Christmas Morning–Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2014

Merry Christmas to all!! Today is a deal for meals.  We’re having some neighbors over for brunch in a few hours.  I’ve already made red flannel hash and a couple of chocolate babkas, there’s a batch of muffin cup eggs still to go and some cleaning.  Our basement was flooded in The Great California Rain of 2014 a few weeks ago–we’re still cleaning it up. … Continue reading Christmas Morning–Top Ten Favorite Reads of 2014

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Chuck Barris

Just what are we supposed to make of this book? Chuck Barris’s autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a very unusual tell-all.  Mr. Barris tells the story of his rise to fame as the producer of a long series of successful television game shows: The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, a string of others culminating in his most infamous work The Gong Show.  Because he pulls … Continue reading Confessions of a Dangerous Mind by Chuck Barris