Author Archives: Amber Luck

My Only Talent in the Visual Arts

April 14, 2009 –

I recently realized that I let myself get a bit behind on my wedding planning schedule, and ever since, I’ve been even less able than usual to think about anything else. Which is one of the reasons I missed my Weekly Photograph deadline and have to post this picture now, even though it would have [...]

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Making the Effort

April 5, 2009 –

I took this picture a few weeks ago, when the city finally started to reemerge from its thick layers of ice and snow. Eric and I walked around the perimeter of a nearby college campus that sits by the Mississippi River, and I discovered that we live in the worst part of a very nice [...]

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50: All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot

March 29, 2009 –

This third installment in the autobiographical series about a Yorkshire veterinarian is just Herriot: charming and funny literary comfort food. Since this book encompasses Herriot’s time in the Royal Air Force during WWII, it also includes some charming and funny stories about military service — and lots of clunky flashbacks. Forgivable.

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Back and Babyrific

March 23, 2009 –

Okay, so I’ve broken my promise already. I swore I would write more often, but I haven’t so much as paused here for almost two full weeks. How will you ever trust me again?
Actually, I’m hoping you won’t hold me entirely responsible for this last lapse. I started to write something a week ago, but [...]

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50: Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America’s Soul by Kenneth R. Miller

March 10, 2009 –

In his defense of evolution and its moral implications (yes, it has some), Miller remains clear and objective, thoughtful and respectful, even as he indicts the intelligent design movement for imperiling the American mind and science itself. Required reading for anyone who accepts Darwin’s idea — and for anyone who doesn’t.

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