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Jay Kerner

Publisher/Philosopher

If you wait long enough, so they say, all

will be revealed.For instance, Ive been wondering for a

while now about my belly.

Its a popular lament. According to high

level research I conducted in various national

tabloids, it ranks only behind Big Foot and

Alien abduction in the public consciousness.

Paul Simon summed up the feelings of

many of us when he asked, Why am I soft in

the middle now, when the rest of my life is so

hard?

I mean theres no rhyme or reason to it. Sure, I dont exercise like I used

to and yeah, I know my eating habits could be better, but still there has to be

another factor, right? You can just feel the hand of outside forces at work.

So even though I fully intend to do a sit-up now and again, something

always seems to stop me.

Its been a frustrating mystery, but I nally have some answers.

It started making sense with the long awaited birth of my granddaughter

last fall and the way her tiny body nestled into my soft gooey center.

It was Mother Nature all along, preparing my body for grandparenthood!

Nobody bats an eye at the physical changes brought on by motherhood,

noooooo! But let a fellow of a certain age add a little girth in the midsectionand all of a sudden its a beer-gut or a

pot-belly. I ask you, is that fair? In other

cultures a prodigious stomach is a sign of

status, but particularly here in America, an

entire industry has developed, preying on

those uncomfortable with natures bounty.

Ab-busters, Ab-rollers, Eight Minute Abs

and every other time increment. Its an ab-

omination, I tell you! (Ha! I slay me!)

Once I gured it out, I started putting it

to work.

Feeding a baby in your lap? Where do

you rest the bottle? You guessed it!

Got a baby asleep on your shoulder?

Flat bellies have to support the whole 10-

20 pounds with just their arms. (How sad

for them!) Nature has blessed others of us

with a perfect eshy, infant perch, if you

will. And babies know just where to nd it.

My own granddaughters pudgy little knees

sure know the way to her cuddle spot. Shewriggles and squirms till shes perfectly

balanced on the belly. Its kind of like her

own personal beanbag chair. Or maybe one

of those inatable airline pillow things you

lie forward on to sleep.

Some fellas might cop an attitude, still clinging to some ancient physical

ideal they hold for themselves. They sweat and struggle against the relentless

march of time, trying to make their exterior package match the one frozen in

their minds.But not me. Im over it. I realize nally, that its Mother Natures plan for

me. My body is her work. Shes altered my shape to t my new responsibili-

ties. Im built for comfort, not for speed.

I gure Im not so unlike the male seahorse who suddenly develops a pouch

to nurture his brood. (Wouldnt that be cool! Id never lose my car keys again,

and Id always have a place for my cell phone, even when naked!)

But short of that, I guess Ill take what the old girl has in store for me. Ill

try not to let it get completely out of control, but I wont hide it either. No elas-

tic girdles for me. No electric muscle stimulators. No appetite suppressants as

sold on TV.

Just the natural article in all of its glory. Customized for one special cus-

tomer (and any successive ones).

So, while I wouldnt blame you, please dont be jealous of my belly. There

are plenty of bigger ones out there, (though thats not the only way to judge). I

like to think its about quality, not just quantity.

And by the way, thanks for not staring when you see it. My eyes are up

here, ladies.

MyMiddleAge


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I picked up a copy of your paper at my doc-

tors ofce in Excelsior Springs but won-

dered where else I could nd it. I dont gothere that often.

Ive been reading online since I saw the rst

one. I dont mind the digital version, but

still sort of enjoy holding the paper copy in

my hand. Sorry, but Im old-school. I dont

text or twit or any of that nonsense.

I work in Gladstone if you have any spots

that way.

Thanks,Marla Johnson

Dear Marla,

Were a little bit old-school ourselves.

We currently deliver to an area northof the river, encompassing Kearney,

Liberty, Gladstone, Parkville, Smith-

ville and Platte City.

Each month were adding new dis-

trubution points, and were putting

together a list which well have on the

website when its ready.

In the meantime, might we recommend

Designs by Exchange in Gladstone?Their ad is on the opposite page.

