No Pockets Necessary
I read with interest a recent NY Times article about a by-product of Japan’s aging population that was being put to good use – adult diapers. The claim was fantastic:… Read more »
Just Like You
I’ve railed on about social media in the past, and rightly so. The news lately on studies and the internal memos of the companies themselves are confirming it – social… Read more »
The Random Book Generator
It’s been a week for reading. I get this way sometimes. Not enough really, but there are times I really love to just read. A few years back, I was… Read more »
A Beautiful Love Song
It’d been a while since I’d heard it, but as I was going through some of my old music, I stumbled upon a collection of Alan Jackson’s best. Now, I… Read more »
Follow-up: Trees on a Slope (나무들 비탈에 서다)
Just a few days ago I wrote about some of my reading and put in a word for a Korean author, Hwang Sun-won, and his book Trees on a Slope…. Read more »
Love the Backside Fire Road
I used to hate climbing. I’m no huge fan of it now as it is, but I’m no longer intimidated. That’s because back in April I went out and found… Read more »
The Art of Forgetting
In my recent reflection on the 20th century, I explored a bit of what it was like through some of its literature. That actually wasn’t the low-hanging fruit though, it… Read more »
Reading Around
I’ve been all over the place with my reading lately. As I mentioned recently, I’ve whipped through two of Peter Benchley’s better novels, The Deep and Jaws, within the past… Read more »
Music Break: Matteo Mancuso
For all I know, I’ve put this up before on this blog; but it’s just so worth it. Matteo Mancuso is an incredible Jazz guitarist, and I love listening to… Read more »
The Greatest Century, Part I
I don’t know what put me there, but I picked up Jack Kerouac’s On the Road the other day and in listening I’m reminded of just how good the writing… Read more »