Ilena AlvarezNov 19, 20213 minReadingThe Great PurgeHello! I hope this blog post finds everyone in a good place. During the pandemic, it felt like it was go-go-go and I haven't had a chance...
Ilena AlvarezNov 11, 20212 minBookstore Veterans Day (f/k/a Armistice Day)Veterans Day originated from the cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day...
Ilena AlvarezOct 29, 20212 minFlorida: Not for the Faint-HeartedFlorida -- what an odd, yet magnificent state. When they say, "be a tourist in your hometown," well, this is certainly the kind of place...
Ilena AlvarezOct 17, 20212 minReadingOctober "Spooky?" Reading Recommendations: Books by Caitlin DoughtyI am not a usually morbid person. However, I do practice in trusts and estates in my day job and therefore, death, is often on the...