Dustin Jeffrey signs with Pittsburgh Penguins

Dustin Jeffrey signs 1-year deal with Pittsburgh Penguins - ESPN. Wow, I knew we had lost Jarome Iginla to Boston in the off season, but I didn't know we'd also lost Brenden Morrow and, more importantly, Matt Cooke. I feel especially bitter about Cooke, who had been a thug until two years ago when Pittsburgh …

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A Review of Prometheus Road

Prometheus Road by Bruce Balfour My rating: 2 of 5 stars I got to page 229 of this 320 page book and gave up. It just got too silly. I tried, I really did, but while I like dystopian novels, this one had odd problems from the beginning. Tom Eliot lives in a agriculture-based commune …

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A Review of AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll

AC/DC: Maximum Rock & Roll: The Ultimate Story of the World's Greatest Rock-and-Roll Band by Murray Engleheart My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to give this bio on AC/DC more stars, but I think it has too many weaknesses to do that. That said, this 488 page book is a beast of a …

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Xanga Revisited

Well, I see Xanga is still fighting for it's survival. I guess that might be a good thing, but I do think it's a losing effort. They've extended their deadline for continued existence by two weeks to the end of July. They've raised 38K to keep them going, although they still need close to 65K, …

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200th Follower

I just got my 200th WordPress follower and I'm excited. I started this blog two years ago after coming over from Xanga, and it's been a long time coming, but now I've got 200 followers and I appreciate each and every one of them. That said, #200 is Stories by Mercilo Daviss, a blogger who …

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