At the writing of this week's Wed to the Med (which actually occurred last week), the Vancouver Canucks had just taken down the New Jersey Devils by a score of 2 to 1. This happy occasion moved the Canucks into first place in the league. Which...
Greetings, LOL Followers! This here is a photo of author, Will Ferguson, who wrote Spanish Fly, the LOL's novel of the month. He's saying, "Cheers!" here's to all of you who have read my work and here's to a night of food and fascinating discussion...
Some days that big bottle of red wine calls to me, other days it screams...
Hey, this is so cool! While exploring author, Will Ferguson's website (check it out: willferguson.ca) I saw this very sexy and intriguing UK cover for his novel, Spanish Fly. Published by Penguin Canada as Spanish Fly, apparently the UK version was renamed by Random House. I...
How are you doing, readers, with the LOL's latest novel? As I'm making my way through Will Ferguson's Spanish Fly, here are some notable parts: Chapter 33 I love the way Ferguson describes the art of the con in musical terms, likening the take to the jazz...
What exactly is Spanish Fly? In the words of the author of the best selling Canadian novel of the same name: "Spanish Fly is a beetle and it's used to incite mating among livestock and what it generally does is it irritates the urinary tract, which...
I came across this comic recently and while it made me giggle, the message is no laughing matter. It's frighteningly indicative of the "I want it and I want it now culture" we live in. Why work hard for something if you can just buy it?...
Clever, very clever. Shameful, but entertaining. That's how I would describe the never-ending stream of cons being played out by Virgil, Miss Rose, and our lead guy, Jack, in Will Ferguson's fabulous novel, Spanish Fly. Described with such vivid and colourful detail and including such entertaining...
I love Fridays, although sometimes I wonder why. I'm not sure having my kids lounge about or demand rides to the mall, movie theater, and friends' houses is actually a break, and with a husband who is a shift worker, it's not like Saturday and...