Review of Thankless in Death

Thankless in Death
by J.D. Robb

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Two-haiku review:

He murders parents
Then more, each worse than the last
Eve needs to find him

I love this series
Not so much plots as people
Great character growth


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That Toddlin' Town

There are so many great pictures of Chicago I'd like to show you!

But the internet connection here is way too slow. So here are just a few of my faves:

Our cruise ship, at the Navy Pier.

Lunch at Harry Carrey's.

Sunset.

Stained glass museum.

Architectural tour.

More architecture.

City tour.

Bye bye, Chicago!

Got... fish?

I was driving home yesterday in the rain, and went by way of the park in Woodbury. This guy was just hanging.

Suddenly he takes a dive!

Well, at least it's not my fish getting eaten.

:)

Land of the Free

A few weeks ago, Davey & I took a ride on the Spirit of Philadelphia. One of the most interesting spots we passed on our cruise up and down the Delaware River was the old Philadelphia Navy Yard, filled with decommissioned and mothballed naval vessels.

The ship in the photo is the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, most recently used in Operation Noble Eagle, protecting the Eastern Seaboard right after the September 11 attacks in 2001, and then in Operation Enduring Freedom in the Persian Gulf, 2002-2004. Due to the excessive expense of maintenance, the ship was decommissioned in 2007 and moved to Philadelphia in 2008.

On this celebration of our independence, the thought of the John F. Kennedy's proud history from the 1960s through 2000s is both uplifting and heart wrenching. For the full history see Wikipedia's article.

Today, I just want to honor and express my gratitude to all those who have served or are currently serving to keep our country free.

Thank you.

Meet Porter

Porter tears the head off a rubber chicken

Porter is the latest addition to our family. He's an adopted mixed breed, very friendly and affectionate. He's also very quick, killer of baby bunnies :'( , chaser of birds, and destroyer of rubber chickens.

Betsy adopted him in April and quickly learned it wasn't good to try to keep a puppy in a condo in Philly. So they moved home to stay with us until he matures a little. Molly, naturally, is thrilled to have a pet to practice her veterinary skills on.

I'm sure you'll be hearing more about him as time goes on. And of course my Facebook friends have already seen many pics and will suffer through many more.

Now when that evil great blue heron comes to the pond, we've got a weapon! Go, Porter!