I am not proud of this past year. 2020 was an odd year in many ways, but I’m disappointed that I lost sight of some of my goals. Habits that took time to establish sadly crumbled. This year, I plan … Continue reading Ongoing Thread: Long Run Day
Just finished Walter Isaacson’s LEONARDO DA VINCI. This was a great book, and I highly recommend it. On this blog, I don’t think I have not recommended any books that I’ve recently read; but, I promise you, I always put … Continue reading In Conclusion: LEONARDO DA VINCI
Altered Carbon Season 2 Summary in three words: It was ok Reaction: I knew nothing about Altered Carbon when I first watched season 1. I guess it is based on a book, and I may need to read that at some point. The first season was great, and had a very original Sci-Fi story. There was nudity, violence, mystery, and a philosophical/religious element. The second season isn’t bad, it was just more toned down in a lot of ways. All the qualities I described above about the first season seem less present in the second installment. Maybe this is another show Netflix … Continue reading Recently Watched: Altered Carbon, The Chef Show, Dracula
This is just a short post to commemorate the one year anniversary of this blog. I can’t believe it has already been a year. I’m glad to be able to look back and see the different posts from the past year, and am excited to keep blogging. I had tried to start a blog in the past; I’m not sure why this time I was actually able to stick with it, but I’m glad I have. Can’t wait to see what happens over the next year. Thanks to everyone that reads, and thanks to the other bloggers. I’ve found some … Continue reading Blogging for one year today
Last Sunday, I ran in the Publix Half Marathon. It was great; I was very excited to see friends and to run this race. The flight from DC wasn’t expensive, and I stayed with friends so this ended up being … Continue reading Publix Atlanta Half Marathon
Initial thoughts and why I’m reading it: At a dinner over the holiday, my family somehow got on the subject of the Mona Lisa. I was curious how the Mona Lisa had come to end up in France, not Italy. Later that night, I asked the all-knowing Google for answers. I discovered that the Mona Lisa had been with Leonardo when he died in France, and was later purchased by King Francis I of France from one of Leonardo’s assistants. During this quick googling session, I realized how little I knew about Leonardo Da Vinci. I knew he was a … Continue reading Currently Reading: LEONARDO DA VINCI
I debated how to handle this post. I read this book fairly recently, but since I never had a chance to do a Currently Reading post, I decided against doing an In Conclusion post. The reason I read this book was two fold. First, I had just finished reading the second Horatio Hornblower, and really wanted to read the next one, but I was in Croatia, and the amount of books in English were limited. After going into several bookstores, and not finding any of the Horatio novels, I gave up hope. For a long time, my father has given … Continue reading A Look Back: Great Expectations
Went to see the first XFL game yesterday. It was a fun experience, and I have high hopes for the league. It was my first time going to Audi Field, which is the new MLS stadium in the District of … Continue reading XFL GameDay
Summary in three words: Not risk averse Reaction: I was not planning to see this film. I was actually going to see 1917, but it was already sold out. I had seen a trailer for Uncut Gems, and thought it looked … Continue reading Recently Watched: Uncut Gems
Normally I write these posts for individual books, but I find that difficult with The Horblower Series. There are eleven of these books total. I have currently read the first three books. To this point, the books begin right where … Continue reading In Conclusion: The Hornblower Novels of C.S. Forester
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