As I mentioned last week , I have been struggling a little bit to concentrate on books lately. However, I am happy to report two things. Fir...

I recently listened to the book Food, A Love Story by the comedian Jim Gaffigan where he talks about his relationship with food. I don'...

Well yes, hi. I do only write about books and nothing else these days. I have all of these grand plans to write about hiking trips and gear ...

Another day, another dollar; another quarter, another book list. Hopefully as you are reading this, you are about to go and sip a margarita,...

After spending a lot of time reading in my backyard in 2020, the last year and change has felt like I have not really read very much. Of cou...

 I am not sure if it is because February was a short month or what but all I can say is what the h-e-double-hockey-sticks happened to Februa...

Oh September, you devil you. Normally you are one of my favorite months, one full of vacations and adventures and great weather and friends....

Well hello! The month of March was one for the record books so I figured why not put some of my thoughts in writing? Running: Despite ma...

For the past two Septembers, I have taken advantage of the fact that I get Labor day off, that the weather is still nice, and that the flig...

March is the month of madness! I finally did my taxes (mostly), got a lot of stuff done in the yard/around the house and spent a lot of tim...

This month felt shorter than normal! Ha. That was a joke... Really though, February did go by fast, but that is what happens when you are w...

Well here we are, starting another month again. I know February is going to fly by, even though it's a leap year this year! January was...

Goodreads has the following ratings: 1 star = did not like it, 2 stars = it was okay, 3 stars = liked it, 4 stars = really liked it, 5 star...

November was one of those months where you feel kind of relaxed and you think you have plenty of time until Christmas and then all of a sud...

Another October is in the books! Finally, a month with a good mix of friends, family, work, running and getting things knocked off my To Do...

From here on out, this space will be called the "looking back" space. Before I go on, I am looking forward to Fall! Okay, now I a...

June started with my Dad's birthday and ended with Western States, and the in between was like a suitcase that you pack so full that yo...