the republic of pirates  by colin woodard is the best pirate book i've read.  it was detailed and placed the right amount of emphasis ...

about ten years ago, i came across a really neat and addicting game called samorost .  i had forgotten what the name of the game was and i...

grab a cup of some warm delight, settle down in your leather chair, open your tablet and read these stories ... The Legend of Sleepy Hollo...

i've already reviewed a previous chapter about sherman in another book written by vdh ( link here ). the main point the savior general...

this is a direct copy and paste from a friend who reposted this on their facebook page. i bolded the sections i found particularly interest...

flavius belisarius: the man who almost reunited the western and eastern roman empire; the man who saved byzantium time and time again and ...

it never fails ... every time i read a victor davis hanson book, i feel smarter.  more importantly, i learn something new almost every tim...

happy 4th of july! take some time today to read this excellent speech by rush limbaugh's father ... our lives, our fortunes, our sac...

guardians of liberty Your exertions in the cause of freedom, guided by wisdom, and animated by zeal and courage, have gained you the lov...

i'm here in kuala lumpur on business, so most of my waking hours have been in meetings and day-to-day business.  so, i'll focus on t...

i got to bush intercontinental, checked in, got my boarding pass and walked to the gate.  the goodbyes to my wife and the kids was a bit emo...

i thought i'd do a travel log of my trip to kuala lumpur. my flight from houston leaves for los angeles at 9:30pm; which will begin ...

It seems that I'm getting a new pair of running shoes every year now.  I bought my first pair of GTX last April and I bought a new p...

Do you fear the second shower? You've already showered in the morning. You've shaved; you've washed and combed your hair; appl...

this morning, while driving into work, i decided to listen to some rolling stones. one of the songs i played over and over again was mothe...

Around Christmas time 1988, I was chubby 12-year old kid. During those days, my parents, sister and I drove down the hill and a few miles...

I'm not an Excel expert, but sometimes I pretend to be one.  And in those times, I usually do what every other "Excel expert...