The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
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There’s a Nancy Drew movie coming out. I have no idea what the plan is for that, and it doesn’t really matter. But it did remind me of a series of books I read as a kid that I just loved. And, straining to remember what it was - I couldn’t. How could I forget? […]
Once upon a time, I saw a movie. And it was good. No, it was great. Swingers is one of my all-time favorites. It’s hard to believe it’s over a decade old now, and its frightening (to me) to realize that I am currently older than Vince Vaughn was when he did the movie. Actually […]
Joseph Smith, that is. This election cycle, we have a Mormon running for president. It isn’t the first time - Joseph Smith himself ran in 1844. He was also brutally killed during his candidacy. It’s an interesting story for another time, feel free to read about it yourself - it was a violent reaction to […]
And by “party” - I mean your political party. And mine. And everyone else’s. Why is it that in America, Land of Individualism, we’re so obsessed with categorization and party lines? Doesn’t it bother anyone that you as an individual are represented by a “party”? I dunno. It bothers me. I hate my party. I […]
Well. One of my frequent hiking haunts, Griffith Park, has gone up in flame and smoke. Looking at some news pictures, I’ve often hiked right through the burn area. My Mt. Hollywood Flickr photos are pretty much historical photos now - driving home I could see Mt. Hollywood and the whole side of it was […]
Twice this year now. A little while ago I talked about the problems in baseball with alcohol, the most recent offender being Tony LaRussa. I called for harsher penalties. I pointed out the idiocy of forgiving LaRussa just because “no one got hurt.” Well, now someone got hurt. Someone is dead. And guess who his […]
…and I am a literary addict.
For the most part I’m a very reasonable, reserved guy. I don’t eat sweets. I don’t indulge in almost anything to excess. Except one thing, I lose all willpower in a bookstore. I can’t walk out with at least one book.
Tonight was book club, and usually I arrive a little […]
Last night I decided to play around and add a new photo trick to my repertoire. This, of course, is like saying I can swing different sized toothpicks to hit a baseball and pretending that’s both effective and a skill. But hey, why be mediocre with just one toothpick when you can be mediocre with […]
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