Thanks for reading,

Joe

Dear Joe,

Contact The Regular Joe

816-617-5850

[email protected]. Box 1304 St. Joseph, Mo. 64502

Read us online

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Danny R. Phillips

Regular Joe Music Guy

Husker Du is not a band for every-one. Sure, they are punk rock but ifyour punk rock comes, packaged inthe form of Green Day or their ilk,then Husker Du are, in all likelihood,not for you. Minneapolis favorite

punks (or the label noise pop couldbe applied) believed in volume andspeed: volume that, legend has it,was so much that it physically hurt toattend their shows and speed, both inmusical acuity and the pharmaceutical

sense.I have been a fan of Husker Du formany years, thanks to my friend JayWakeeld. I spent years watchingmy thirst for music based knowledgewash away my misspent youth. Along with The Ramones, Nirvana and TheReplacements, the music of Grant Hart, Bob Mould and Greg Norton wouldchange how I perceived pop music forever; how I would approach melody andwhat constituted great lyrics, thanks to Hart and Mould, the Lennon/ McCartneyof punk rock.It was tough picking just one Husker album for this piece. I couldve gonewith Land Speed Record (the greatest and most tting album title in existence),

New Day Rising, Candy Apple Grey or Metal Circus. Any of these albums are

worthy of critique here but I have chosen possibly the bands most accessiblerecord, and well-rounded offering: Flip Your Wig.At the point of its release by punk label dejour SST in 1985, Husker Du hadalready signed a deal to jump to the major label Warner Music Group, a movethat would ultimately kill the band. Many fans consider Flip Your Wig to bethe bands greatest album. Featuring Makes No Sense At All, Divide andConquer, Pretty Hate Doll and the title track, Flip shows the incredible abil-ity of Mould and Hart to create such a thoroughly well-balanced record. This isan unbelievable feat, being a mere 12 months after the completion of the opusdouble album Zen Arcade, an album that I consider to be the greatest achieve-ment in hardcore.What makes Flip Your Wig an improvement over their previous records, soni-cally at least, is the fact that SST in-house producer and record butcher Spot isno longer in the mix. Gone is everything turned to 11, releasing records withouta proper mix or mastering. Flip had a real producer in Michael Wagener; fanscould now truly hear what made Bob Mould one of greatest guitarists of theemerging alternative rock movement. Gone is the wall of dirge, the pain induc-ing volume. We can hear the power of Harts drums and the nuance of Nortonswonderful bass work. Husker Du truly appears on Flip, showing rock fans whatlongtime listeners had known all along: Husker Du was and is one of the mostinuential bands ever.Put on Flip Your Wig (on vinyl preferably but Im a snob) and pick any of thetracks. Makes No Sense at All, Green Eyes, Divide and Conquer and tellme that Husker Du, with their musicianship and approach to songwriting, dont

belong in the list of major inuences to bands that would become the alterna-

tive music explosion of the late 80s/90s. Bands like The Meat Puppets, TheDescendents, The Count Five, Young Marble Giants, Scratch Acid, The Melvins,Black Flag, 13 Floor Elevators, The MC5, The Seeds and the like all had theirhands in the creation of what you hear on the radio today.If you are an alternative music fan, get up from your chair and look at your cdcollection/vinyl right now. Do you think My Bloody Valentine or Dinosaur Jr.,

with their wall of sound guitar waves would be here if Husker never recordedEverything Falls Apart? Would Nirvana be in your piles if Black Flag neverthought up My War or The Replacements had not stayed sober long enough

to get Let it Be on tape? Would you have Interpol or, god forbid, The Killerswithout Joy Division, Bauhaus or Siouxie and The Banshees? Perhaps but mostlikely, not.I see this has turned into less an album critique and more of a history lesson butthats ne, isnt it? History is good. It shows us what came before and what can

be again, for good or ill. Go check out Flip Your Wig or any of Husker Dusrecords for that matter and see that they are, in even a small way, one of thewriters of alternative rock history. You will not regret it.

Off The Shelf: Husker Dus Flip Your WigJoe Music -5


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Lisa Erdman

The Take 2 Review Chick

In Divergent, set in a Dystopian Chicago of the future, teenagers

are given a choice to stay with what is familiar to them, or switch to a

completely different life, or faction to put it in futuristic terms. Once a

choice is made, there is no going back.

Tris, played by the talented Shailene Woodley, & her fellow daunt-

less newbies ght to survive a highly competitive initiation. They must

undergo extreme physical and intense psychological tests, transforming

them all.

