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 »
Category: Books
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 »
On getting older. And a good book…
Let me start with a bit of a disclaimer here. I’m about to describe some medical complications in this post, and I want to be perfectly clear that none of… Read more »
It’s About Time…
It still amazes me that I was alive for some pretty interesting events in the 20th century (and even got to see a few of them fairly closely). I believe… Read more »
A Basic Library: Recommendations for Understanding Christianity?
If you didn’t know, I’m a big fan of books. I’m also a big fan of trying to understand things through logic and clear explanation and with a decent economy… Read more »