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  • Old school

    Lately I've been putting what energy I have to give into some old school ideas on the web. Instead of jumping on the latest and greatest social media community, I'm reverting back to some things that have been around for a long time.

  • Hawkeye

    I read the first volume of <em>Hawkeye</em> last night. I'd been on the hold list for quite some time at the library trying to get it. And now, I'm in love.

  • Several short sentences about writing

    Just over a week ago I started reading <em>Several short sentences about writing</em> by Verlyn Klinkenborg. This book is already changing the way I write, the way I think about writing&mdash;it made me want to learn sentence diagramming. Strangely surprising.

  • The Paper Magician

    I ended up reading <em>The Paper Magician</em> by Charlie N. Holmberg. If fit the bill perfectly, it isn't a great book, but it was delightful in many ways.

  • The Girl in the Road

    Yesterday I finished reading Monica Byrne's <em>The Girl in the Road</em> and, to be quite honest, I'm still sorting through what the book was about and if I liked it.

  • Copperhead

    I read some more comics over the weekend. A while back I bought the first volume of <em>Copperhead</em> and Saturday turned out to be the day to read it.

  • The Martian

    I finished <em>The Martian</em> last night. I'm a fairly fast reader, but I usually read several things at once, so it takes a while to finish things. Not this time. I started the book last Sunday, read two thirds that day, another 75 pages on Monday night, and because of schedule issues, finished it last night.

  • Bringing up the Bodies

    I just recently finished the second book in the series that Hilary Mantel has written on Thomas Cromwell, <em>Bringing up the Bodies</em>. It was a good read, taking the reader through the marriage of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.

  • Thoughts on the 100 day project

    I did it, I completed The 100 Day Project. For 100 days, I've had a recurring TeuxDeux on my list: 100 day project. It's gone, it's over, it's been 100 days. And I thought I would share some thoughts about going through this process, along with some of my favorites from the last 100 days.

  • Communication is key

    I've been working remotely for several years now, either full-time for a company, or as a freelancer. I've worked remotely where there was an office, offices full of people, and fully distributed teams.

  • The Left Hand of Darkness

    I don't know why, but one day last month I wandered into the science fiction section at the main Powells. And while there, happened upon a copy of <em>The Left Hand of Darkness</em> by Ursula K. Le Guin.

  • Y: The Last Man

    On the heels of reading <em>Ministry of Space</em>, I picked up a volume that's been on the shelf for quite some time after I found a cheap used copy at Powells, <em>Y: The Last Man</em>.

  • Ministry of Space

    I got back into some new comics I've had on my shelf for a while now this past weekend. I've been finding reading comics is my way of just unwinding and usually I love to read things that may have depth, but you can also gloss over that if you want. But I just read <em>Ministry of Space</em> written by Warren Ellis.

  • What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

    Many moons ago, my friend Sara recommended this book to me. I was doing Couch to 5k and I was also writing more, so it seemed a good fit. I finally picked up <em>What I Talk About When I Talk About Running</em> by Haruki Murakami a few months ago and I finally started reading it a few weeks ago.

  • The Cairo Affair

    This past weekend I read what I like to call brain candy. An easy going, entertaining book, that won't make me think too hard. Many times these are spy thrillers and this was no different, I hung out in Cairo with <em>The Cairo Affair</em> by Olen Steinhauer.