thoughts on not being cheap... #blog#BlogPost#technology#Apple#AppleWatchmypointbeing.com/2024/10/09/g...
My brother likes to say that he’s cheap. He considers it a virtue. I don’t agree. Cheap and quality don’t often sync up. On the other hand, Martin Mull in his parody of mid-twentieth century middle…
I’m always up for a good collection of essays, and "The Age of Loneliness" did not disappoint. Laura Marris writes about nature, her significant other, and her late father. #books#BookReview#nonfiction#essaysmypointbeing.com/2024/10/03/t...
The Age of Loneliness: Essays Laura Marris Graywolf Press (August 6, 2024), 242 pages Kindle edition $9.99, Amazon paperback $15.99 I’m always up for a good collection of essays, and The Age of Lon…
Valarie Kaur's new book "Sage Warrior" offers insight into Sikh tradition and philosophy and a recounting of her family's visits to the places mentioned in the narratives. #books#BookReview#nonfiction#religionmypointbeing.com/2024/09/30/s...
Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory Valarie Kaur read by the author and Harjit “Dolly” Kaur Brar Random House Audio, September 10, 2024 (14 hours and 28…
In his book "Living on Earth" author Peter Godfrey-Smith covers a lot of ground. But I'm not quite clear where that journey is supposed to take us. #books#BookReview#nonfiction#science#biologymypointbeing.com/2024/09/24/l...
Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World Peter Godfrey-Smith Farrar, Straus and Giroux (September 3, 2024), 329 pages Kindle edition $14.99, Amazon hardcover $23.19...
I have now completed my Massive Recipe Project. #blog#BlogPost#cooking#recipes#RecipeSoftwaremypointbeing.com/2024/09/20/t...
On August 23 I reported here that I had completed the greater part of my Massive Recipe Project. I had migrated from MasterCook (the desktop version of which is terrible) to Cook’n, which has a modern...
In "From Democrats to Kings" Michael Scott fills the gap of the time between the end of the Peloponnesian War and the rise of Philip of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. #books#BoookReview#classics#history#nonfiction#antiquitymypointbeing.com/2024/09/16/f...
From Democrats to Kings: The Brutal Dawn of a New World from the Downfall of Athens to the Rise of Alexander the Great Michael Scott Abrams Press; 1st edition (September 16, 2010), 314 pages Kindle ed...
In "The Long Run" author Stacey D’Erasmo asks creative people who have had long careers about their work and its meaning. #books#BookReview#biography#memoir#nonfictionmypointbeing.com/2024/09/10/t...
The Long Run: A Creative Inquiry Stacey D’Erasmo Graywolf Press (July 9, 2024), 185 pages Kindle edition $9.99, Amazon paperback $15.25 In The Long Run author Stacey D’Erasmo asks creative people who ...
In "The Playbook" author James Shapiro offers a fascinating account of the WPA's Federal Theater project during the 1930s. #books#BookReview#audiobooks#nonfiction#history#AmericanHistorymypointbeing.com/2024/09/05/t...
The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War James Shapiro read by Gabra Zackman Penguin Audio, May 28, 2024 (8 hours and 3 minutes) $15.75 for Audible members, more fo...
In her memoir "1974," author Francine Prose writes about her relationship with Tony Russo, who collaborated with Daniel Ellsberg to leak the Pentagon Papers. #books#BookReview#nonfiction#memoir#biographymypointbeing.com/2024/08/30/1...
1974: A Personal History Francine Prose Harper (June 18, 2024), 266 pages Kindle edition $12.99, Amazon hardcover $21.69 In this memoir novelist Francine Prose writes about her relationship with Tony ...
In "My Roman History" author Alizah Holstein writes about her love for the city of Rome and her fascination with Rome in the fourteenth century, the era of Dante. #books#BookReview#nonfiction#history#Rome#Dantemypointbeing.com/2024/08/26/m...
My Roman History: A Memoir Alizah Holstein Viking (June 25, 2024), 348 pages Kindle edition $14.99, Amazon hardcover $25.49 I could not resist reading a book whose author uses C.P. Cavafy’s poem "Itha...