Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • Review: Martin’s A Clash of Kings

    A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2) A Song of Fire and Ice Series Book 2 George R.R. Martin Spectra Reissue, 704 pages The second volume in Martin’s massive series of books about conquest and intrigue in his imaginary world of Westeros is even more of a soap opera than…

  • Review: Martin’s Game of Thrones

    Ed note: this review was written in 2007 for a now defunct livejournal account, long before GoT was the phenomenon it is now. Funny to re-read such a flippant review of what has become a cultural phenomenon. A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) A Song of Fire and Ice…

  • Review: Coates’s Between the World and Me

    Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates How does one review a book like Between You a Me? Especially when one is me – an educated, white, straight, middle class dude. What can I possibly say? I can say that it deeply affected me. That even now, over a week after finishing the book, it…

  • Review: Pessl’s Night Film

    Night Film: A Novel Marisha Pessl New Rule: If a book is worth reading, it is worth the effort of writing a review of at least 250 words. All reviews will end with one of three sentence fragments: (1) “recommended” meaning I can recommend the book to most readers without caveat (2) recommended for the…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 8-9-2015

      Run Miles for the week: 18 in 3:02:02 Run Miles for the year: 893.7 Projected total run miles for the year: 1469.4 Weekly/Daily Average to reach 2k miles 54.9/7.8 Run Streak: 0 Did I hit every session of 18/55? N What did I miss? Three sessions Runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days…

  • Review: Taleb’s Fooled By Randomness

    Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets (Incerto) Nicolas Nasim Taleb   If you’re interested in poplar economics, you’ve very familiar with Taleb by now. This, and its sequel Black Swan are required reading for the economically literate. Fooled by Randomness is both a very interesting book, and…

  • Review: Shaawari’s Harem Years

    Harem Years: The Memoirs of an Egyptian Feminist, 1879-1924 Huda Shaarawi Huda Shaarawi lead a pretty fucking amazing life. She started out life in the harem* of her father, and ended it being a feminist and a nationalist hero. This isn’t a particularly well written book, but when you lead a life that was intertwined…

  • The BQ(Q) – “O.R.M.”

    Here’s a great BQ(Q) with the blogger “Obsessive Researching Mommy” on her recent BQ with some great advice on avoiding injury. Thanks ORM! Name: O.R.M. researchingmommy.blogspot.com Sex: F Age (at the time of first BQ): 49 Height: 5’3 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 118 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What…

  • Totals for the Week Ending 7-26-2015

      Run Miles for the week: 42.7 in 7:09:57 Run Miles for the year: 856.7 Projected total run miles for the year: 1503.3 Weekly/Daily Average to reach 2k miles 51.6/7.4 Run Streak: 0 Did I hit every session of 18/55? Y What did I miss? Nothing! Runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Days until…

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    Review: Stewart’s The Places in Between

    The Places In Between Rory Stewart In theory, it is easy to hate an Eton educated upper class Scotsman who decides it’d be a lark to walk across Afghanistan six months after the fall of the Taliban. The idea reminds me of the stupidity and adventurism I encountered in my twenties with people going to…