On aches, pains, cold, and the Bering Sea: Well, ladies and gents, I’m 99.9999999% sure that I have the flu.  It’s been about 9 years since I last had the flu, but WebMD tells me that if I have chills (yup), a fever (yup), severe aches and pain in...

On free radicals, titans of the short story, and a mystery that’s not really a mystery: Last week, while browsing the Strand Bookstore looking for something nice to get my Book Blogger Holiday Swap buddy, I came across a half-priced copy of The Best...

On readathons, sleeping – not reading – the day away, back pain, and a few books: First off, I hope everyone had a great time participating in Bethany’s Read. Read. Read-a-thon yesterday.  I looks as if a lot of people got a lot of reading done, and...

On reading, reading, and read-a-thons: I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that tomorrow, Dec. 5th, Bethany will be hosting her 24-hour Read. Read. Read-a-thon.  Of course, I’ve signed up.  Of course, I’ve planned to read several books.  And, of...

On ash trees, whistles, cathedrals, garden mazes, and ghost stories: Well, I polished off Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories by M.R. James last night.  I finished this book so quickly that I didn’t even have time to add it to my “currently reading...