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Tab Benoit – I Hear Music Soundtrack for a Dental Trip

So, I had a 35 minute drive Monday morning to get to a dental appointment, to have a wisdom tooth extracted. It was a good time to listen to one of the three blues albums that have been in my music rotation. I chose I Hear Thunder from Tab Benoit. …

Zac Harmon was great! The Run not so much

So more and more I am going to make this more a true Weblog! And by that I mean I’m going to make it more about what’s happening in my life, I will still be writing about books, music and turning back my biological clock. However, I usually struggle with …

Village in the Dark – Iris Yamashita (Cara Kennedy Book#2)

Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita is book number 2 in her Cara Kennedy series. It is a mystery thriller set in Alaska. Book 1 in the series is City Under One Roof. Cara Kennedy is an Anchorage Police Department Detective. She is on administrative leave after her …

Three-Inch Teeth – C.J.Box (Joe Pickett #24) A Great Addition to the Series!

Three-Inch Teeth – C.J.Box (Joe Pickett #24) Book 13 for 2024 Three- Inch Teeth is the 24th book in the Joe Pickett series from C.J.Box, It is also the 23rd book I have read in the series. The only book in the series I haven’t read is Cold Wind. …

Josie Quick – All-Purpose Violinist Born April 16th

I really started to explore jazz more in 2014. Prior to that time I had a few favorites I listened to regularly. Those artists included mostly Wes Montgomery and Jimmy Smith and occasionally Freddie Hubbard and McCoy TYner. When I set out to expand my jazz listening I would review …

Midnight Creed (Ryder Creed # 8) -Alex Kava (Book 8 of 2024)

Midnight Creed (Ryder Creed (#8) (Maggie O’Dell World #19) Alex Kava Midnight Creed is the 8th book in Alex Kava’s Ryder Creed series The series was a spin-off of Kava’s Maggie O’Dell series. Since Maggie and her FBI colleagues are an intricate part of the Ryder Creed series, I’m going …

February 15, 1933 – FDR Assassination Attempt

Throughout your life there are things you learn about and forget. Then there are things you never learned about! I think the following falls into the later category. But on this date in 1933, there was an attempt made to assassinate Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Miami, Florida. Here’s what happened …

The Battle of the Hedgerows Ends July 18, 1944

Today in History July 18- The Battle of the Hedgerows Ends with a Family Connection While most people are familiar with D-Day June 6,1944, many myself included, don’t know much about what happened next. From July 11th to July 18th the US and German forces fought for control over the …

Catching Up and an LP Haul from The Princeton Record Exchange

So once again I must confess to not wrting many new posts. One of my excuses is I am still trying to fully recover from the ankle sprain that occurred on my May 28th run! In order to facilitate that recovery, for the last several weeks I’ve been going to …

Malcolm Wells – Hollerin’ Out Loud Helps a Tough Run!

Malcolm Wells and the Two-Timers - Hollerin’ Out Loud cover

Yesterday The Weather Channel’s morning Running Condition Rating was a 7 out of 10. While that rating is indicative of good running conditions, it’s on the dividing line between good conditions and difficult conditions. For me, today’s conditions were tough. They were tough not because of temperature or humidity but for …

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