Heinrich Himmler by Peter Longerich My rating: 2 of 5 stars I give up! I surrender! I got to page 602 of this 1,050 paqe book and I simply could not proceed onward. It's flat out BORING!!! I expected to learn gripping, intimate details on Himmler, the SS, Himmler and Hitler, and more. Instead, I …
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Pops: The Willie Stargell Story by Richard "Pete" Peterson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a thoroughly enjoyable book on one of the greatest players in baseball history -- Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell. I grew up in the Pittsburgh area and he was my favorite player. I always loved seeing his towering home runs …
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Their Life's Work: The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Then and Now by Gary M. Pomerantz My rating: 4 of 5 stars Their Life's Work is a good book by a good author about the greatest football team of all time -- the '70s Steelers. However, I think the book could have been better, …
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I saw this OCEAN test online and couldn't resist taking it. I'm not too happy with the results, but oh well. I prefer traditional and familiar experiences, am neither organized nor disorganized, enjoy quiet time alone, am neither very forgiving nor irritable, and I'm generally an anxious person and tend to worry about things. Basically, …
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Gretchen and I drove to Knoxville today to visit my father's new gravestone which they've just put in the ground. It's in the church's original cemetery, founded in 1796. Here is a picture of the sign: Here is Dad's new gravestone. It was difficult to see. It looks great though, as much as something like …
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