Nerd and a half

Celebrating the nerd life, being a huge dork, and geekery.

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May 17, 20243 min read

I've written before about getting more persnickety about my reading and about clawing my way out of a post-covid reading slump. While...

Aug 13, 20225 min read

When I was a kid- not just a little kid, but all through school, and probably all through college- I completed every book that I started....

Jun 19, 20223 min read

When I was young, I would never put a book down without finishing it. I once spent four months plowing through Martin Chuzzlewit when I...

Dec 12, 20213 min read

Strong, Anthony M- The Haunting of Willow House Tarkington, Booth- The Magnificent Ambersons Unsworth, Emma Jane- Grown Ups Walker,...

Sep 30, 20213 min read

Yang, Susie- White Ivy Mascarenhas, Kate- The Psychology of Time Travel McDermid, Val- Northanger Abbey Moreno-Garcia, Silvia- Velvet Was...

Jul 19, 20215 min read

Last December, I wanted to try something new with my reading and set up some challenges for the new year. I think that this is by far...

Feb 9, 20212 min read

Five books that I tried out and why they weren't for me.

Oct 20, 20203 min read

Wow, No Thank You, Samantha Irby Somewhere in the Dark, R. J. Jacobs The 2084 Report, James Laurence Powell To Sleep in a Sea of Stars,...