Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…
I had a bit of a wait ahead of me at the pharmacy today – or so I was told. I got to getting bored pretty quickly and wondering what… Read more »
Category: Books
Recommendation: General Dean’s Story
Who’s “General Dean”? Well, for those who know the Korean War, General Dean was its highest ranking POW. He was captured in August of 1950 after wandering the Korean countryside… Read more »
Outpacing the Classics
On a whim, I decided to revisit Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy. I’m into the second book now — Foundation and Empire — and while I like it just fine, it’s… Read more »
Recommendation: John Cheever
Just wandering through the library, I decided to grab a new and different book. “Here’s John Cheever. I’ve heard of him. Says here this book won the Pulitzer.” So, I… Read more »
Recommendation: The All-Road Bike Revolution
My friend Chris and I have spent a lot of time on the road talking about bikes. Chris follows the tech, and usually has some interesting insights based on the… Read more »
I Read a Book (Words 2)
Several years ago, I worked in an office where we collected words. Any time any one of us would find an interesting word, we’d post it on the board. The… Read more »
Finding that Happy Medium
I’m a big fan of the show “American Pickers” on the History Channel. If I ever get a chance to watch, I will. The thing about it is that it… Read more »
Another New Discovery: Jonathan Raban
I’m still muddling my way through Zinsser’s masterpiece, On Writing Well, and it continues to be the wonderful book it has been since the beginning. To it I owe, just… Read more »
On Writing Well
Well, I guess since starting this blog and committing to write daily in order to improve my writing and see if perhaps someday something may come if it, I may… Read more »
It rained all day…
Reports coming in from around the country and we have our typical deaths by landslide. This is what happens in a mountainous country such as Korea. I’m sure there was… Read more »