Also...in regards to Straight Man, by Richard Russo, the novel was hilarious. I laughed all the way through it. I read a lot, and have never until Straight Man have I found such a humorous story. I highly recommend it…

I visited the Staten Island Botanical Garden yesterday. They have an exhibit called the Chinese Scholars Garden which is quite a fantastic site. It is very pretty, with its chinese architecture. It reminds me of the J…