Category Archives: books

disciplined reading…

Anyone familiar with my reading habits is acquainted with the fact that I am all over the place when it comes to the subjects I choose. I find it all interesting – but the lack of a narrowed focus comes … Continue reading

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book buyin’….

I have been amassing books over the last year at a rate unprecedented in my book-buying history. There’s little else I like to spend my time and money on and I figure if we leave the country soon, it will … Continue reading

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eBooks….

For the last 6 months, I have changed the way I read. I now do it only (when able) electronically. I read with word flashing. This is where one word flashes on the screen (or my phone) at a time … Continue reading

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birds and bees

I was working on the yard the a few days ago and happened to notice a hawk (the default term for any large bird that is not a crow) on a neighbor’s jeep. I grabbed my camera to take a … Continue reading

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vida

Dana has pointed out it has been over a month since my last update. We’ve been busy, but it’s past due. The last few weeks we’ve been spending our weekends in Mexico. We went down yesterday for some more dental … Continue reading

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Losing Ground

In 1984 Charles Murray wrote the book Losing Ground: American Social Policy 1950-1980 which was an analysis (replete with plenty of data) of federal meddling in social welfare. Although I was a bit reluctant to read this book at first … Continue reading

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Irish Puritans

The remote control for my camera came today! It works really well. I just ordered a book that I should have in time which I thought appropriate:

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