Semiosis by Sue Burke. Very good first contact tale, the things we meet might be very very different than us. No One is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts. Another independent bookstore pick up, waaaay outside my comfort […]
Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton. Deep dive into the British efforts to combat the Nazis with sabotage, resistance, even terrorism. Well done. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. I picked this up at […]
A great launch yesterday — Docusign IPO. Congrats to everyone there. And a big congrats and thanks to JonRo who unflaggingly championed and supported the company through every zig and zag. He taught me such valuable investment lessons about persistence […]
The Dry by Jane Harper. A breathless page turner according to the reviews — i did consume in about 2 days. Very solid tale set in rural Australia — murder, money, long-hidden secrets. Easternization by Gideon Rachman. A good summary […]
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan. Continuing on my theme of books about bodies of water — this was much more compelling than the Gulf book. Partly because of my familiarity with the Great Lakes, […]
The Gulf by Jack E. Davis. A history of the development of the Gulf of Mexico over the last 300 years sounds like it could be dull, but it is actually pretty interesting, though there is a ton of detail […]
Dear Committee Members by Julue Schumacher. Hilarious and well executed, a series of recommendation letters from a university professor, each of which gets hijacked by events in his personal life. Loved it. I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes. Thriller tale […]
Scoreboard, Baby by Ken Armstrong & Nick Perry. The inside story on the UW football team in the early 2000s, pretty shocking and awful. I am sure this level of corruption has happened at other programs too. Red Rising by […]
I am so saddened and angered about the Parkland shooting. I work with a colleague who lost his child. I have been useless in the last week processing this. I’ve sat by year after year as these shootings have happened […]
Still Life by Louise Penny. Great start to this series, homicide in the Quebec countryside. I feel like I have read another in this series but can find no evidence of it. Glass Houses by Louise Penny. And the latest […]
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff. Who knows if it is all true but it certainly reads true. Most of the administration comes across as unprepared for the job and unwilling to dive in and do the hard work to […]
All Systems Red by Martha Wells. A fun romp with cyborgs, planetary exploration, betrayal, friendship. Short and sweet. Apparently a longer novel form coming out this year. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli. Super quick walk thru the […]
We Have No Idea by Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson. A walk through the big unanswered questions about our universe. The sophomoric humor is very tiresome, I enjoyed some of the information, but can’t recommend. The Grid by Gretchen Bakke. […]
Mansions of Madness was surprisingly fun. We had low expectations, it just didn’t look like our kind of game. Cooperative sounded too nice. But the pace is good, the iPad app really helped run the game, and once we realized […]
We don’t hunt but we like to observe the critters around us. Trying out the Bushnell Aggressor — no idea if it is the best, but got decent reviews, and we wanted the cellular capability. Bushnell offers its own portal at […]
The Journal of Best Practices by David Finch. Engaging tale of a man who set out methodically to improve his relationships. Good counsel for all of us. Edgar & Lucy by Victor Lodato. Intriguing and I seemed to enjoy, but […]
I haven’t posted anything in months and this is how I choose to re-enter? Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink. Eh. Fantastical story with fantastical characters, can’t connect with story or people. I gave up Forest Dark by Nicole […]
Principles by Ray Dalio. Overly long, and probably only relevant to those who have already had a lot of good fortune in life, but still a interesting read and worthy input for anything thinking about how to manage their career. […]
ElectricBikeReview — our electric bike purchases this year have been a very nice surprise. We had no idea how much we’d like these, nor any idea how well they would work. I can’t imagine buying a bike without this feature now.
Between this news and the Kapersky revelations last week, I think the strategy most people should follow for their personal pcs is clear. Don’t visit sketchy sites that are offering you free software, free movies, etc. And never download software […]
