#FridayFive: Favorite Magazines February 5th, 2010 @ 7:05 am PST
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Summer Reading List July 26th, 2009 @ 10:18 am PDT
A long time ago I realized that it’s going to be impossible for me to read every book I want to read before I die. Fortunately that hasn’t stopped me from giving it the ol’ college try. As I get older I find that I spend more time watching television and the computer than I […]
What Am I Reading This Weekend? May 13th, 2009 @ 12:00 am PDT
I took a detour on the way home from the office tonight and hit the Westwood Borders book store. My half-step-sister-in-law gave me a gift card for Christmas that’s been burning a hole in my wallet, and I’ve got a long weekend of reading ahead of me. Here’s what I grabbed: The Drunkard’s Walk: How […]
Simon Winchester May 29th, 2007 @ 6:53 am PDT
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year since I read Krakatoa — The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, by Simon Winchester. Because I loved that book so much, at some point around Christmas I bought A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of […]
Media Bonanza August 21st, 2006 @ 6:45 am PDT
If you’ve never seen Midnight Run, I’m here to tell you it’s a pretty damn good movie. Charles Grodin always cracks me up. I am way behind on my media consumption this month. There’s the five most recent episodes of Rescue Me and the last two episodes of Entourage waiting on my TiVo. I’ve been […]
Six Feet Under June 6th, 2005 @ 10:02 pm PDT
On television and reading
Some Good Books May 3rd, 2005 @ 4:41 pm PDT
This list of my favorite books has been floating around my site for about a decade now … Originally I had it prefaced with: “This is my list of the all-time best books ever written. If you get a chance, read at least one of these before you die. The WWW is great fun, TV […]
Buying Good Books April 28th, 2003 @ 8:30 am PDT
I am currently ludicrously behind on my reading list. I’m in the middle of six different tomes and there are another ten or twelve waiting next to the bed. The LA Times Festival of Books was probably not the best way to make any progress. I bought: Red Lobster, White Trash, and the Blue Lagoon: […]
Cod February 10th, 2002 @ 8:40 pm PST
During the Revolution, the American ability to produce food was the one advantage of the Continental Army. The British Army might have been better trained and more experienced, and it was certainly better dressed and equipped. But the Americans were better fed. They were also better paid, and, thanks to Boston rum, they drank better. […]
Reading September 7th, 2001 @ 10:54 pm PDT
So I have a few books sitting on the desk now. That always happens after I visit my dad. I grabbed some great ones on this trip. For the hell of it, I compiled a list of everything I’m reading right now. (Click on the ‘more’ link to see!) I’m almost done with Just Six […]
