April 2008

I’m very interested in the resolution of the JK Rowling case as it does spotlight one the complex issues of “fair use” and copyright law. It is interesting to note that JK Rowling herself admitted to using the Harry Potter Lexicon and endorsed it on the ‘net but when the creator of this website decided […]

So doth proclaim Time magazine, who does a nice write up of the author. Meyer’s Twilight series has sold 5.3 million copies in the US and purportedly knocked down a Harry Potter book on some bestselling lists. I’ve read all three of Meyer’s vampire series featuring the handsome vampire, Edward Cullen and his human […]

Yes, I said it. CNN did not need to show the Rev. Wright speech at the NAACP dinner in Detroit over and OVER and OVER again. But then again, Rev. Wright gave his critics what they wanted to see and poor Obama, probably already have journalists, camped out at his house and calling him for […]

I am late to the party but Ms. Valdez website had been down and now I see it is back up and she has updated it with a bit of news. She promises to give readers an update about her second book, Patience, on April 30th so mark your calenders. Ok readers, what do you […]

The average price for regular gas in my neighborhood is $3.41. I would never have believed that I would be paying that much for gas. I am just surprised and disturbed that there isn’t an outcry about this. I am going on a road trip in about a week and am grateful I drive a […]