“Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” L. Carroll

Thank you for visiting my blog. It focuses primarily on books I’ve read, some short stories, and topics of interest. This font is “Aleph,” interestingly enough. I like it.

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

I can’t remember exactly why I started reading Anna Karenina because it was so long ago, but I am somewhat confident it was a reference to C.S. Lewis’s book about love or maybe the one about grief. It was my hard book. I try to read two books at the same time, an easy...

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Long Bond Trading Strategy

Long Bond Trading Strategy

My last financial post on 25 March Connecting the Dots could have been construed as a timing call, which wouldn’t be too far off base. As for myself, I’m over 26% YTD, but that post then (as clearly stated) was not to be considered financial advice then, and what...

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My Friends

My Friends

I loved this book. It's the first one I've read by Mr. Backman, but not the last. That's for sure. It's like John Irving, Wally Lamb, David Mitchel, Jennifer Egan, Michael Chabon, Hernan Diaz--if I see them on a shelf, I buy them. Which reminds me of "The Brief...

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The Road to Tender Hearts

The Road to Tender Hearts

As usual, looking for a good comp for The Song of Songs. At first I was excited, because it was a road trip and the protagonist was a 60+ year-old guy, and there was a whiff of magical realism with a sentient cat and a few other things, and it's funny. But. But it's...

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