I had a writing presence online at www.thestatmanspeaks.com since July of 2011. I was a high school football statistician and I shared my thoughts on the games I worked, along with photos and stats. When Nina (my wife) and I announced to the world on October 31, 2015, that we were pregnant (she was,…
Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up – by Dave Barry
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. I have read a few of his humor books and most of his novels, and have enjoyed his style. So, when I saw this memoir, I was immediately interested. It was a quick read and cool to read how…
Holmes is Missing – by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
This is the second book in the Holmes, Marple, and Poe series and I hope there are more as I really this trio of private investigators. Each of them are unique and can easily carry a book by themselves. They have their way of finding things out before the police and their backgrounds are a…
Niko’s Sketchers Shoe-Shopping Extravaganza
For the past few weeks, Niko has been complaining of his ankle hurting. Dr. Dad and Dr. Mom didn’t see anything visible on his foot, but we do believe him. Nurse Riley cat doesn’t know anything except for the fact that his shoes smell like feet, socks, and school and they have been outside. We…
Nothin’ Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield – by Michael Seth Starr
I got this book from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Now, I knew of his comedy and his characters from CaddyShack and Back to School, but I knew of nothing else. I was really interested to learn more. I didn’t know his father and uncle were vaudeville performers. I…