In September of 2017, I did something I never would have believed a few years ago. I got married. My wife Rebecca and I have been together… Read more “Honeymoon: An Introduction”
Tag: Travel
Book Review: Go Spy The Land
George Alexander Hill’s account of his time in Russia and Eastern Europe during the First World War and the rise of the Bolshevik’s is a surprisingly exciting… Read more “Book Review: Go Spy The Land”
A Walk Along the C&O Canal
A couple weeks back I took a walk along the Georgetown part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. They’ve been working on some renovations for the last… Read more “A Walk Along the C&O Canal”
Ah, Venice
After Rome, on the last full day of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took another high-speed train, this time to Venice. Before booking our trip, while… Read more “Ah, Venice”
Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall
So many books are written every year, it’s inevitable that good stuff falls through the cracks. Sometimes, a book will do well when it first comes out,… Read more “Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall”
Book Review: For the Blood is the Life
Ghost stories are not my bag. They just aren’t. I generally find them more silly than scary. However, once in a while, the style of the story… Read more “Book Review: For the Blood is the Life”
All Roads (and tracks) Lead to Rome
With Florence serving as the base of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took a two hour high-speed train ride to Rome for a day in the… Read more “All Roads (and tracks) Lead to Rome”
Book Review: The Moon Pool
I’ve been reading Adventure stories, Horror stories, and Science Fiction stories from the late 1800s and early 1900s for most of my reading life. I started with… Read more “Book Review: The Moon Pool”
Book Review: Cod
This is an excellent book, and a much quicker read than Kurlansky’s more famous and popular book, Salt. I love that it balances History, Food, and Environmentalism… Read more “Book Review: Cod”
Book Review: The Job
William S. Burroughs is a challenging figure in American literature, especially fringe literature. Key to the Beats, but not a part of it; key to drug culture,… Read more “Book Review: The Job”
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