Just like Hunger Games, Divergent is also based on a best-selling

young adult trilogy. I am sure writer Veronica Roth is pleased with the

outcome.Shailene Woodley plays one tough cookie.Kate Winslet does a re-

spectable job in her rst bad guy role of her career, playing Jeanine (an

answer to Hunger Games Gamemaker role, if you will...) Its also fun to

see Ashley Judd again. Playing Tris mother, she looks lovely as ever and

is just as bad ass as she was in Double Jeopardy some 15 years ago.

I promise fans of the book will not be disappointed when they nally

come face to face with the legendary Four, perfectly played by the hunky

Theo James.

He rocks in this role. It is quite easy to see why Tris is so easily

distracted by her would be trainer.

Its a great story that translates well onto the big screen. It really

makes you take stock of the person you want to become. If given the

choice, would you walk away from your life for a chance to start over

alone, knowing you could never go back?

Divergent will not disappoint, whether you have read the book or

not, it is a fun movie to watch.

But be warned if you are afraid of heights, be prepared for lots of

shut eye. Watching it in Imax was almost more than I could take!

Read more from Lisa at [email protected]

Divergent is Hunger Games Big Sister


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By Shannon Bond

What does 249 percent bicycle commute mode

share mean? It means that the Kansas City Bike

culture is growing like crazy. The city has incorpo-

rated bike-friendly planning into the metro area andvarious volunteer organizations have built tons of

singltrack, if dirt is your preferred avor. But, it can

be challenging to gure out whats what if you are

just tuning in. Rest assured, there is an underlying

current in the madness.

Kansa City Mayor Sylvester Sly James (via

K.C.s very own Bike Life magazine), shared the

249 percent statistic and informs us that it hap-

pened from 2000 to 2012. Apparently, we are sky

rocketing up the national charts as a bike-friendlytown. Earth Riders Bike Club, one of the major

players in the local mountain bike world, maintains

13 trail systems in the metro area with tons of new

singletrack planned. That gives K.C. mountain

bikers more than 100 miles of singetrack to dive

into. With miles of diverse terrain to choose from

(everything from great ow, technical rock gardens

and downhill) this makes for some of the best urban

singetrack in the country. Other groups include the

Trail Masons, who maintain the Wyandotte County

trail system and the Earth Riders Trail Association,which is separate but associated with the Earth Rid-

ers Bike Club.

These trails take a lot of work and a lot of co-

ordination with local land owners, government and

land managers. The days of the renegade mountain

biker are over, its an era of collaboration that ben-

ets everyone. On any given weekend in Smithville

Mo., Shawnee Mission Park, Kan., or Stocksdale

Park in Liberty, Mo., you will nd not only road cy-

clists and mountain bikers but a host of other fami-lies and hikers enjoying the fruits of those nameless

individuals donating thousands of hours of volunteer

time to make these public use areas possible.

With this much diversity in the K.C. metro

area for cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts, the bike

shops have to be mentioned as well. There are a

ton of shops to support all of your outdoor needs.

Of course, you have Cycle City and Epic Bike and

Sport in the Northland, but what about the rest? You

will nd a list of links to get you started below. This

list is not all-inclusive but it is a good starting pointto nd shops, volunteer groups, trails and paved

adventure. If youve been thinking about peddling,

now is the time and you dont even have to buy a

bike if youre downtown. Why not take advantage

of the new bike sharing stations before you buy?

According to Bike KC, there are 600 miles of on-

street bike facilities planned (200 miles are already

nished). Combine this with the more than 100

miles of existing singletrack (with 120 more in the

works) and you have an enormous bike adventureplayground. So jump in, sign up for a ride (like

ride the fountains, June 15) or visit a local shop to

get started.

Kansas City Bike Culture in the metrowww.kcmo.org/bikekchttp://www.kcmbc.org/

www.facebook.com/bikekc

www.twitter.com/bikekc

www.facebook.com/bikelifekc

www.twitter.com/bikelifekc

www.instagram.com/bikelifekc

www.kansascity.bcycle.com

http://localcycling.com/index.php/kansas-city (nd shops, events and local news)http://kscycling.org/ (Kansas Racing)

http://mobra.org/ (Missouri Racing)

http://ridethefountains.com/index.php

On the Trailwww.earthriders.org (support trail building and sustainability)

www.earthriders.com (nd the trails and rideor volunteer)

http://trailmasons.blogspot.com/ (Ride Wyandotte Lake!)https://www.facebook.com/groups/TrailMasons/

http://www.unitedindirt.com/ (Find the perfect mountain bike race!)

