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This book has been a long time in coming. Back when I first began my Clive Cussler phase, I had just left the Army, my wife was pregnant, and both of us were in grad school. When the baby came … Continue reading
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This tiny pocketbook of 72 pages serves as an introduction to treasure hunting, specifically for the metal-detecting enthusiast. I myself am a metal-detecting enthusiast, and it would probably take you only 3 minutes of talking to me in person to … Continue reading
A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the Thirteenth This is it, the longest series we’ve read together as a family, and we’ve finally reached The End, the thirteenth book in this series of unfortunate events by Lemony Snicket. I’ve gotta … Continue reading
Tis the season for harvesting maple sap, and this discovery inside a Little Free Library in Illinois came at the perfect time for me. Years ago, I tried harvesting sap from the Silver Maple in the front yard of my … Continue reading
It’s Christmas season once more, and as I’ve done the past few years, I’m trying to read up on whatever Christmas-themed books I can find within reach. We’re staying at a friend’s house this week, and I found this short … Continue reading
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We all know that 2020 is the weirdest year we’ve had in like three generations, right? For my own family, this year has kept us from living in our home now for nearly ten months. If you’ve never been semi-homeless … Continue reading
Skeleton Coast by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul (2006) isn’t the best installment in The Oregon Files, but still worth a read. Continue reading
Where the Chinese Settled when They Discovered America Having just finished the fascinating book 1421: The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies, I was in the mood for some corroborating tales of China’s lost history of discovery. I … Continue reading
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Easily among the Top-5 worst books ever published. Alphafriends Big Book by Houghton Mifflin (2006). It’s so bad, it’s almost worth reading. Continue reading
My small leather copy of this book was published in South Africa by Struik Christian Gifts, so I’m not sure how closely it mirrors that published in the USA. I think this particular point matters, because while the text of … Continue reading
