Public Service Announcement, Lies, and A Dying Refrigerator

First off, my Public Service Announcement: Tomorrow (Monday) there will be no mail service and the banks will be closed because of MLK, Jr's birthday holiday. Just wanted to pass that on. See, it is hard for me to keep track of these things as K doesn't get holidays off, unless they come up as "off" in his schedule. And not to worry, he DOES get holiday pay for some of them--not tomorrow, though. So, anyway, it is hard for me to remember these things and just thought I would announce it in case any of my readers have the same problem as I do. :)

The last time we did a shopping trip, C asked if I could find the book A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, for her. No problem. (Well, there actually was a problem: it had the Oprah Book Club endorsement on it, but it was a removable sticker, so that was okay. I have Oprah issues.) The book sounded interesting so I bought myself a copy, also. I haven't had a chance to read it, yet, and now I don't know what to do. I KNOW I will be reading EVERY word and wondering, "Is THIS a lie, or the truth?" It might be difficult. I also know that I will be questioning myself if I don't think the book is so good that I can't put it down. Did I not like it because of how it is written, or is it because of the controversy? Quite a dilemma.

I read quite a few of the editorials and news stories about this whole thing. Most are, at the very least, leaning towards condemning Frey. Very few are actually supporting him wholeheartedly. Here is one of the better takes on the whole thing. (The article also comments on the controversy of JT LeRoy.) The best part was: "The real crime here, of course," Cohen said, "is that someone lied to Oprah. I'm not a constitutional scholar, but I believe that's still a capital offense in America." Made me chuckle.

I know everyone is just sitting on the edge of their seats for the following: the refrigerator is still working, barely! The freezer works for a day and then it stops. At times it seems as if the fresh food part is too warm, but then it gets to the temp it should be. I only hope it will keep going until the new one gets here, otherwise I will be up the proverbial creek without a paddle!