Category: Miscellaneous

Another Longmire mystery :-).

This is a book that was suggested by my wife. It’s very good. Story is interesting and the main character is compelling. On to the next book.

I read just about every book about Midway as a kid and this is one of, if not, the best.

A totally different view of the typical book about the Battle of Midway. Loved it and great to see the inclusion of the Japanese viewpoints about the battle.

For me the important items were the explanations of Japan’s carrier operations such as how they staged refueled, armed and staged planes. It explained so much.

Nice quick book about Cannae. I knew of the battle but not the details such as they are. I find it interesting that Hannibal just hung out in Italy for so long and accomplished…not much other than destroying a few Roman armies.

An interesting book about a crazy set of events. Quick read. Nice overview of the U.S. just before the entry into World War I.

This was an amazing book. Really gives me an understanding of the social environment of the times, the personalities involved and the immense struggle they went through.

I was watching one of Adam Savage’s Tested videos and he mentioned ‘SmarterEveryDay’ (Destin is the host) and the video ‘I Tried To Make Something in America’.

Great video. Check it out here.

This is…pretty good.

I ran this race back in 2009 and have been wanting to do it again ever since.

The Life Time Chicago Half Marathon is a flat, fast course along Lake Shore Drive — a great setup. It’s at the end of September in Chicago, which makes for ideal running weather and…the last time the weather was absolutely gorgeous.

I was a bit younger then which will make the prep work a bit harder. Whatever.

If you’re interested, here’s my invite link: https://letsdothis.com/share/69deac54cff0cef3984795f8