I saw a substack review from allsportsbookreviews.substack.com, and thought I would give it a read. The author, Brad Proteus, got a job with the San Jose Rhinos, a professional roller hockey team. He ended up becoming the GM of the team. He was in his mid 20’s, and this was the mid 90’s. In his…
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1st to Die (Women’s Murder Club, #1) – by James Patterson
I have read all the James Patterson Alex Cross and Michael Bennett books and wanted to try this one by him. I have also read all the Jesse Stone and Spenser books by Robert Parker. As you can see, that is a lot of macho men and I was ready for a change and that…
New House
This morning, Nina left us for Minneapolis where she is looking at houses and hopefully, for one of them, we will buy. Yes, that means we are leaving Texas (we are tired of the weather, construction, and traffic) and Minnesota is a very safe choice. I am not at all worried about snow and cold,…
Heartbreaker: A Memoir – by Mike Campbell
I saw this book as a new release, and although I was halfway interested in it, I scrolled past it and moved on. Then, a few weeks later, Mike Campbell was one of the musicians featured on the FireAid concert in L.A where the proceeds helped the victims of the wildfires. So, that is when…
Michael Bennett books 1 through 17 – by James Patterson
So, I finished reading all the Michael Bennett books, and enjoyed them. Although, about halfway through, I almost stopped completely because I was tired of reading about bad things happening in New York City. But, I trudged on. Even though, I knew Bennett would solve the cases, how he got there was the whole point…
Spring Break
Niko has been on Spring Break, and he goes back to school tomorrow. We didn’t do anything exciting. Nina took him to the cold pool once but it was too cold for her and I took him once as well and although I got in, I got out quicker than you could say Super Mario! …
Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk – by Mike Sielski
I got this book from Netgalley so I can read and review it before it’s published. But, that didn’t happen as I tried a few times to read it and just couldn’t get my mindset into it. A few days ago, though, I needed a break from the Michael Bennett books I have been reading…
Niko’s Technology
Last Saturday, Niko got new wireless headphones for school from Best Buy. Yesterday, we went back to Best Buy as Niko wanted a new bluetooth speaker and a fitness tracker. We saw a few fitness trackers, and one of the brands, I have never heard of, so I wanted to research before we got one…
Niko’s Saturday Plans
Last Tuesday, I was telling Niko one thing I really wanted to do on Saturday, and that was to bring Nina’s bicycle to the shop to get the tires pumped and the handlebars changed. I am mainly doing it for me as I want to use it. If I enjoy it, I may end up…
Shipping, Donating, Selling, and Eating – The Adventures of our Day
Yesterday, I was able to get Niko out of the house. It’s been really challenging to accomplish that as he wants to stay home and watch his iPad and play video games (sometimes, both at the same time). So, I was mean dad and took both away and told him, until you get dressed and…
Michael Bennett, books 2 through 7 – by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge
So far, I am really enjoying this series. I started it on February 11th, and have been reading them pretty quickly. My next question is should I read Patterson’s Private series next or the Women’s Murder Club? I will let you know that I prefer memoirs, but this genre is starting to pull me…
What I Wanted To Write
I really wanted to write about how yesterday Niko and I went to Barnes and Noble and got book 6 of the Percy Jackson series. Yeah, he has been listening to the books at home and reading the physical books as well. I have no clue what is going on, but Niko pays attention and…
Percy Jackson Books
This was created and written by Niko, my 8-year-old son.
Step on a Crack (Michael Bennett, #1) – by James Patterson
I have read all the Alex Cross books by James Patterson, and was looking for another similar series of books, and I came across Michael Bennett also by James Patterson. Both are cops; Cross in DC and Bennett in NYPD. Bennett and his wife, Maeve, have 10 adopted children. We learn early on that she…
Source Code: My Beginnings – by Bill Gates
If you’re looking for a history of Microsoft, this isn’t the book you should choose as this is about his childhood, school years, and his passion for programming computers. Yes, there is a little bit about Microsoft and how it got started as well as how Bill met Paul Allen and Steve Ballmer. But, that…
Writing
Ever since we moved to our new house in December, I haven’t had the passion for writing as I have had in the past. Usually, I do my best writing in the evenings after Niko is sleeping, but now, I enjoy relaxing in my bed reading a book. Don’t get me wrong, I love writing…
Robert B. Parker’s Buried Secrets (A Jesse Stone novel) – by Christopher Farnsworth
When I saw that a new Jesse Stone book was being published by a new author, I was ready to dive in and didn’t care about who wrote it as in prior books by Parker, all the writers kept the same style. I couldn’t tell the difference. And I have read all the Jesse Stone…
The Last Action Heroes: the Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood’s Kings of Carnage – by Nick de Semlyen
After I finished Nick de Semlyen’s other book called, Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the ’80s Changed Hollywood Forever, I wanted more so I read this one about: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, Dolph Lundgren, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Bruce Willis. I got a brief background…
Sick Child Of Mine
Whatever I had last week, Niko got it, but he got it worse. Whereas I took one day off from work, Friday, January 24th, he was out of school from Wednesday, January 29th through Friday, January 31st. For me, I was exhausted, had a cough, and a stuffy nose. On Friday, I went to rehab…
Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the ’80s Changed Hollywood Forever – by Nick de Semlyen
I was book-less for a few days as nothing I had available was appealing. Throughout my book browsing at the library and the Kindle store, I kept seeing this one. Well, I decided to give it a whirl as I like comedy movies! This book is about Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd,…