Kansas City is Known for BBQ and... Bike Culture?


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Fri 6/13 Wonder Fuzz

Sat 6/14 Hazard County

Fri 6/20 Money 4 Nothin 10p

Fri 6/27 Dolewite 9:30p

Sat 6/28 Dissapointments

9:30p

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7260 NW 87th in Zona RosaFri 6/6 Kyle Sexton 8p

Sat 6/7 M80s 8p

Fri 6/13 Knock-Kneed Sally 8p

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Pats Pub

1315 Swift in NKC

Every Wed nite Open Jam

Sherlocks Underground

858 S 291 in Liberty

Every Wed at 8pm Oasis

The Hideout 6948 N.

OakEvery Thursday is Bike Nite with

Dave HayesBand, Levee Town, and

Blue 88

Open blues jam Sundays, 7 p.m.

Live Music Hi-Lites across the Northland


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Some cravings are natural such as

when we eat something salty, we just

naturally reach for a glass of water. Or

when its hot, its a no brainer to cravesomething cold and juicy like water-

melon to

rehydrate our bodies. In the winter,

we want something to keep us warm like

a hot bowl of soup or stew.

Other cravings might indicate cer-

tain nutritional deciencies. For exam-

ple, If you are craving chocolate,

you might be low in magnesium orif youre craving oily foods you could be

low in calcium. And its

more than okay to indulge these

cravings as long as you do so by eating

whole foods that contain these minerals.

But other cravings are unnatural,

even addictive, and the processed food

industry thrives on this fact. Last year

we spent $60 billion on processed snackfoods (think chips, bars, etc). Dont

kid yourself. Scientists involved in the

processed food industry have carefully

studied the combinations of sugar, fat

and articial ingredients that makes

their food addicitive, and that, of course,

translates to bigger prots for the food

manufacturers, not to mention bigger

waistlines for many of us. Shockingly,two-thirds of Americans are now classi-

ed as obese and sadly, Missouri ranks

as one of the fattest states.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola,

who has one of the most popular and

well-respected natural health sites on the

internet, there are two keys to curbing

unnatural cravings: intermittent fasting

to train your body to burn fat, not sugar,as its main fuel, and eating whole, in-

stead of processed foods, particularly fats

and proteins, while minimizing carbo-

hydrates. Intermittent fasting doesnt

mean going

to the desert for 40 days, it just

means eating all of your meals andsnacks during about an eight-hour

window of time, giving your body the

rest of the day/night to burn up all the

glycogen (sugar) stored in your liver.

That, plus eating plenty of healthy fats

(avocadoes, nuts, coconut oil and but-

ter) along with healthy proteins and a

reasonable amount of carbohydrates

especially vegetables, can curb and evencure our cravings for processed snack

foods given time (about two months on

average). Joshua Rosenthal, founder of

the Institute for Integrative Nutrition,

calls this latter strategy, crowding out.

When we eat lots of healthy foods, there

will be little room left for the unhealthy

ones.

Summertime is a great time tostart doing this with all the wonderful

whole foods available

at Farmers Markets and

Community Sponsored

Agriculture(CSAs) like

the local Goode Food

Delivered

(See their ad on this

page for details). Justremember to steer clear of

all those fast food festival

wagons coming round the

bend. Eating those foods

will only add fuel to the

re of your cravings!

Yours for optimal

health,

James Fly, CertiedHealth Coach

Curbing Cravings


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Cassie Bond

I feel a little underqualied to write a restaurant review.

Im denitely not a foodie, my taste is typically far-from-adventurous, and aside from the occasional date night or

meal with a friend, I primarily dine out for convenience. But

keeping all of that in mind, the hubby and I recently had a

great dinner and I want to share our experience with others.

We recently found ourselves out running errands during

our normal dinner time, and decided to try a new restaurant.

We stumbled upon The Rusty Horse Tavern in Parkville

(conveniently located across the parking lot from our favor-

ite bicycle shop). We were a little uncertain about the atmo-

sphere and its kid-friendliness, since it had Tavern in the

name, so my husband popped inside to make sure it would

be appropriate for an 8-month old. Clearly it was, or this

would be a very short article!

