I had put off putting together my 'Best Of' list for the year, as I had a couple of new-to-me titles I wanted to read before bidding farewell to 2019, and I didn't know how they would be. But after a lazy winter Sunday with no plans and a snowstorm that kept me home all … Continue reading Best Books of 2019
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Sci-Fi Recommendations
Recently, YouTuber Daniel Greene posted a video of his Top 5 Quintessential Science Fiction books. It's a great list if you want to get started in classic science fiction, but it skews to the old and male end of the spectrum. Now, I like Daniel's videos. He seems like a great guy. Buuuut.... I think … Continue reading Sci-Fi Recommendations
Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag
No one has tagged me for this, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm such a rebel. 1. Best Book You've Read So Far in 2019 There isn't a single book that I would declare "the best" of 2019, if only because I like the books for different reasons. So the following are my top … Continue reading Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/24/2019
The flood waters have begun receding, and things are largely back to normal for the people in my community. We were under mandatory water restrictions from Sunday night until Wednesday night. Businesses were to cut down on their water usage by 25%, and residences were to cut down their usage by 50%. Because I live … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/24/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/17/2019
Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Also, I am still here, not quite surprisingly. Thanks to two months' worth of above-normal snowfall and the warm front that melted it all in two days in eastern Nebraska, a bomb cyclone that dropped another few feet of snow over western Nebraska, and heavy rains across most of the state, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/17/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
As far as snowy and rainy birthday weeks go, this was a pretty good one. I didn't really go out and do anything special, but a bunch of us did get together for pizza and cake, and I splurged a little and bought some books. Which books, you ask? The Priory of the Orange Tree … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/10/2019
Sunday Sum-Up, 03/03/2019
I always find it strange when, on the first day of March, people complain that it is still cold and snowy, as though nature cares what day it is on a human calendar. Yes, I understand that February was colder and snowier than average, but the first day of spring is still three weeks away, … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up, 03/03/2019
