Another Jason Statham Vehicle
By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67212645 I have liked Jason Statham since first seeing him in Ghosts of Mars. Not a great movie. Not a terrible one. But there was something…
I Really Was My Grandma’s Favorite
Seriously. I know nearly every child thinks they are Grandma's favorite grandchild. When my wife and I first met, she told me this on the way out for her to…
An Essay: On A Canticle for Leibowitz
I took the book—published back in 1959—from my shelf on April Fool’s Day because I wanted to fulfill my requirement of reading at least one classic each month. More the…
Hard Learner
When I was much younger, I would stick it to the "Man." To say that I am not the brightest tool in the drawer would be an understatment. Seems in…
Childhood Houses
I guess all these places are a little like me. We look the same, but our surroundings and the things that mades us what we are have changed. Memories aren't what they used to be.
New Reads and New Views
I mentioned before that I would like to read an author I've not read before each month this year. So I decided to add some other things to that list.…
The Therapy of Reading
When I take the time to actually think about it, I have always read and written stories and poems as a sort of therapy, a way to deal with the…
Review: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel is an absolute train wreck. And not at all like that sounds. It depicts a train wreck of what our society has become.…
Winter Wonderland
With Northwest Arkansas experiencing record sustained cold temperatures, I dressed appropriately in layers when I went out to clean the snow and ice off the car and the driveway and…
2020: What a Year!
Many unexpected things happened during the year. One of the most exciting is that I committed to 38 books when I participated in the annual Goodreads[dot]com reading challenge but finished…