My Blog
All Blog Posts by Date
Below is a list of all my blog posts. I hope you enjoy them.
"Opening Belle" by Maureen Sherry
Maureen Sherry was an investment banker on Wall Street. A very accomplished one. A managing director, in fact. Opening Belle is not a true story, but her description of how women are treated on the trading floor is factual.
"The Fifth Gospel" by Ian Coldwell
This is another one of those stories about finding a long lost gospel that nobody knew existed and that will change the Christian world, possibly destroy it. Or, in this case, the Catholic world. It deals with the split between Roman Catholics and Greek Orthodox.
"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky
No doubt you’ve heard of this book, if for no other reason than the recent movie starring Harry Potter’s Emma Watson. It’s about Charlie, a very shy, introverted boy who is also extremely bright and insightful. That would be the wallflower. Although I still don’t know what the perks of that are. Oh, well.
"Slaves of Obsession" by Anne Perry
First, I want to say that I now know where the television detective Adrian Monk got his name. His last name, anyway. A private detective named William Monk is the protagonist is many of her novels. He’s a very popular character, especially in England, and Anne Perry is a very popular writer, again, especially in England. But she has quite a few fans “across the pond,” too.
Use One of the Secrets of the Rich!
We all want to know the secrets of the rich, right? Well, this is one of them: Incorporate. Becoming a corporate entity has many advantages financially. The first advantage is you pay many of your bills before being taxed on that money. The way most of us do it, we work, pay taxes, and pay bills with what’s left.
UGG®: Lessons in Marketing
Everyone in Australia wore sheepskin boots. They were amazingly durable and they kept feet warm even in the worst of conditions. Surfers loved them! A surfer could put them on his wet feet, straight out of the ocean, and they would be warm and dry almost immediately. You’d think they’d be uncomfortably warm, though, wouldn’t you? Nope. They keep feet at a constant temperature. Hmm…
"Gray Mountain" by John Grisham
John Grisham has written a string best-sellers, many of which were turned into movies. It seems his best one, though, from 1989–96. And for my money, nothing will ever equal The Firm. Which is not to say his later books aren’t good. They are, they’re very good. But they don’t have the same magic.
"Me Before You" by Jojo Moyes
There’s been such buzz about the movie Me Before You that I figured I will see it sooner or later, and I usually like to read the book first. So… For those of you who do not watch TV, it’s about a young girl who takes a job as caretaker to a young, grouchy quadriplegic. (He didn’t start out grouchy, but wouldn’t you be?)
The Right Way to Age
Anyone who doesn’t like getting older isn’t doing it right. Life gets nothing but better with every passing moment. Okay, maybe not “nothing but,” but I stick with my statement. If you don’t find that the maturity, wisdom, calm, experience, and everything else you gain as you mature doesn’t far outweigh anything you might be giving up, then you have a problem that has nothing to do with age.
