I read through Birds Are Weird, the fourth collection of Penny Arcade comics. Once again, I was struck by how incredibly funny these guys are, and how much I regret that their humor includes large dollops of profanity. There is the odd comic which is clean from start to finish, but most of it is … Continue reading They are a little odd, yes.
Day: March 5, 2008
Here’s the wind-up…
I "read" the Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers. By that, I mean I read the various article sections and flipped through the reference section. I didn't read every single entry about which pitches were thrown by which pitchers. I feel a bit bad about including it on my list of books as a result, but my … Continue reading Here’s the wind-up…
If only everyone agreed with me…
Bill James' detractors have a point. The man is unquestionably intelligent and deserves a large chunk of credit for getting baseball fans to look at their favourite game in new and interesting ways. He also, without a doubt, has come up with some excellent tools that tell one a lot more about the game than … Continue reading If only everyone agreed with me…
I was almost made to wait!
I read through another e-book version of Wodehouse on my nifty new Palm device. It's not a bad way to read books, really. If there was an easier way to page through it, it would be about perfect. (And it's a lot cheaper and more versatile than a Kindle!) The Politeness of Princes is a … Continue reading I was almost made to wait!
Yo! Joe!
Keeping the SF theme rolling, I read the Cobra trilogy by Timothy Zahn since it was all there at the library in a single volume while I was looking for the next Dragonback book. (He's big into reptiles, neh?) It was clear that this was really more than one book, and the first was the … Continue reading Yo! Joe!
Free! Free Fallin’…
On my brother's suggestion (the brother with no website), I took a look at the Vorkosigan saga of Lois McMaster Bujold. I don't think Falling Free was the first written, but I believe it was the first chronologically. I liked it, but even if I hadn't, I would have given the books another shot. After … Continue reading Free! Free Fallin’…
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