Firsts by Francis

Posted by mimi on Dec 29, 2008 in dish | 0 comments This year, I decided that one of my more attainable goals would be to read the entire Dick Francis backlist. One, although I couldn’t plot one to save my life, I enjoy reading mysteries. Keeps the brain cells busy. Two, I have never wholly recovered from my girlhood horse obsession. Therefore, Dick Francis books, written by a British ex-steeplechase jockey and usually set either in or...
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Beware of the Doghouse!

Posted by mimi on Dec 23, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Okay, guys, this is why you need to pay attention when your wife/girlfriend/SO drops hints in the store:NOTE: The jewelry ploy doesn’t work on all women (mimi included). You really need to know her to find the perfect gift. But no pressure, okay? You got two days. Get crackin’.
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You’re My Obsession

Posted by mimi on Nov 23, 2008 in dish | 1 comment One lovely benefit of the Interwebs is the ability to Google your whole backstory. You can look up old jobs, old home towns, historical events, and even better, historical men (come on; you know you’ve Googled your high school crush).But something gets forgotten…if you can Google, they can Google you back. And that’s exactly what happened to me last night, and I’m still...
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Manfiction

Posted by mimi on Oct 23, 2008 in dish | 0 comments Stephen King’s “Who Says Men Don’t Read” column from Entertainment Weekly, a late September installment of his “The Pop of King” column (yes, I’m behind in my reading), provides some interesting food for thought about genre fiction in general, but the divide of the sexes in particular. In countering the industry’s moanings that “men...
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