Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I’m a bit torn on this book. Part of Galbraith-Rowling’s gift is creating likable enduring characters. Part of the story and most of the writing I really liked. I didn’t like the ending and, gosh darn it, when you invest that much time in a read you want the ending you want.
Mortal Allies by Brian Haig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A remarkably entertaining book full of lawyering, espionage, sarcasm, and a flawed but immensely likable hero.
King Rat by China Miéville
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Secret Sanction by Brian Haig
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Black Cherry Blues by James Lee Burke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Judge C. C. Bridgewater died July 20, 2014.
We will miss him.
He was a philosopher, a statesman, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a family man. He was my friend. We will miss his kindness, his opinions, his thoughtful observations on life.
We will miss his love of people, his grin, his love of life.
We will miss him.
Loved “The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York” (1974) by Robert Caro. Spoiler alert. Once you read the 1336 page book you’ll probably want to read Robert Moses’ response and Robert Caro’s reply to Moses’ response.
Assholes: A Theory (2012)
By Aaron James
Page 5:
[t]he asshole:
(1) allows himself to enjoy special advantages and does so systematically;
(2) does this out of an entrenched sense of entitlement; and
(3) is immunized by his sense of entitlement against the complaints of other people.
So there.
Lost: The TV Series
Season 4, Episode 5: “The Constant”
In 1991 Julie and I began dating, and our courtship involved a weekly commitment to the X-Files. X-Files reached its zenith in season three with “Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose,” broadcast on October 13, 1995. There was–and still is–something magical and brilliant about Final Repose.
The killer asks why it is that he does what he does. And Clyde Bruckman says, “You do the things you do because you’re a homicidal maniac.”
Julie and I began watching Lost about a month ago on Netflix, commercial free. I guess we’re a little late on the Lost bandwagon, since the series ended in 2010. It has been a fun ride so far.
Season 4, Episode 5: “The Constant”. For those of you who gave up halfway through season two, Lost is a bandwagon well worth rejoining. For those of you who road the bandwagon all the way to its final destination, I hope you remember and appreciate this episode as much as we did.
