Some nice reads
Because I live to serve. Submitted for your approval: ~ The Romance of Proctology. There is a reason for the absence of a photo on the cover. ~ Just what you need: your fears leaping out at you. ~ He was seriously awesome. ~ I would seriously buy this. ~ Sometimes, you’d just rather not [...]
A boulder of truth
Not a grain or a morsel or a modicum. But truth, right in your face. For the first time in, oh, fifteen years or so, I watched the Oprah Winfrey show, tuning in yesterday completely by accident while confined to the couch. It was an amazing revelation. Like many of my friends (and UNlike 99% [...]
Sad brilliance
Outside of the compulsory book or two I read in school, I am largely ignorant of much of Mark Twain’s work. That must change. Last night, after all the work was done and the Thriller went downstairs to read, I hit the sofa and channel-surfed. I came upon the last segment of Ken Burns’s Twain [...]
Review: the nook
Yes, it finally arrived, and though I’ve had very limited opportunities to play with it, I already like it. Here’s my take: The first item to remember is that this thing reads like a real book. That is to say there is no “backlighting” on the screen. What you see in the pale afternoon light [...]
Wrong, wrong, and wrong again.
That would be us. I’m leafing through a delightful — albeit rather snarky — book, written 15 years ago for the purpose of setting straight those of us who occasionally subscribe to (and unwittingly disseminate) erroneous information. Call it “Conventional Wisdom Takes a Hit.” In his book, Everything You Know is Wrong (a slightly impertinent [...]