Tiger Rag Today
A few years ago, I read the book Tiger Rag and I wondered how anyone could make the cornet a starring instrument. Then I saw...
FOMO, the Multiverse, and Doe Bay
I was reading Neal Stephenson’s book Anathem when my family made its annual pilgrimage to Doe Bay Fest on Orcas Island. It was a hard...
A Bookish Saga
On my first trip to Iceland, I naively bragged that I had read all the sagas. My listener was too polite to do more than...
My 2016 in Books
In true 2016 fashion, my year in books was pretty bad. In 2015, I set a goal of reading 50 books, hit it in September,...
A Very Rivendell Christmas
I usually post on Sundays, and this Sunday is Christmas. A holiday themed post is required. But to be honest, I’m not really feeling the...