Category Archives: books
Hallelujah for and by Leonard Cohen
December 9, 2012 Years ago my former student Kate Strycker and I exchanged CDs of some of our favorite songs. On one she included a couple of songs by a late artist I’d never heard of, Jeff Buckley. One strung-out … Continue reading
Ready Player One
November 25, 2012 I like to listen to podcasts, lectures, and audiobooks as I hike. My two hikes on Thanksgiving Break 2012 were accompanied by a fantastic audiobook of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. I’ve heard about this book, often … Continue reading
The Kindle Paperwhite
This month I received my Kindle Paperwhite e-reader, the fourth Kindle I’ve owned and the best thus far. I love the “electronic ink” screens since they are easier on my eyes for extended reading than the backlit displays on my … Continue reading
Dunces, Emma and Nora, and The Woman in White
August 3, 2012 July in Joklahoma, and August for that matter, are not conducive to happy hiking. So this isn’t a post about yet another day hike with photos. I’ve been spending my summer break in the air conditioning, reading classics … Continue reading
Summer Fiction
June 9, 2012 Beneath the patio parasol, in the rising warmth of the sunny Saturday morning, I read terse mental dispatches from a female spy of the future, working undercover by the Mediterranean Sea as told in 47 boxes. The shimmering leaves in … Continue reading