As we hauled ourselves, our gear and a squirming baby

inside we were pleasantly surprised to nd that the staff had

a table ready and waiting, complete with a highchair. We

chose to sit in the main dining area, but both bar and outdoor

patio seating were available. The server had even provided

some crayons and paper for coloring. We havent quite

reached the crayon stage yet, but I appreciated the gesture.

The room we sat in was spacious and well l it, with seating through-

out. A basketball game was muted on the big screen television, and music

played in the background. It was a great atmosphere for adults who want to

eat out with young childrennot so quiet or stuffy that youd feel terrible if

your kid started to fuss, but still rened enough that you could enjoy a nice

adult meal. We didnt partake, but the restaurant was offering some great

happy hour drink specials and had a wide selection of craft beers as well.

At this stage in our lives, I appreciate restaurants where you feel equally at

ease with or without children, and this really t that bill.

Our server

was extremely

friendly, and struck

the right balance

of attentive-but-

not-overbearing.

While we never felt

rushed, our order

was taken prompt-

ly, the food came

out quickly, and we

didnt have to waitfor our check.

We ordered

the jumbo sweet

pretzel with queso and honey mustard dipping sauces as an appetizer. This

pretzel was not what we expected. It was the perfect balance of crusty onthe outside and a warm doughy middle. After pausing to appreciate the

innovative approach, the sweet, salty, buttery taste overwhelmed us. We

devoured it in minutes.

The menu consisted primarily of standard American tavern fare. Lots

of sandwiches, burgers and salads, with some seafood and a few more

unique items mixed in. For our entrees, we ordered two different chicken

sandwiches and shared them. He ordered the chicken caprese sandwich, and

I ordered the chicken avocado sandwich (like I said, Im not terribly ad-

venturous). We ordered fries with one sandwich and the restaurants special

garlic wafe fries with the other. Everything was tasty and came out justas described, and the portion sizes were what you would expect. Between

the two of us we managed to eat it all, but we were pretty full when we left.

Our bill for an appetizer, two entrees and drinks came to about $35 with tip,

which is fairly average for one of our sit-down dinners.

If you nd yourself in the Parkville area (with or without the kids) and

are looking for a new food and drink spot, I really recommend checking out

The Rusty Horse Tavern. You can nd them at 6325 Lewis St., or online at:

https://www.facebook.com/RustyHorseTavern

If you have a favorite restaurant you think we should check out, espe-

cially one thats locally owned and operated, please let us know. Better yet,write up a review to share! We can be reached at: email@theregularjoepa-

per.com or https://www.facebook.com/TheRegularJoePaper.

Drive Your Herd to the Rusty Horse Tavern


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Jay Kerner

Publisher/Outdoorsman

Wherever there is a

body of water, from the

smallest of ponds to the

largest of oceans, the crea-

tures of the land use their

skills and abilities to lure

the bounty below for their sustenance. Other times,

simply for their own amusement.

From the caveman with a sharpened stick, all

the way to the modern dude in $200 waders and a

y rod that cost more than a decent used automobile,

they endeavor to bring sh to shore.

I myself, have always enjoyed the restorativequality of sitting near water. On occasion Ive even

used an un-baited rod as a bit of subterfuge. (A vis-

ible pole makes you a sherman. Without it, youre

just another bum by the lake.)

Just last week, the Queen had me out on the

walking trail that meanders past our citys most

popular shing spot. She was eyeballing the steep

incline rising past it to the east. I was eyeballing the

bench, conveniently located in a welcoming patch of

shade on the north bank.

We quickly negotiated one of the endless com-

promises that have kept us together into our fourth

decade. She would conquer the hill, while I rested my

traitorous left knee on the bench in the shade. She

set out for her modest climb. I stretched myself out,

approximating as best as I could, the position of the

aptly named Lazy Boy recliner.

I didnt close my eyes completely. I sometimes

like to leave them open just a slit, and peer at the

world through a thin curtain of eyelashes, changing

the scene before me from one of sharp lines and edg-

es, to one slightly more impressionistic.

With my visible world just the slightest bit out-

of-focus, I sometimes notice things I wouldnt other-

wise. This time I noticed the bobbers.

The massive tree I sat beneath wasnt just pro-

tecting my bench and the bank around it. It was also

shading a large area of the pond at my feet.

