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The Bodyguard's Assignment (Texas Confidential #1)

The Bodyguard's Assignment by Amanda Stevens

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

When we turned in our marriage license in 2001, the state of Mississippi gave us a garbage bag full of cleaning supplies, condoms, beauty supplies and other toiletries, and this book.

I have dutifully held on to it for the last seventeen years; who knows what harm may befall my marriage should I lose this state-sanctioned marital aid.

As far as the actual story goes, nice hurt/comfort, nice tension between the male and female protagonists, and a genuine mystery as to who is betraying them. As far as Harlequins go, this one is perfectly fine.

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( The Plains of Passage and The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children) )

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( SPOILERS FOR THE TWO EPISODES OF LUCIFER FROM CANCELLED SEASON )

Crossposts: https://lunabee34.livejournal.com/554718.html

1. I am really sad about Anthony Bourdain. I have always enjoyed his TV persona, and I think the world will be a little less rich without him.

2. So, guess what I just hit on the Re-Read My Own Shelves project? That's right--Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel. I have such nostalgia for this series. I started reading it as a pre-teen and then had to wait like 14 years for Shelters of Stone to come out. LOL Ayla is a running joke on FFA for good reason. She invents whistling! And Oil of Olay! And needles! And surgical stitches! Jondalar is so sad; he can't fall in love because his dick is too big and ladies are first scared of his enormous manhood and then they get addicted and clingy. But Ayla's vagina is the only one cavernous enough in the Paleolithic to accommodate him. That's how he knows they're meant to be! As much as these books are ridiculous in multiple aspects, they are fun reads even if they don't live up to my memory of how awesome they were when I was 11.

( SPOILERS FOR CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR, VALLEY OF HORSES, AND THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS )

3. Bonus book:

Limericks: Too Gross by Isaac Asimov

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Well, that certainly is a thing I read.

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Understanding Writing Blocks by Keith Hjortshoj

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is a slim volume but worth reading. Because it's published in 2001, nothing he's saying about the writing process is very new--just standard comp 1 textbook writing is recursive and etc. What I do think is valuable is insight into why doctoral students and faculty often falter in their efforts to produce dissertations, books, and publishable articles (especially in the humanities). Everything Hrjortshoj has to say about the lack of support and direction for humanities doctoral students was true in my personal experience. He's also got some clear solutions to prevent doctoral students from being paralyzed and stalling out on finishing their dissertations; I think this would be very useful for anyone who's directing graduate work (along with admin like chairs and deans) to read.

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Josh is still in the hospital. Hopefully he will be able to go home on Thursday, but we'll see. He's still got the drain in, he's still running a fever, and his pain is of a greater degree than we both expected at this stage in the process. I don't think we could effectively manage his pain if they discharged him tomorrow, so another day is for the best. I really hope we get to go home on Thursday, though.

I am reminded once again by what a blessing good doctors and nurses are and what a frustration and source of anger poor, inept, and indifferent health care workers can be. We've seen examples of both during Josh's hospital stay (which is par for the course for a stay of any length of time), and it is remarkable what a difference small acts of kindness make and how much relief patients can get from competence and caring. Caring for a sicked loved one or being sick yourself is already an exercise in frustration. You are powerless, at the mercy of the vagaries of your body and biological forces which you may or may not understand very well. You are also at the mercy of the people who are charged with your care--the doctors who get to say what you can eat and when and what sorts of medicine you can have and when and the nurses who implement those orders and monitor your condition. I am extremely grateful for the nurses we've had who've exhibited the gold standard of nursing that my mother has taught for 39 years, and I would like to wring the neck of the nurses who have made it very clear that Josh's comfort is not their priority (yes, Megan-on-the-dayshift, I'm talking to you. quit flipping your hair, Blondie, and get my husband his freaking pain pills!).

On to Clan of the Cave Bear!

( cut for blathering )

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