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  • 2014 – Recap

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    It’s that time again where we flip the calendar over to a new year. Still no personal jetpacks and as always, flying cars are as far away as ever. But now everyone can fly drones (does that count as a win?). Awesome Things That Happened In 2014 Visited family in Nevada. Fun to hang out…

  • Just finished: Cold Comfort Farm

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    Oh my! This was an excellent and deliciously satirical read. Why this poor book (and its author, Stella Gibbons) is not more widely known beggars belief. Cold Comfort Farm is a masterpiece of skewering the horrible cliches of English literature based in the “country-pastoral” genre (think Thomas Hardy’s The Trumpet Major). And the ending is,…

  • Currently reading…

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    Currently reading through “India: A History” by John Keay. An excellent, witty, rambunctious and, so far, a fun read of India and it’s fascinating history throughout the ages. Great stuff and I recommend the book for anyone who wants a general overview of Indian history.