Cold blooded sh move about their watery envi-

rons seeking temperatures to their liking. Fishermen

do the same, around its edges. As this side of the

planet warms from spring to summer, sh and sher-men alike are drawn to the shade. This particular tree

seems to be the ideal intersection of both species on

this particular pond.

The concept of Mother Nature is comforting to

me. I like the idea of an all-seeing, all-knowing ref-

eree if you will. Passing out the instincts and special-

ized senses to maintain a balance of sorts between the

various prey and their well, preyers. Our human

species of course, is never one to accept this balance

as a matter of course. Man will use every trick, every

concoction, and every late night TV contraption, to

tip the scales in their favor. (Like that? Scales, get

it?)

Mother nature is more subtle. She grows a beau-

tiful tree to cool both the sh and the sherman. But

when things get just a little too one sided, she takes

one majestic branch and bends it away from its natu-

ral path towards the sun, and back towards the water.

Right smack dab at the crest of where your perfect

cast would go, as you attempt to land your baited of-

fering in the sweet spot in the water where the sun

meets the shade.

Cruel B****!

Sorry, but I bet the old girl has heard plenty

worse from this very spot. Without getting up for a

closer look, I count 13 separate bobbers dangling like

Christmas ornaments from the rogue branch and its

offshoots.

Most are the traditional red and white in a vari-

ety of sizes, but there are a couple of day-glow jobs

mixed in. You would have thought the rst half dozen

or so would have been a visible enough hazard warn-ing, but apparently not.

I can just hear a couple of buddies on the bank.

Hey Darryl, look at all the dummies who cant cast

worth a zzzzzzzzzz snag. dangle crap!

Wheres the tackle box?

Ive never really thought about it, but I bet

theres a bobber tree on just about every pond, lake,

stream, or what have you. A place, where the balance

of nature sort of levels out a little.

Hmmm, I wonder if theyre related to the tree

that keeps eating Charlie Browns kites?

The Bobber Tree


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in St. Joseph in St. Joseph

Becky Carleton

I usually like funny, fast-paced reads only

if theyre poking fun at our society or have some

deeper cultural undertones. But occasionally even

I get sick of dwelling in lifes neurotic muck and

want something to read thats light-hearted and

escapist, but still realistic enough that my eyeballs

dont get strained from rolling too far back into my

head.

My mom has been on my case to read Lisa

Scottolines legal thrillers, but Im allergic to adren-

aline, or at least anything with the word thriller in

it. Then one day my mom emailed me the link to

Scottolines Chick Wit column http://scottoline.

com/Site/Column/ from the The Philadelphia In-

quirer. Perhaps I was having an off day, but it made

me laugh and inspired me to check out Scottolines

nonction essay compilation, My Nest Isnt Empty,

It Just Has More Closet Space: The Amazing Ad-

ventures of an Ordinary Woman.

Scottoline and her nest-own daughter Fran-

cesca Serritella take turns writing short essaysabout living alone without being lonely. Scottoline,

twice-divorced, surrounds herself on the couch in

front of the big screen TV with her pack of ve dogs, two cats and a laptop.

Serritella has recently moved into her rst post-college apartment in New York

City, which worries her mother to our amusement:

I thought I said, I am going to see my cousinsnew apartment. but in Mom-speak that translates to:

I am going to meet certain death in the New York

City subway tunnels that are soon to be my tomb.

Octogenarian curmudgeon Mother Mary is a

recurring character who is quite a character, as well

as Scottolines gay brother who puts their mother up

in his house in south Florida and somehow man-

ages to put up with her. Serritella writes lovingly

and humorously about trying to get her grandmother

to divulge a secret family recipe and is amused to

discover it manages to include no fresh ingredients.

Mother Mary goes on a book tour with Scottoline

and steals the show like a 411 grey haired rock

star. Fans ock to Scottolines appearances probably

for the same reason even a Debbie Downer like me

enjoyed this book. Its easy to feel at home among

these kooky people who open the door to their daily

lives for us to enter and settle down to a good laugh.

This review was originally posted on the

Johnson County Library Staff Picks blog here:http://blogs.jocolibrary.org/staffpicks/06/2011/car-

letonb/5855/

My Nest Isnt Empty, It Just Has More Closet Space:The Amazing Adventures of an Ordinary Woman by Lisa Scottoline


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