Hiking date: September 12, 2019 We’ve had a very wet beginning of September here in Portland. Last Thursday when it was just overcast we wanted to go out for a walk somewhere other than our neighborhood where I walk at least 4 days a week and Carla walks all 7. But then we didn’t want… Continue reading Tualatin Hills Nature Park
Month: September 2019
Reading: City of Thieves by David Benioff
City of Thieves Author: David BenioffCopyright: 2008Type: FictionFinished: September 7, 2019 Rating: ★★★★★ Image from Amazon I went from the pure escapism of Son of Tarzan to one of the grittiest, intense novels I’ve ever read, in City of Thieves by David Benioff. The protagonist, Lev, is a teenage watchman in his apartment building in… Continue reading Reading: City of Thieves by David Benioff
Reading: Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Son of Tarzan Author: Edgar Rice BurroughsCopyright: 1915 (Original)Type: FictionFinished: August 31, 2019 Rating: ★★★ Image from Amazon For a misogynistic, racist, and scientifically inaccurate novel, this is a fun read. Lord Greystoke (Tarzan) is living back in London with his wife and teenage son, Jack. They keep Jack in the dark about his… Continue reading Reading: Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Reading: Chances Are by Richard Russo
Chances AreAuthor: Richard RussoType: FictionFinished: August 21, 2019Copyright: 2019 Rating: ★★★★★ Image from Amazon Lincoln, Teddy, and Mickey were college friends who worked together cooking and cleaning for a women’s sorority house in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Their paths diverged on the military draft night of December 1969. “Earlier, while serving the girls’… Continue reading Reading: Chances Are by Richard Russo
