If you’re looking at the dates of my Book Reviews you’ll notice something… strange. While I read quite a bit, I haven’t done a book review here on the blog in over FOUR years. That’s really sort of strange, but it speaks to type of reading I’ve been doing. I do a lot of Internet browsing / reading but it’s been forever since I sat down and just… read. That changes a few months back … Continue reading
This review has been a long time coming. Partially because it took me forever and a day to finish the book. Swimming with Piranhas: Surviving the Politics of Professional Wrestling was written by former president of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) Howard Brody. In it, he gives a first hand account of how he managed to navigate the political backroom dealings that plague the world of professional wrestling. He goes into (with great… sometimes too great) … Continue reading
To say I’m behind on my blog here would be an understatement. I just went through and cleaned up my drafts. (IE, removed stuff that I’d started and won’t bother finishing because it’s no longer topical or relevant). I’m still left with over 50 drafts. And that DOESN’T include at least a dozen or so that I know are coming but I’ve not officially started. All of that said, I figured tonight is as good … Continue reading
It’s been quite some time since I’ve done a book review. That’s not to say I haven’t been reading because I have… I’ve just been terrible about getting my reviews done. This one should be short and sweet. The Belligerent Book of Movie Quotes is “written” by Danny Marianino. I have written in quotes because as the title of the book suggests, this is a collection of movie quotes so Mr. Marianino didn’t actually pen them…. … Continue reading
Back in 2011, E. L. James released the first book in her Fifty Shades Trilogy known simply as Fifty Shades Of Grey. I ran across an article in TIME the other day talking about how people are already boycotting the upcoming Fifty Shades movie that’s set to premier this weekend and it reminded me that I’d read this and never posted a review here on the site. SPOILER ALERT: I’m going speak openly about the “plot” … Continue reading
I first learned of Sarah Churman when I watched a YouTube video of her hearing for the first time. Sarah was born with a condition where the hair in her inner ear doesn’t form. This hair (I’ve come to find out) is what transmits the sound which allows us to hear. Without it, Sarah was essentially deaf. Powered On is the amazing, true story of Sarah’s transformation from a life of silence into a new … Continue reading
I first learned of Lexa James on Twitter. One of her tweets showed up in my timeline, retweeted by someone else. What can I say… I’m a typical male, so when you see an account called @hotttasian float through your timeline you click on it… at least to see what it is. I was happy to find that Lexa wasn’t just one of those fake accounts selling sex or pretending to be something that they … Continue reading
I’m a geek. A comic book nerd. I’m an 80’s movie quoting, hair metal loving dork. I have been for as long as I can remember. Unfortunately, as life has gotten in the way of my wasted youth, one of the things that has fallen by the wayside for a variety of reasons has been reading comic books. Luckily, these days, there are a variety of ways for me to “keep up” with my old … Continue reading
I’ll steal a quote from the author of this book to start off: “This book contains material that may be considered crude and vulgar. The humor, while immature, might be better left for adults. If you don’t like jokes, don’t read this book.” I’d say it’s safe to say the same thing about this review. Still here? Onward… It’s a long story how I came about this particular “novel” but it goes something like this. … Continue reading
There’s been quite a few shows and movies about zombies over the years but I have to say there have been none better than The Walking Dead which recently wrapped its first season on AMC. If you haven’t seen it I’d highly recommend you check it out. Even though it’s on TV, it’s not for the squeamish or faint of heart. You’ve been warned. And while it’s a tremendous show it pales in comparison to … Continue reading
