I’m Baa-ack
So I went to the beach and said I was going to blog since I had free time, then said screw it. I did read three books so will review…
Road to Redemption
Late last month, the U.S. soccer team got some great publicity with a fantastic run at the Confederations Cup. People who usually didn't follow the team tuned in to see…
Book Review: Gods Behaving Badly
I had long summer reading lists pretty much every year in high school. At one point, I read both "The Illiad" and "The Odyssey." Or, to be more accurate, I…
What’s So Fine About Art?
I don't exactly recall how I first heard about The Old 97's. It may have come from their music appearing on the soundtrack to Scrubs. Someone I know may have…
Buffalo Soldier
Every day on my commute, I drive past a farm in northern Maryland. You can't miss it. It's the one with all the buffalo. Twin Springs Bison Farm not only…
The Eyes Have It
I have always loved the ability to buy things on the Internet. With just a few clicks, you can have some new music on your computer or get yourself some new clothes or even pick out a new book to read.
Recently, I discovered another cool thing I could order online – contact lenses. But the simple process of allowing myself to see the world clearly has brought one big question to my mind.
What is with the militant oversight of vision prescriptions?
Book Review: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Because the one big piece of fiction I have written (attention agents - you can read it if you want!) revolves around the impact of music on the lives of…
ITEOTWAWKI: Reckoning and Olympia
The band put out their second reissue this week as a new treatment of "Reckoning" hit the stores on Tuesday. The new disc also includes a concert from the ensuing…
Book Review: How to Talk to a Widower
I found Jonathan Tropper by accident. While scanning the shelves at a local bookstore for something to read, the cover for The Book of Joe caught my eye. I had…
Place Your Bets
The good news just keeps flowing the way I see it. Delaware has started on the road to table games with the first ones expected by January. Sports betting is…