2021 is refusing to be a decent year, it seems, what with now the omicron surge of the COVID virus and the determined refusal of so many people to take public health measures seriously. It’s a shame that so many people are having to deal with this at a time that is supposed to festive… Continue reading Recent Reading
Category: Movies and Books
The greatest gift given to me.
I watched a documentary about Arthur Miller on HBO Max last night. I cannot recommend it strongly enough. It was a great overview of one of my favorite writers and a truly great American playwright. I’ve read 4 of his plays: The Crucible, Death of Salesman, All my Sons, and my personal favorite, After the… Continue reading The greatest gift given to me.
Shtisel is back!
After an over four-year layoff, the Israeli television series, Shtisel is back on Netflix. I first wrote about the show two years ago. The show originally aired on the Yes Drama network in Israel in 2013. It ran for two seasons from 2013 to 2016, and in 2019, it was announced that it would have… Continue reading Shtisel is back!
Shtisel
Is an Israeli TV show that is running on Netflix. I started watching it off and on during my trips to Israel late last fall and in the spring when I was there for a few weeks. I didn’t really get into it though, watching bits and pieces of it, mainly to see how much… Continue reading Shtisel
Herman Wouk.
Herman Wouk has passed away at the age of 103, just ten days short of his 104th birthday. According to the Times of Israel, he was “working on a book until the end.” To say this makes me sad is a gross understatement. While obviously, I knew this day was approaching, imagining a world where… Continue reading Herman Wouk.
Recent Reading
Since I was not blogging for the last 10 months I had to do something. Besides dealing with the hassles caused by vindictive assholes who think they have the right to harass a private citizen, I did a lot of reading and watching. Regarding watching first, if you have not watched The Man in the… Continue reading Recent Reading
Recent reading
While I was back in the Whining States of America, I made the obligatory run to Barnes and Noble. I picked up a copy of the Federalist to re-read, my original copy having gone long by the boards when the ex trashed all of my things as was her worthless nature. It’s always better to… Continue reading Recent reading
Star Wars-No spoilers yet allowed
On Christmas Eve, following some last minute shopping as is my tradition, I went to see Star Wars VII-The Force Awakens. All in all, I thought Disney did a good job with the movie. I do have some criticisms, but those will have to wait until the “No Spoilers” embargo which one sees all over… Continue reading Star Wars-No spoilers yet allowed
Recent Reading
Besides the volume of recent work, I have been deeply involved in several books recently. Not really an excuse for my lack of steady posting, but it did provide a different sort of diversion. Below are my reviews of three of the best of the group. ( I have finished 7 in all since mid-July).… Continue reading Recent Reading
Recent Reading
While I was back in the land of the free and the home of the stupid and overweight, I had a chance to stumble into Barnes and Noble. This was ostensibly for the purpose of purchasing a study guide for the examination I have to take later this year, but that did not stop me from… Continue reading Recent Reading