What I’ve Read: Born Standing Up

This was the third book that I read on my Hawaiian vacation, and it was a pleasant and quick read. I’ve always enjoyed Martin’s early work and think he’s been unfortunately forgotten in the discussion of great American comics. It’s certainly because the roles he’s taken in the last decade or so have not resulted […]

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What I’ve Read: Mayflower

The subhead for this book is: A Story of Courage, Community and War. This could not be more true when it comes to the story of those first 100 pilgrims who took a three-month boat ride from England to Plymouth. Philbrick uses the courage, community and war as a way to divide this book into […]

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What I’ve Read: Isaac’s Storm

Prepare yourselves for some book review overload. One of the pleasures of vacations is disconnecting from the computer and reading a book. In my case, three of them. First up, Isaac’s Storm. This could not have come at a more opportune moment for me to read. About halfway through the reading this book, Washington was […]

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Game On: Week of Sept. 9

My recent column, reviewing Dead Island and Bodycount. Thanks to the Ventura County Star and ABC Action News for publishing. I think this is the first time I’ve seen a TV station publish my column, which is great to see, so big hat tip to them. […]

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