What I’m reading or have read
It’s been a while since my last post and in that time, I’ve collected quite a few books to put on my …
Being a know-it-all is a pain; my visit to the University of Minnesota Holmes collection
As a know-it-all, it’s so easy to hear someone give an interesting talk and dismiss it as—“oh, I knew that, and that, …
The Lion’s Mane quiz: Answers
Think you know everything about The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane? Then this quiz should be easy. The answers will be posted …
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane, not a favorite
I’m a person who pours alcohol on wounds, scratches mosquito bites until they bleed and picks at scabs. In other words, I’m …
What I’m reading: P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters
I’m reading P.G. Wodehouse: A Life in Letters, edited by Sophie Ratcliffe and although I am enjoying it, it’s also a somewhat …
The White Queen
I didn’t know a lot about the War of the Roses aside from York vs Lannister…I mean Lancaster…the Battle of Bosworth Field, …
P.G. Wodehouse’s The Code of the Woosters; the funniest n. in the E. language
How do you convince someone that The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse, published in 1938, is the best comedic novel …