Perilous Fight America’s Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas 1812-1815 Amazon Vine/Lunch.com reviews

My reviews of Stephen Budiansky’s soon to be released volume Perilous Fight America’s Intrepid War with Britain on the High Seas 1812-1815 are now available both at Lunch.com here and at Amazon.com via the Amazon vine program here. If you are looking for a book that is a play by play of the cannon balls [...]

It’s unusual for me to comment on a non-comedian’s death…

But I have to agree with hyacinth girl concerning Pete Postlethwaite: Spielberg called him the best actor in the world, a statement I cannot dismiss as hyperbolic; he was an amazing actor. He was anyone, anything, any time — for someone with such a distinctive face, he had the uncanny ability to blend into and [...]

How do you confirm that you are still a geek?

You know it when you dream that your wife has taken you to a shop that specializes in Doctor Who stuff and in the dream the owner hands you a 14 foot Tom Baker Scarf and you wake up just as he hands it to you and am about to put it on! You would [...]

The Advertisers of Christmas Day 6

The 6th of our Advertisers of Christmas series. Putnam Street lanes is on Putnam street Fitchburg and has been there for 120 years. For those of you who don’t know how Candle Pin bowling works here is a quick peek: Then again sometimes the wood gives it back: That doesn’t happen to me too often [...]