book notes: Night of Knives by Ian C. Esslemont (Malazan)
There are at least 15 books in the Malazan world. From all I have heard, they are quite complex. So that I do not forget plot points or people, these are the reading notes...
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book notes: The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams
The long wait for the return to Osten Ard is almost over. I was grateful to be given an opportunity by Tad Williams and his wife Deborah Beale to read an advanced copy of...
book notes: Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons
I honestly thought I had read all of Dan Simmons works, but was proved wrong when I stumbled upon Fires of Eden. Written in 1994 (just before Endymion was released, the third book in the...
Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary
About a 45 minute drive from where we are in Tomball north toward Montgomery is the Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary. We did not know about it at all until this past Saturday when they...
course notes – Reinventing the Piano (Dr. Dan Trueman, Princeton) on Kadenze: Session 1
Reinventing the Piano is a course available through Kadenze which put the first session up on September 13. The subject is of course the piano, and the course goes through how it is built,...
McKinney Falls State Park
McKinney Falls State Park is about 6 miles from downtown Austin and 3 miles from my son’s apartment. We hiked there on a sunny September Sunday. (For links to our other State Park hikes,...
book notes – Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: The Great Pedestrian of North and South America by Donald E. Chipman
The subtitle of this book on Cabeza de Vaca says it all. From the summary on the back cover: Between 1528 and 1536, explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca trekked an estimated 2,480 to...
Pokemon Go for Runners, Developers and Businesses
Back in the day, my son collected Pokemon cards, played Pokemon on Gameboy, and taught me about Pikachu, Snorlaxes, and other interesting creatures…as I’m sure the kids of many others my age did. As...
Book Launch Day – The Story Behind “Re-reading Tad Williams’ Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”
My new book, Re-reading Tad Williams’ Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, is available on Amazon starting today. It is indeed a bit of a departure. It is not fiction like Dusk Before the Dawn or...
It is time for Jerry Kramer to be nominated to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame contains many Green Bay Packers. All-pro Jerry Kramer is not one of them. Six-time AP All-Pro, three Pro-Bowls, the only player on the NFL 50th Anniversary Team NOT...