Monthly Archives: August 2015
Book Review: Lamentation, by C.J. Sansom
Talk about your crossover books. Lamentation, by C.J. Sansom, is a historical fiction mystery, though admittedly that’s a sub-genre that has gained significant popularity in recent years. It’s a new genre to me, however, which is precisely why I chose it. … Continue reading
Voice lessons
Peter Hollens teams up with Bored Shorts to present “Peter Hollens Voice Lessons!” I think this is mostly amusing because we don’t usually hear such sounds coming out of his mouth. And in case you don’t know what he usually … Continue reading
Smart guy
It’s practically a cliche these days: Rising sports star with multi-million dollar contract winds up broke in a few years. But if Ryan Broyles of the Detroit Lions has his way, that won’t be his story. Though he’s made over … Continue reading
Trumping the trump card
Mytheos Holt has an interesting take on the Trump phenomenon in his latest article: Trump’s candidacy should also serve as a cautionary tale about just what happens when you try to brand even the smallest indiscretions as evidence that someone … Continue reading
Say what again?
Last night I saw a meme pic on social media claiming that the USPS is not losing money, along with few other points, to back up the claim that it’s all a GOP smear campaign. I had some doubts about … Continue reading
You’re uninvited
I was not selected to be a beta reader for Michael J. Sullivan’s upcoming “The Death of Dulgath.” Part of me is disappointed. Part of me is relieved. Part of me is sad because I might have been able to … Continue reading
Differences
I witnessed a situation over the weekend that got me thinking about humanity and how different we can be. Our church organized a work group to help out a neighbor whose back yard had gotten away from her. She had … Continue reading
Thinking: Now outsourced to India!
We’re a race of copycats. We don’t even have to think for ourselves. We’re outsourcing our thinking, our content, and even our outrage to other people. This occurred to me today while wading through my Facebook feed. Yes, I know, … Continue reading
Muddled mess
To say there has been a lot going on in my life lately might be a bit of an understatement. At least partly as a result I’ve become rather disorganized and detached. Whether I have an excuse or not is largely … Continue reading
Kindness counts
This is the kind of story that keeps believing that humanity is not yet lost. A waitress overheard two firefighters talking about how hungry they were after fighting a fire for 12 hours straight. So the bought their breakfast. But … Continue reading