Being a dog person, the cover photo of this book (a photo of the author with one of her dogs) appealed to me when I saw it on the OpShop shelf. Once I'd read the reviews on the back cover, I knew I had to add it to my holiday reading pile.

Here's the Amazon.com review:
If a mad scientist somehow crossed Hunter S. Thompson with Dorothy Parker, the resultant writer stomping across the American scene would be something like Cynthia Heimel. She's smart, she's observant, she's outspoken, and she writes essays that make you bust a gut. You want opinions? She's got 'em. On nearly every subject. She's not afraid to offend. And the weird thing is, she happens to make a lot of sense.

Very funny and very easy reading

RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book on a table at Pepper's Cafe, Van Loon's Nursery.