First Impressions

Oh, man, sorry for the long delay in posts. I’ve been, as they say, OOO or out of office, figuratively and literally, while also at times being so far IN the office I couldn’t even see the desk. Between a crush of tasks at my day job, travel for both...

Reading Moods

I read anywhere between 100 and 150 books/year and I’ve long since known my mood can dictate whether a book speaks to me and how loudly. I even tried to assess inherent seasonality in my reading habits. Over the weekend I re-read a book and surprised myself by...

Re: Dads

Oddly I’ve read two books this weekend that are extremely appropriate for Father’s Day. Or, maybe, it’s not a coincidence. Perhaps fatherhood is a major theme in literature because it’s such a weighty topic. Earlier this weekend I read When We...