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Ack Nowledge Mints, Part Deux

Posted on August 21, 2022 by admin

I give up. Despite railing against this trend before, it looks like fiction novel Acknowledgements are here to stay, as ubiquitous as mold in the basement. Just about every recently published novel has one. Which baffles me, because a fiction … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Books I Hated

Posted on June 27, 2022 by admin

This is a different list from the one preceding because these are books I actually finished. Very difficult list to put together, let me tell you, because I rarely finish a book I dislike (see below). Going the distance in … Continue reading →

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The Top 10 Books I Tossed Across the Room

Posted on May 1, 2022 by admin

These are books that didn’t make it past my self-imposed fifty-page rule, sometimes not even past the first paragraph, before turning it into a Frisbee. Not the top ten books that I hated…hmm, sounds like another list… because I’d have … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Best Fantasy Books I’ve Read So Far

Posted on April 6, 2022 by admin

I classify ‘fantasy’ in a fairly broad way, summarized by ‘swords and sorcery;’ you know, mythical lands, wizards and goddesses, brawny barbarians, Game of Thrones. But not necessarily all swords and mythical ages; they can be set in contemporary times, … Continue reading →

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Where I Get my Books

Posted on February 13, 2022 by admin

I have somewhere between 500- 600 books. I don’t think that’s excessive because those are acquisitions over a 60 year period, if you count the Dr. Seuss I had when I was a kid. I’ve probably lost or tossed an … Continue reading →

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Deflating the Expanse

Posted on January 24, 2022 by admin

About two minutes into season 6 of The Expanse, rumored to be the last and final and never will it come this way again (maybe), I thought, “Did they change writers or something?” Because, about two minutes into it, I … Continue reading →

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The B Team is in Charge

Posted on January 9, 2022 by admin

My passport expired. So did my wife’s. Being a savvy computer-literate American, I dutifully downloaded the requisite Department of State forms, filled them out as pdfs, printed them, and then researched methods to obtain requisite passport photos. I could upload … Continue reading →

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The Authors I Always Read

Posted on January 3, 2022 by admin

I’ve been a reader for as long as I can remember, which isn’t really all that far back. The earliest memory I have is probably my 4th birthday; I got cupcakes instead of a regular cake and I was not … Continue reading →

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Expanding The Expanse

Posted on December 15, 2021 by admin

The Expanse Season 6, the last season, is now available and, in celebration, in anticipation, I started the whole series all over again. Yes, Remember the Cant and Detective Miller, my favorite character of the whole series and I am … Continue reading →

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Duuune

Posted on November 29, 2021 by admin

Dune is one of those books you had to read during my high school, along with the Lord of the Rings, the Foundation series, and anything by Herman Hesse, or you just weren’t cool. I was cool, so I read … Continue reading →

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