Hello, I’m Alan aka Tater, Nice to Meet You An Introduction to Me Updated 12/8/21 About Me I am a 52-year-old semi-retired/on sabbatical librarian. I left my job of 25 years one year ago this week because it was destroying my mental health. I am one of those writers who…

Some random, inconsequential things people do that mystify me — Using the gas pumps as a parking spot — My daughter stopped for gas after work yesterday. The pumps were full so she had to wait. She said the person in front of her pulled up to the last empty spot, got out, and went into the station. I get…

Answering an alphabetical list of book questions — saw this over at Ashey’s blog and decided to give it a try. It’s a nice post to work on on a Sunday afternoon when you want to have something to publish Monday morning. Author You’ve Read the Most Books From This one is easy. I’ve been reading Stephen King since I was a kid and I…

A rant I wrote three years ago about all of the things I was done with at the moment — This popped up in my memories today. i published it on my blog three years ago. I decided to share it with the Medium world. There will be profanity so I will start there. I’m sick and fucking tired of people clutching their pearls over the language people use. Kids…

My weekly review of what I read and watched — It was another week without actively watching a movie. I’m sure I’ve had random movies on in the background, but I couldn’t tell you what they were. I guess that means they did their job of being background noise that doesn’t distract me. TV Most afternoons we are watching 8 Out…

The demise of Coffee Times means my book posts there have a new home — I started publishing at Coffee Times after Marrisa W. invited me to participate in her book prompts there. I enjoyed discovering the new prompt each week and writing a response. I love books and writing about them, but sometimes it is easier when someone gives you a starting point. Today…

A review of the books I read last month — It was the second month in a row of reading 5 books. I could probably finish at least one more if my book club books didn’t always slow me down. Here’s what I read 1. We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan Mischa Abramavicius seems to be the perfect…

My weekly recap of what I read and watched — It was another week without a movie It was almost a week without a book, but I finished the one I was reading last night. I’m hoping for a normal week next week to get back on track. TV I have continued watching Sex Education on Netflix. I will likely finish…