Christmas 2014

Hi All! Well, Christmas is over and I'm sad. We've had a great holiday season. I got the Christmas spirit early this year. I sent out all of our Christmas cards by the end of November. And we got quite a few ourselves, but not as many as in years past, so I'm guessing we're …

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New Ray’s Road Review!

Since today is the first day of winter, I'd like to announce the publication of the Winter 2015 issue of Ray's Road Review. Read, enjoy. I hope you like it. Since I'm the poetry editor, I may as well promote the poets. There are some really great poets in the new issue of Rays Road …

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A Review of Icon

Icon by Frederick Forsyth My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this book by Forsyth. It was epic in scale. And he pulled it off masterfully. The first half of the book is plot set up, which is typical of the author. He's really into details and logistics, so this part of his books …

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A Review of Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean My rating: 4 of 5 stars Where Eagles Dare is the most fast-paced, action-oriented, craziest thriller I have ever read. Which is good, because it's largely unbelievable. The plot is too crazy, the characters too unreal, etc., et al for this to be read as a believable book. And …

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A Sports Update

Here's another sports update. Well, the regular college football season is over. Tennessee finished strong to finish with a 6-6 record, good enough to make a bowl. This is big, because we haven't been to a bowl in four years. This year we're going to play in the TaxSlayer Bowl, formerly the Gator Bowl, against …

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