All right, so maybe that title isn’t completely accurate. To be honest, I’m fascinated by tools. Whether it’s shiny kitchen implements or digital design apps or imposing steel contraptions that look like they could rip an arm off if used […]
Category: books
The Value Of Being Surprised
I unexpectedly came to the end of Dune last night. How does one finish a book “unexpectedly” you might ask? After all, there’s only so many pages – it should be easy to see coming. What I hadn’t realized is […]
The Right Second (or Third) Book
Normally, I have two books going at any given time: the main book I’m reading and a book of poetry. The system works pretty good because if the main book gets a little too heavy or if a change-up is […]
Risk Management
I’ve been pondering this section of Another Roadside Attraction enough to commit the page number to memory for reference. Considering I don’t memorize numbers easily (or for fun), that means… something… right? “You risked your life, but what else have […]
Comfort Reading
As I’ve said in some recent post which I can’t be bothered to go looking for at the moment, this pandemic-stay-at-home thing has caught me woefully unprepared in terms of my to-read pile. Where I’ve normally had four or five […]
Breaking Up With A Book
I quit on a book this weekend and picked up another one. That might not seem like a lot on a cosmic scale, but it’s kind of a big deal for me. After all, I’m the person who has had […]
Character Study
If I’m remembering correctly, I first spotted Shopgirl while spending one glorious holiday season working at Barnes & Noble. I mean, my brain could totally be making that up just because I was surrounded by books, girls, and a shop […]
My 2019 Reading List
It’s strange how you can love something and yet completely neglect it. After spending most of my formative years playing music, I dropped it completely for some time before picking it back up. I’m not sure why I did it, […]