Anyone who knows me even a little knows that I’m a lifelong bibliophile (yes, it’s a word). Whether it’s a mental disorder, a bad habit, or a pleasant pastime, I like books, and I like to buy them. Naturally, when I saw Joe Queenan’s column in the Wall Street Journal, I was delighted.
5 Minute Book Review | Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
October 21, 2012 by
Every once and a while I read a book because I’m supposed to, whether because it won the Pulitzer or Nobel or Booker, or some other prestigious prize, or it’s just old enough to have been granted “classic” status.
Usually, the book turns out to be just as good, or at least just as notable, as it is supposed to be.
5 Minute Book Review: “The Secret Agent” by Joseph Conrad
October 20, 2012 by
I wish I had read this in the early years after 9/11. While the characters in Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Agent” are not superficially the same as the characters that would figure into the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and the subsequent events, the themes are eerily similar.
Meet Derek Brown of Utah’s 49th Legislative District
October 19, 2012 by
The following is a profile I wrote about Derek Brown, representative to the legislature from Utah’s 49th district, for Examiner.com (Please click on over and read it there!). Truth be told, a lot more could be written about Derek than I was able to squeeze in to the profile. He’s got an infectious good humor about everything, and it’s easy to talk to him about almost anything under the sun. I hope he’s able to win reelection this fall because we need more like him in public service.
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