I've been a fan of the Tennessee Lady Vols for over 30 years now, am a UT alum, have been to many of the men's games, but I've never actually been to a Lady Vols game. Until last night. UT came to Chattanooga to play UT Chattanooga, a 3-2 Southern Conference team (small conference). The …
Month: November 2014
A Review of Witches’ Brew
Witches' Brew by Terry Brooks My rating: 4 of 5 stars I'm not sure what to think of this book. This is the fifth book in the series and I loved the first one so much, I've wanted to read all of the others. And most have been decent -- but not as good as …
Insomnia Sucks!
I've had pretty bad insomnia since at least 2002. I've had several sleep doctors during this time and have tried just about every sleep aid available. Nothing helps. Two nights ago, I got no sleep at all. I was up the whole night. Tonight I got two hours. My doctor says I average about three …
States I’ve Visited
Create Your Own Visited States Map I need more mountain and northwestern states. I'll fill this in eventually. Still, I think I've done pretty well.... Blog readers -- do your own map and then share your link to it in my comments section. I'd like to see where you've been. This is my 450th blog …
A Review of The Silent Man
The Silent Man by Alex Berenson My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is another good book in the John Wells series by Alex Berenson. It's the third book. In the first two, CIA agent John Wells has pretty much saved the world, or at least the US, so it's hard to imagine the author …
A Review of Feet of Clay
Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've read most of the Discworld novels now and have loved some and enjoyed most. Feet of Clay is now my favorite. This book has it all! First of all, it's a City Watch series book, which I love, so that's good. Then, …
Great Vacation
Well, we just got back from our much-needed vacation! We went to my former home of St. Simons Island, GA, one hour south of Savannah and one hour north of Jacksonville. And we had a great time. My wife had been getting really burned out at her job and seriously needed some time off and …
A Review of The Preserving Machine
The Preserving Machine by Philip K. Dick My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Preserving Machine is a pretty good collection of short stories by Philip K Dick from the early 1950s through the mid-1960s. Some of his best work is here. I had already read several of these in other collections, but there were …