’t a normal autobiography about how he grew up and got into comedy. As the title suggests, he drew portraits of fellow comedians, actors, musicians, and even Ruth Bader Ginsberg, and then proceeded to write a few pages about them and how they either mentored and influenced him or was someone that he liked….
I Never Worked a Day in My Life – by Raymond Zimmerman
The place of work was called Service Merchandise, and I remember shopping at one often when I was much younger in San Antonio before the store closed. I never would’ve known about this book, but it appeared on my LinkedIn page; maybe some I follow shared, liked, or commented on a post about it. I…
Billy Martin: Baseball’s Flawed Genius – by Bill Pennington
I already knew that Bily Martin was hired and fired as the Manager of the New York Yankees several times, I knew he was an Alcoholic, and that caused him to get to in some fights at bars, and I also knew that he had a temper on the field and would have quite a…
Goodbye 2022 and Hello 2023
After 15 years of employment with the same company, I resigned in August. I was supposed to start a job as a Content Writer on that same day, but it fell through. I probably should’ve held off on resigning and used one more sick day at Chase, but I was excited and eager to start…
Cruise – Part 8 (Final Thoughts)
Overall, the cruise was very enjoyable, and it was just enough nights (5) for us. I just wish I could’ve gotten some naps in. A nap for all would’ve been very welcome, but he hasn’t napped in several years. I mean, yeah, we did all relax, but we all had our faces buried in electronics…