I think is this is probably the first book I have read about a football official, Dr. Jerry McGee, and it’s written from the viewpoints of him and his two sons, Ryan and Sam. I enjoyed learning about how Dr. Jerry Mcgee got started, his stories, and especially his memories of games and players, and…
Ode To My Wife – Part 8 (Happy Mother’s Day)
WHAT DOES NINA not DO? On Friday, Nina was going to have lunch with Niko at school, and when she arrived in the cafeteria to meet him, he was nowhere to be found. Fortunately, Niko’s classmates know us, and they were like, oh Niko’s mom, Niko is in the nurse’s office. He was complaining about…
My Home Team: A Sportswriter’s Life and the Redemptive Power of Small-Town Girls’ Basketball – by Dave Kindred
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I was only interested in this book, because I read that Dave Kindred was a retired former sportswriter, who moved back home and then decided to write about a local high school girls basketball team. That really…
The Embarrassed Dad
I usually don’t get embarrassed, but yesterday Nina and I did something together, because I was too embarrassed to do it alone, even though a lot of people do it alone. I have done it once before with Nina before Niko was born. I was so clueless when they asked me questions, that I had…
Swamp Story – by Dave Barry
I have read most of the fiction works by Dave Barry, and really enjoyed the humor and characters in all of them. So, when I saw this an upcoming release, I didn’t even read the description. I threw it in my Wishlist so I could read it when it came out. This was one fantastic,…
The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music – by Tony King
I saw this book as an advertisement on my Kindle, and when I read the description and the names of Elton John, John Lennon, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Freddie Mercury, and more, I was intrigued and instantly purchased it. A lot of the autobiographies/biographies books I have this year have been either been sports…
Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs – by Andrew Rannells
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. I did read his first book, Too Much Is Not Enough, and really enjoyed it. And this new one, didn’t disappoint me at all. I enjoyed reading more about him and like the fact that he is…
Niko’s 7th Birthday
His birthday is on Tuesday, but we celebrated on Saturday. We kept asking Niko if he wanted to have a party and invite his classmates, and he wasn’t sure on that. So, we had to think of something else to do with him. Remember a few blogs ago, where I had to take a Friday…
Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir – by Lucinda Williams
When I saw this book as an upcoming release a few weeks ago, I immediately threw it in my Amazon Wishlist (I use it to keep track of books I want to read). I do have a few of her songs on my iPhone playlist. One of them is called Are You Alright, and one…
LeBron – by Jeff Benedict
When I saw this book about LeBron James, I was immediately intrigued. I did have to stop reading it a few times as I had other books to read, but when I finally finished it, I was glad I read it and learned a lot more about him than I knew previously. It was he…
Tell Me Everything: A Memoir – by Minka Kelly
This book was provided to me by Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. The only reason I read this book is because I loved her character, Lila Garrity, on Friday Night Lights! But unfortunately, she doesn’t talk much about that show. I am pretty sure that she has a lot…
Bingo!: Forty Years in the NBA – by Ralph Lawler
I kept seeing this book in the Amazon library and was interested in reading it, but I always had another book I was reading until now. And, when I finished, I was glad because so far, it has been the best book I have read this year. First, let me tell you that I am…
Happy Birthday To Me
It’s my birthday today, and to celebrate, I had a terrific eating weekend. Friday Nina went to Costco earlier in the day and got a Tuxedo Chocolate Mousse cake. The three of us had a small piece that evening. For dinner, I wanted to get something from the food truck at our amenity center in…
Top Billin’: Stories of Laughter, Lessons, and Triumph – by Bill Bellamy
This book was provided to me by Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Of all the books I have read this year, and reviewed, this will be the first where one I read, but I didn’t like it. I was expecting a lot more stories of him being a comedian…
Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever – by Matt Singer
This book was provided to me from Netgalley so I can read and read it before it’s published. The only thing I knew about Siskel and Ebert, is they had a television show about movies, because I watched it occasionally when I was younger. Where I live, we had two movie critics, Larry Ratliff and…
To the Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It!: A Memoir – by Ed Begley Jr.
This book was provided to me from Netgalley, so I can read and review it before it’s published. Hey, I know who Ed Begley Jr. is, but I have to be honest and tell you, I can only remember his appearances in several Christopher Guest movies. I know. So, by the title of this, I…
Self-Sufficient (I NEED A BREAK)
So, how has you week been? Mine has been hectic as Nina is still recovering from having her appendix taken out last Saturday. Every day, though, she feels better, and on Thursday, she ventured downstairs for the first time and on Friday, when I got home from dropping Niko off at school, she was downstairs…
Got Your Number: The Greatest Sports Legends and the Numbers They Own – by Mike Greenberg
When I saw this book, I wasn’t sure what it was about, but I still proceeded to read it. I guess, you can say, I was intrigued by the title and the author. The title, Got Your Number, hits close to home as for almost 20 years, I was a high school football statistician, so…
Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer – by John Gibbons
I knew that John Gibbons was a manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, went to high school in San Antonio, and lives in San Antonio. I didn’t know he had written a book about his baseball life, until one of my Facebook friends who also happens to be a local sports television anchor in San…
A Weekend Change of Plans
Niko was off on Friday for Good Friday, but Nina and I had to work. Despite that, Nina was going to surprise him with a movie date that afternoon to see the Super Mario Bros movie. Well, plans had to be changed because when she woke up on Friday morning, Niko and I had to…