Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson My review My rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m really horrible at non-fiction, even when it comes to humorous non-fiction like “Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw.” In my defense this time though, the book just wasn’t as funny as I hoped it… Continue reading Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage My rating: 4 of 5 stars I cruised through this one fairly quickly. I felt like Standage could have written individual books about each drink he talked about, but I was grateful that he didn’t. There were times when I thought he just kind… Continue reading Review: A History of the World in 6 Glasses
With airfares getting really high lately, and the only good fares in this area belonging to the remote outpost of BWI, I decided to try out the Megabus to get myself home from Michigan. My father-in-law dropped me off at the Rosa Parks Transit Center in downtown Detroit around 11:30pm on Saturday night. The crowd… Continue reading Megabus review
Last month, you may have noticed baseball and football players wearing pink to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research. This month, I have decided to join the Movember movement to raise awareness about prostate cancer and men’s health. Here’s how it works: I start out November clean shaven, then all month I grow… Continue reading Movember
Our new iPhones have opened up a new activity for our family: geocaching! From the official site description: Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. So far,… Continue reading Our New Family Pastime
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Apostolos Doxiadis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Did you know I was a math major in college? I wasn’t necessarily interested in math problems as much as I was just good at getting the answers right. Logicomix delves into some difficult questions at the very root of… Continue reading Logicomix
My wife’s observation: “So what’s the latest motor oil you’re drinking?” That describes the look pretty well. Black as night, the head was about a finger, hung around for a while, but didn’t leave any lacing for me. Aroma really pops with the coffee. Good coffee too, not something that’s been burning on the hot… Continue reading Terrapin Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout
By now, many people have seen Obama on CNN stopping by various DC area restaurants for lunch. During the campaign, he went to Ben’s Chili Bowl. In recent weeks, he’s been to Ray’s Hell Burger and Five Guys. Then, I noticed Shane participating in a Twitter discussion on the best burger in KC. This, in… Continue reading Best Burger in DC
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann My review My rating: 5 of 5 stars Another review I read of this book was disappointed that it didn’t resolve in the way they had hoped: with the author finding Z, or at least, Percy Fawcett, the explorer… Continue reading The Lost City of Z
Zoe’s Tale by John Scalzi My review My rating: 4 of 5 stars Apparently, Zoe’s Tale is a parallel story to The Last Colony, which I didn’t realize because I hadn’t read The Last Colony. I’m not sure if you’d like it more or less having read it, but it manages to stand pretty well… Continue reading Zoe’s Tale
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