Les Paul Dead at 94
This is fairly breaking news… and a shattering blow to guitar geeks like me. The legendary Les Paul passed away from complications from pneumonia. Check here for more details.
continue readingIt’s Not That Easy
So just in case you didn’t already know this, the Associated Press comes along with an article about Julie Powell and how most bloggers will never achieve that kind of success. It’s easy to look at the attention being focused on the film Julie & Julia and to assume that millions are going to flock…
continue readingInSync Publication
Back in April, I traveled to Antigua to cover a yachting regatta for a magazine. That magazine is now finally on the shelves. InSync covers fine timepieces and the people who collect them. So my article focused on the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. It was a great time, full of cool people, sailing adventures, and…
continue readingInteresting Review and Great Last Line
Dinitia Smith wrote an interesting review of A Happy Marriage by Rafael Yglesias. I’m generally not keen on books dealing with the slow decline of someone facing terminal illness, but this review piqued my interest. And the last line of the piece is a pretty cool encapsulation of the book and it’s achievement: “in the…
continue readingA Little Bit of Everything
Publishers Marketplace lists an eye-catching book deal that seems to include just about everything. Check out the announcement: “Joanne Herring’s THE WOMAN BEHIND CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR: The Extraordinary True Story of the Real Joanne Herring and how Brains, Beauty, Faith and Cleavage Confronted Communism and Changed the World, from the woman known as the Houston…
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