Category Archives: Books

A friend of mine at work pointed me to this very interesting book that I wanted to reserve at the King County Library. I went to the library site on the Internet, pulled out my wallet, and discovered my library … Continue reading →

I bought an electronic book a while back, okay over ten years ago, but there were not enough titles and certainly not the titles I was reading which was mostly books from the best seller’s list. Walt Mossberg, one of … Continue reading →

A friend of mine heard an interview about this organization http://www.wearesmarter.org/ on the radio this morning. Link to interview http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15817758. He sez, "One thing in particular that caught my attention: They were working to have a community write a book. … Continue reading →

Yesterday I got the chance to hear Richard Wiseman, the chair of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire and the author of Quirkology, the Curious Science of Everyday Lives. For over twenty years, psychologist Richard Wiseman … Continue reading →

I toy with the idea of writing my biography, at the very least for my kids and grandkids. But there are a number of sites that might give you a hand. And then there are sites that will publish your … Continue reading →

"NEW YORK — In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five ," "Cat’s Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound. Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American … Continue reading →

It takes a post by my friend Eolake to find the Seattle Channel’s Book Lust. It’s made even more amazing because while I live in Seattle, Eolake Stobblehouse lives Denmark! And he saw it first. "Nancy’s guest in November is … Continue reading →

Niven’s law was named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has published them when I first saw them as "how the Universe works". The rules are: a. Never throw shit at an armed man. b. Never stand next to someone … Continue reading →

Cat is a writer and more importantly, a friend. So I check her blog periodically to read some tasty tidbit of fantasy or gain some insight. I was struck by the singular beauty of this short short story called Magnificent Pigs. It … Continue reading →