The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Absolutely loved this book. Neil Gaiman is so skilled at crafting a fantasy story and giving his reader just enough of the details via such beautiful, literary language that you manage to sustain a sense of wonder throughout … Continue reading Reading: “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman
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Reading: How We Decide
It's that inevitable moment in the car, again. My wife and I are sitting there, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, just a little past the peak of hunger, and I am about to turn the key. We both know what's going to happen, but the question is who is going to ask it first. "Where … Continue reading Reading: How We Decide
Are We What We Eat?
So, I went on a diet recently. I don’t do that lightly. In fact, I don’t think I ever admitted to doing it before. But, as the Barenaked Ladies song goes, “I’m gaining pounds / at the precipice of too late…”. I’ve felt like I needed to do something for a while, and I’d done … Continue reading Are We What We Eat?
The End (And I Like It That Way)
My roommate and I in college once had a big argument about books. We both loved the "Apprentice Adept" trilogy by Piers Anthony. We bonded over those books, which was good because we didn't always have a whole lot else in common. But then, the unthinkable happened. Piers Anthony wrote a sequel. My roommate was … Continue reading The End (And I Like It That Way)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
So they announced something at the D23 Disney Fan Convention that totally blows me away. No, there won't be free massages from the princesses in a totally revamped Fantasyland. They actually announced the sub-title of the new Pirates of the Caribbean flick -- On Stranger Tides. Reading this announcement caused me to spit shredded wheat … Continue reading Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Reading: This Is Your Brain On Music
Did music ever stir your emotions? Make you cry? Laugh? Feel afraid? Feel like getting out of your seat and moving? Yeah, you macho guys are sitting there, going, "No way...music only makes me want to rawk!" Well, maybe so. But what about the stirring, high-pitched violin string as the stalker sneaks up on the … Continue reading Reading: This Is Your Brain On Music
A MAD Gift I Got for Christmas
So, I got a lot of books for Christmas, being a reading nerd, and one of my favorites is "Good Day and Mad" by Dick DeBartolo. Dick is the Giz Wiz, as well as Mad Magazine's Maddest Writer. He's been writing for the magazine so long he must have been born writing a satire of … Continue reading A MAD Gift I Got for Christmas
Reading: Star Wars – The Clone Wars Novelization
I have a confession to make. I didn't rush out to the theater to see Star Wars: The Clone Wars. I hear you gasp. I hear you ask what has happened to my fandom. And no, I will not turn in my Jedi Knights membership card. Mind tricks are far too useful. The characters are … Continue reading Reading: Star Wars – The Clone Wars Novelization
Reading: Mike and Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
Picture me in 1981, a geeky 13, sitting in front of my dad's big boom-box stereo, stack of cassette tapes nearby, along with my self-constructed lightsaber and my Kenner X-Wing, all ready to listen to the very first episode of the Star Wars radio series on NPR. I'm a little less than 30 minutes early, … Continue reading Reading: Mike and Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
Reading: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
If you're not familiar with Oliver Sacks, he's a neurologist who has sort of popularized the field of brain science in much the same way that Carl Sagan has popularized the field of astronomy. He's written a tall stack of books detailing the unique cases he has come across in his profession, and providing a … Continue reading Reading: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
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