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On The Nightstand – The Ghost Brigades – 1/18/2018
I was traveling yesterday and today – quick trip to Boston for work. While it kept me from posting last night, it did give me a chance to finish Scalzi’s sequel to “Old Man’s War”. “The Ghost Brigades” is the … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – All Systems Red – 1/16/2018
Here’s the 4th and final book I read during our cruise and I have to say – it wasn’t in the plan. I’d downloaded this one awhile ago – around the time it was released – and it’s just been … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Kick Off – 1/15/2018
As good as it feels to end the old year – for me – it feels every bit as good to begin a new one. Business development organizations like mine live in 12 month cycles and January is always a … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Old Man’s War – 1/14/2018
Anyone who read my post on “The Collapsing Empire” probably remembers that I found the book to be interesting but not outstanding – a tick above average. I also talked a bit in that post about the less than detailed … Continue reading
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On My Mind – The Opera – Turandot – 1/14/2018
Here’s one for the “Don’t Stop Trying New Things”category. I’ve spent years telling myself that Opera just wasn’t for me – not something I could possibly enjoy. This post is all about realizing just how silly I’ve been. Here’s the … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Shadow Of The Scorpion – 1/9/2018
Here’s the third book I finished during the cruise – the second in internal chronological order in Neal Asher’s Polity series. This is a pretty massive body of work – 15 books with the 16th coming this year. I decided … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – The Collapsing Empire – 1/8/2018
Here’s the second book I finished during the cruise – “The Collapsing Empire – first book in the newest series by John Scalzi. Like most readers, the first Scalzi book I read was “Old Man’s War”. I read it when … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Fire And Fury – Epilogue – 1/7/2018
I finished this one tonight and thought I’d try to get some thoughts down before calling it a night. Not sure whether or not this is a good call. Given the nature of the book, a wiser course may have … Continue reading
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On My Mind – Fire And Fury – 1/6/2018
I called an audible yesterday – I decided as I was driving home from work that I really needed to read “Fire And Fury”. I have an hour long commute and I’m in the habit of listening to CNN … Continue reading
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On The Nightstand – Kill City Blues – 1/4/2018
This was the first book I finished during my trip – mentioned in my Holiday Reading Post on 12/11/2018. I’ve also posted on “Devil Said Bang” – the fourth novel in the series. “Kill City Blues” is the fifth … Continue reading
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