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Some of the (re)reading I’ve enjoyed while sheltered; Rats, Lice and History (1935) by Hans Zinsser is, as advertised, a biography of typhus fever. However, Zinsser covers a lot of ground on his way to telling the life story of … Continue reading →

Four collections plus a play(?) by Ayn Rand. My first by Tenn and Shaw.

A recent work email about an upcoming network security related seminar contained this subject, “Get…tips from your favorite pop-culture icon” and offered these names- “Whether your hero is Rick Grimes, Saul Goodman, Tyrion Lannister, or a Guardian Titan, we’ve got you … Continue reading →

When paperbackswap.com announced earlier this year they were converting to a paid/fee based service I wrestled with the pros and cons of remaining a member and decided against it. I’ve received over 200 books since joining in 2005 but for … Continue reading →

While reading Frederik Pohl’s ‘The Merchants’ War’, the author described a highly addictive but legal product called Mokie-Koke this way – “a refreshing, taste-tingling blend of the finest chocolate-type flavoring, synthetic coffee extract and selected cocaine analogues”. I think Pohl accurately … Continue reading →

This week I realized the criterion used to determine how much I would enjoy the various Nov-Dec-Jan holidays. Rather than food, drink, parties, sports, church, etc., I just look at my “To-Be-Read” stack of books. I’m currently 200+ pages into … Continue reading →