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The Yiddish Policemen’s Union – Review
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon – Highly Recommended! Chabon is a wonderful wordsmith. He comes up with some of the most fantastic turns of phrase, which made this book a delight to read, despite the setting, theme and depressed lead character.
This book is set in an alternate timeline where the Nazis won WWII and Jews had a rough time finding places in the world where they could live. Some of them landed in Alaska. The main story is set in this community in the modern day, and the lead character is a divorced, depressed, alcoholic police detective investigating the death of a junkie, which he believes was murder. As everyone tells him to stop looking into what’s obviously just an overdose, he gets more determined that he’s right. It’s an incredibly engaging story, and as I mentioned his very sentences can be a delight to read.
Cast Iron Pizza
Last weekend Mike made personal pizzas baked in a cast iron pan. Thick crust. Really delicious.
Kurtcha’s 40th
Sweet memories of my wonderful whimsical friend, Kurchta, on what would have been her 40th Bday.
David Harp
My step-brother, David Harp, passed away on 2/24/15. We weren’t close. We knew each other best when we were little kids. I mostly remember him like this:
After high school, another parental divorce, and his family moving to Idaho, I didn’t see him again for about 20 years. His wonderful wife, Jessica, was the only reason I had any idea what was going on with him. Because of her I got see him about a year and a half ago, and had one really good adult conversation with him, and find out his story from the missing time in between. I’m very glad to have had that opportunity. It makes me very sad that he’s no longer in the world with us.