Never had a chance, really…
We all (should) know the adage, “the book is much better than the movie.” Of course it is. The books upon which most movies are based are much deeper and… Read more »
Category: Books
A Few Books
I’m all over the place in my reading right now, but enjoying it all very much. I recently picked up the Sci-Fi novel The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell at… Read more »
Beautiful Dreary Monday Morning
I didn’t listen to my typical podcasts for the morning commute (which, by the way, was in a car for the first time in a while). I just put on… Read more »
Four Authors
I believe I’ve written, even if only briefly, about four particular authors that have recently garnered my attention – Rushdie, Steinbeck, Michener, and Burroughs. They’ve gotten me thinking lately about… Read more »
What they’re Missing
I used to think that being near a ball park that was the home to a decent team would be an ideal place to finally call it quits and retire…. Read more »
Better than Star Wars
It’s been a while, but I’ve been looking for good pulp fiction lately. And by “good,” I mean, page turners that keep you going with an adventurous story, but aren’t… Read more »
Thursday Random
Another good morning — maybe even a little chilly, if you think about where we’ve been over the past few weeks. It was 69 degrees Fahrenheit when I set out… Read more »
A Safer Place
“Prepare the child for the road, not the road for the child.” Folk Wisdom, origin unknown I’m a big fan of Malcom Gladwell. I’ve also read the book The Coddling… Read more »
Coming back to Joseph Mitchell
I wrote nearly two years ago about discovering Joseph Mitchell’s work through the collection, Up in the Old Hotel. This is a book for which I could see breaking my… Read more »
Enough Already
Spoiler alert: If you haven’t seen the classic movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and if you don’t want to know what happens in the end, go watch it… Read more »