"Heinz 57" posts

Thursday morning I was out running (what a gorgeous day that was) and I was thinking about my blog. I was thinking about how behind I am in reviewing and how I still really want to review all those books but I don't remember them that well anymore, especially any potentially offensive material. The problem with giving ratings to books based on their content is that I can easily make mistakes if I don't remember the book very well. I've been wondering how I could classify this kind of review, which may not be completely accurate, so my readers can be a little forewarned. "Catch-up" reviews was a name I'd been thinking about for a while but I didn't really like it. So while I was running along thinking about "catch-up" my mind went to ketchup. From there it went to Heinz and then Heinz 57. I'm sure I have close to 57 books to review so I'm going to categorize them as "Heinz 57" posts. It may be pretty silly but I'm going with it.

I'm back

A few months ago I just kind of took an unscheduled leave of absence from the blogosphere. Nothing really happened in my life--no births, deaths, moves, or any of the other major life changes. I guess I just needed a little break. It wasn't just from blogging either. I actually didn't even read as much as I normally do. I've been in a bit of a reading rut and even the books I did read I didn't enjoy as much as I might normally have. For example, I recently read These is my Words for my book club. I know it's a favorite of many people but I didn't really like it that much. I think it was a case of the wrong book at the wrong time. Anyway, I'm hoping that I'm ready to read and blog again. I think I am. If I still have any readers out there, thanks for being patient with me.