Is Cry No More the Linda Howard with Diaz the hitman? If so, that's my favorite of hers. Mr. Perfect and Open Season are pretty decent books by her as well.

Nora's mid-90's/early 00's stuff is wonderful, but I feel like everything she's released in the last few years has been a recycling of stuff she did ten years ago in a new setting. I think Birthright or Three Fates (can't remember which one is most recent) was the last book I actually enjoyed of hers. Though I did…

La Nora is pretty much the only romance I read, but I have to say that I've been disappointed with her recent stuff. My Nora faves are Birthright, Carolina Moon, and Montana Sky.

Yep!

I've officially jumped on the bandwagon too. I'm a sports fan in general, though not typically a soccer fan specifically. I'm leaving work early today, though, to go to the downtown block party the local minor league soccer team and the mayor are sponsoring by myself. They're are going to be three huge screens, food…

Yeah, other than the weather I can't really complain. There's relatively little traffic, the cost of living is low, great craft beer and local food scene, they've added a ton of biking and running paths and parks in the last few years, and it's a great sports town. I've lived here my whole life, and I really think it…

We're #24! We're #24!

Maybe it's because I live in the Midwest, but the last three weddings I've been to have had bridesmaids wearing cowboy boots. It was cute the first time I saw it, but now I think it's way overdone. Unless you actually live on a farm/deal with animals or are getting married on a farm the cowboy boots aren't cute…

I really need one of those license plates, but it needs to say "A person divided". My bachelor's degree, and my loyalty, is from Purdue, but I have a master's from IU.

Great day to be a Hoosier (though I'm technically a Boilermaker, which is way cooler)! I just wish my aunt who passed away six years ago were alive to see it. I'm sure she and her partner would have been among the first to line up.

I studied Poli Sci in college so I could be just like C.J. Cregg. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm ever going to be White House Press Secretary.

What's your point exactly? That you had one bad nurse as a child, therefore every pediatric nurse is "a complete bitch"? I'm not really understanding A. the point of your story or B. why you replied to me.

Please continue with the sweeping generalizations. I worked on a pediatric unit for six years, and every single person I worked with- doctors, nurses, and unit aides- cared about their patients. If I didn't care I certainly wouldn't have cried myself to sleep after a shift where I took care of a six month old that had…

I'm going with the argument that she ultimately did it for Alex's safety. She knew as long as Alex was out and not in witness protection that she'd be in danger, even if she left the state. Piper knew the drug kingpin (I can't remember his name) had the money and resources to track Alex down no matter where she fled.

Did you and I work in the same library? I started working in a public library when I started my MLS, and in my time there we found women's underpants in the men's restroom, caught men soliciting prostitutes on the library's computers, had numerous people looking at porn, had a creepy older gentleman that would harass…

When I worked at a suburban public library (for less than a year) we caught at least three men soliciting prostitutes on the library's computers. And this is after they're told that we monitor their computer usage.

No, not really. And I don't really think it's a "few people". USASF Worlds (which only allows senior and international level 5 athletes compete) had over 9,000 cheerleaders compete this last year. At one competition. NCA, which allows all age and difficulty levels, has thousands more compete every year. Even high…

Except that competitive cheerleading has nothing to do with football. All-star cheerleading involves competitions surrounding a two and a half minute routine that features tumbling, stunts, and dancing. No actual cheering even happens. For example, here is the Worlds winning routine from the incredibly popular Cali…

Winter is never coming.