Opinions of Three

I just finished one of the funniest an most informative books I have read in a long time. Bonk, by Mary Roach, is a ribald and articulate survey of the science of sex. Roach has a keen eye for irony and is able contextualize her wide ranging research in such a way make the content [...]

Looking at the list of books on the last post gives me a sense of how long it has been since I have posted anything. In that time E has undergone a career shift (from designer to doula) and I have been been laid off from my job. December seems a lifetime ago.
I do not [...]

Here is what we are reading over this snowy Holiday Break:
Deep Survival – Laurence Gonzales
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union – Michael Chabon
The Country Ahead of Us, The Country Behind – David Gutterson
The Satanic Verses – Salman Rushdie
The Lost Highway – David Adams Richards
Several Mysteries by Tony Hillerman
A couple of Mafia Sagas by Mario Puzo

Winter on the Pacific Coast; drenching fogs cling to the craggy coast, swirling in offshore winds to occasionally reveal towering conifers or stolid sea stacks. Even as far south as Vancouver Island, snowstorms may unexpectedly blanket sandy beaches with an incongruous dusting of wet snow. Swells on the horizon look ripples of blown glass until [...]