I am not an early adopter. I do not rush out to buy the latest and greatest of anything. If I have something that works, then I keep using it until it absolutely won’t work anymore. For example, Nellie and I bought a Honda Accord when we were first married. Fourteen years later, we had
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Americans and Reading The Pew Research Center has just published their findings on reading in America. It’s called “The Rise of E-reading“. There’s a LOT of fascinating information in the report. Here’s a taste: Americans 18 and older read on average 17 books each year. 19% say they don’t read any books at all. Only 5% say they
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So is the movie as good as so many are saying? I liked the book a lot. You can see my review here: http://johndbrown.com/2010/09/amano-jasons-deli-and-the-hunger-games/ Yes, but is the movie as good as the book? Let’s start with the beginning of the movie. During the first 10 or 15 minutes I was so annoyed and angry that I
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Which animals do you think have a better life: family dogs or cattle on ranches? Think about it. Cattle get branded and tagged and slaughtered. Some live only a year or two. Meanwhile, Fido gets the run of the house, a spot in front of the couch, and chew toys. You might be surprised to
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John Newton writes the following about himself. “My father was a very sensible, and a moral man, as the world rates morality; but neither he, nor my step-mother, was under the impressions of religion: I was, therefore, much left to myself, to mingle with idle and wicked boys; and soon learnt their ways.” And learn them
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