Book Review: 1984 — by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having read 1984 before, it was nice to be able to compare and contrast the narrator’s inflections and voices with…
Book Review: Animal Farm — by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Having read Animal Farm before, I knew the book. But it’s one of those books that it’s always good…
Stop Book & Listen: The US Constitution
A while ago, I started recording the United States Constitution and its amendments for Stop Book & Listen. Having just finished the 27th Amendment, here it is in its entirety:
Book Review: The Reservoir
The Reservoir by David Duchovny My rating: 3 of 5 stars At times brilliant. Also, WTF? I really enjoyed this story until about the last 10% and then it went…
Book Review: The Martian
The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 5 of 5 stars Great story. I enjoyed all the science-y stuff and really felt that Andy Weir brought Mark Watney to life.…
It’s hard to get anything done today
When I was a small child, my parents got me a TI-99/4A. All the other kids got Ataris or Comodore 64s. But my parents wanted to get me a “real…
Well that’s scary
Imagine a giant bird-based Voltron with thousands of birds coming together to form one giant bird. Bird-tron, if you will. Imagine no more:
Book Review: History Decoded
History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time by Brad Meltzer My rating: 3 of 5 stars 368 minutes I could have spent better I didn’t hate it. And…