Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
I’ve never minded excessive language in books as long as it gets somewhere. I’m quite often long-winded myself. By example, I will always bring up that I don’t mind the… Read more »
Category: Recommendations
Music for the Peace of It
One of the most pleasant things I’ve experienced over the past year or so is the use of Amazon Music. It sucks in one respect (and I may have written… Read more »
Yes, it makes no sense…
I guess it was somewhere during my first time in Monterey (over 40 years ago now) that I first heard the group “Yes.” They were good — interesting, musically. I… Read more »
It’s been a long time…
In more ways than one, it’s been a while since I’ve put in the work to finish a good book. That dry spell ended today when I finished the 601-page… Read more »
A Couple of Old Guys
I like listening to what I call “throwaway” podcasts. That is, podcasts that’ll put me to sleep within minutes and that I don’t mind what I miss because of it…. Read more »
Why Roosevelt?
When we were all much younger, most of the Fraleigh clan would spend a little time in the American west. The annual vacations were always fun and interesting, and I… Read more »
Tim O’Brien: The Things They Carried
I’ve loved history as long as I can remember. So much so that I got a degree in it many years ago. I’m most fascinated though by 20th Century history… Read more »
Music Break: Beethoven
Nearly four years ago, I made the claim here that a certain piece of music was “The Greatest Piece of Music Ever Written.” Well, I was listening to it again… Read more »
I read a book…
Amazing. After a great year of Pulitzers, I’ve really laid off the reading. I got a couple of history books in, and thought that would be the theme of the… Read more »
I Saw Two Movies
Before COVID, Micha and I used to hit the movies quite often. They were nice opportunities to get out of the house, and many of them were decent. Many weren’t… Read more »