Category: Audiobook

5 THINGS I DON’T BUY ANYMORE

5 Things We Don’t Buy Anymore We are on a fixed income, but the world is on a fast track to insane inflation, so these days, there are many things we don't buy. Dog food. I make my own from chopped beef. tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, canned peas, and brown rice with a bit of … Continue reading 5 THINGS I DON’T BUY ANYMORE

IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT BOOKS

Reading Culture and Books I want to start this off by saying almost everything I know that's important to me, I learned by reading. Yes, I went to school. I went to college. I got a degree. I took courses post B.A., but never finished another degree. It just wasn't important to my career. I … Continue reading IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT BOOKS

DON’T READ IN THE DARK

If reading were illegal, I'd have spent my life in prison. The most frightening book I ever read was Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. I couldn't imagine anything more terrifying than a life with no books. As a kid, I literally read myself cross-eyed, but today, I have been redeemed by audiobooks. Early during the 1990s, I … Continue reading DON’T READ IN THE DARK

REVISITING JAMES BOND

Audible has been offering versions of some of the original Ian Fleming "James Bond" books. The last time I read these books, I was a freshman in college. At 16, the books were still new to the American market and sizzling hot. Fleming's books had always sold well, but in 1961 sales increased dramatically. On … Continue reading REVISITING JAMES BOND

BIOGRAPHIES & AUTOBIOGRAPHIES THAT MADE AN IMPACT

JYProvocative Question – Memoir (Thanksgiving Edition) A great non-Thanksgiving question for Thanksgiving day. Thank you for not asking for gratitude, prayers, or anything remotely political. Have you read a memoir that surprised you? In what way? These three autobiographies surprised and entertained Garry and me. I played them on audio so we could listen together. … Continue reading BIOGRAPHIES & AUTOBIOGRAPHIES THAT MADE AN IMPACT

AUDIOBOOKS AGAIN

Newly edited Back when I was working and commuting crazy distances from home to work, Audiobooks (back then it was "BooksOnTape" and after that "Recorded Books") saved me from losing my mind. At one point, I was commuting 140 miles each way from Uxbridge, MA, to Groton, CT. It's a long drive. Half of it … Continue reading AUDIOBOOKS AGAIN

MID NOVEMBER SHARING TIME

Share Your World 18th November Suddenly, the holidays are looming. Thanksgiving is next week. How did that happen? I know time doesn't go faster when you are older, but it sure feels as if it does. I just finished reading Terry Pratchett's "Reaper Man," which stars DEATH (always in capital letters), his trip into being almost … Continue reading MID NOVEMBER SHARING TIME

WHERE DOGS RULE

CITY (1952), CLIFFORD SIMAK City is a 1952 science fiction novel by Clifford D. Simak. The book is episodic with eight or nine (depending on which version you read) short stories that have "bridges" between episodes. Version of the book after 1980 includes the ninth tale, "Epilogue." The novel contains eight stories, which are the "Mythology … Continue reading WHERE DOGS RULE

WHAT IF YOUR CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST?

I am reading a series called "The Stranger Times." It's a series about a Yorkshire newspaper which only reports about strange stuff. Which, as it turns out, is truer than anyone imagines. This is book 3, Love Will Tear Us Apart by C. K. McDonnell. I think it's so far, the best of the series. Last … Continue reading WHAT IF YOUR CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST?

EXCUSES, EXCUSES

I am guilty. I don't read books; I listen. I can't focus on words on a page long enough to complete a book. not even a short book. Every time I read wonderful reviews of books written by people I know and like, I buy the book, though I know I won't read it. I … Continue reading EXCUSES, EXCUSES