Monthly Archives: December 2012
New Arrivals, Current Reading, December 24-30, 2012
Our pledge to limit gifting this year was pretty successful, I ‘m glad to report. I had ordered a couple of CDs for myself and got another as a gift, as well as some books from my brother and my … Continue reading
my year in reading
As a year-end wrap up, here in a nutshell are my reading numbers, by genre. The total books read in 2012 was a little higher than my usual average of about 85. The spike in non-fiction is due to a … Continue reading
FFB: The Coroner’s Lunch
this is the 101st in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Coroner’s Lunch by Colin Cotterill, © 2004, Soho Crime, 2004 trade paper – first mystery novel featuring Dr. Siri Paiboun In a review written several years ago for my … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
…or happy holiday of your choice. I hope you all get what you want when you open your gifts on Christmas Eve, or on Christmas morning (as we do). For us, it’s coffee and home made cinnamon rolls (á la Alton … Continue reading
New Arrivals, Current Reading, December 17 – 23, 2012
New arrivals are oldies this time. I expect next week there may be some Christmas goodies in this space. Right now, only Santa knows… NEW ARRIVALS – Here you go, descriptions and such below the images. Hammett – Crime Stories … Continue reading
FFB: A Gladiator Dies Only Once
this is the 100th in my series of seldom read or forgotten books A Gladiator Dies Only Once The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder by Steven Saylor © 2005, St. Martin Minotaur 2005 trade paperback, featuring Gordianus the Finder – historical mystery short story … Continue reading
Cold As Ice by Charles Sheffield
Note: I don’t have a New Arrival, and the Current Reading is the same as last week. So I offer you this review, as I just finished rereading the book. Cold As Ice by Charles Sheffield, Tor 1993 paperback, cover illustration by … Continue reading
New Arrivals, Current Reading, December 3 – 9, 2012
This time it’s really all about the Christmas rush, so there’s not a great deal to report. I did get one book in, and although other things have arrived, they have been whisked away by my spouse. Hmmm… NEW ARRIVALS … Continue reading
FFB: Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
this is the 98th in my series of seldom read or forgotten books Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, © 1957, this edition: Knopf, 1975 hardcover with new forward by the author, – semi-fictional autobiography with elements of fantasy In the late 1970s and through … Continue reading
A Christmas Surprise We Could Have Done Without (Part 3)
The plumber fixed everything, we have full functionality. Yay! The only question was cost, and it came out okay. I’m pretty happy. Compared to the fears I had, the cost was more than reasonable, about $300 for everything: two trips to … Continue reading
A Christmas Surprise We Could Have Done Without (Part 2)
The plumber arrived about 1:30 this afternoon, ready to get us all fixed up. Last night, we had one working bathroom; toilet, shower, sink. So that was great, and we got by. Spent some of the evening watching the Hallmark … Continue reading
A Christmas Surprise We Could Have Done Without (Part 1)
We got an early Christmas surprise today. Keep in mind that in this house the main living floors are upstairs: two bathrooms, two bedrooms, kitchen, living room etc. All those places where you use water, don’t cha know? There’s another bedroom … Continue reading
New Arrivals, Current Reading, November 26-December 2, 2012
New Arrivals – nothing this time. Some boxes came, but they were whisked away by my wife. I guess I won’t see what’s in them until Christmas. ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ … Continue reading
Christmas Holiday time!
It’s getting to be a busy time of year, it seems. The Christmas / holiday push is on. I can’t say I’m very happy about it, but things must be bought, wrapped and shipped for those out of town friends … Continue reading
The Broken Bullhorn 