http://blog.vasilcastle.com books, soda, food, music, miscellany Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:50:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Don't wait up for me. But I'm going to try to write here a little more. See you soon, I hope. http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/11/18/yeah-im-coming-back-again/ So in response to my previous post, Deanna asked why I decided to become a vegetarian.  Rather than reply directly to her, I'd thought I'd share my reasons here so any one who stumbles across this page can read them. There's a few reasons (and I'm using bold type to ... http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/09/09/why-did-you-decide-to-become-a-vegetarian/ Disappointing, maybe, but by no means unsuspected or surprising. We're going up here for the Great Lake Brew Fest next week, and I know they plan to tempt me with sausage. Free sausage. We'll see what happens. http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/09/05/couldnt-call-it-unexpected/ Blackbird, Farewell by Robert Greer This was the first CJ Floyd mystery I've read, and CJ himself appears only for the last few pages, although his shadow looms large throughout the book. The main plot line concerns the assassinations of the number one draft pick in the NBA, a Pulitzer winning ... http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/09/03/book-review-blackbird-farewell/ No, I'm not ignoring the blog again, not yet, anyway. Digging my way through The Power Makers by Maury Klein. A really fascinating (and throrough) account of the history of power- steam and electricity in particular- and the people behind it. It's fascinating but slow-going, so I may through another ... http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/07/29/checking-in/ The White Mary by Kira Salak This is the first novel by adventurer/journalist Kira Salak. The author's note states the much of the book is based on personal experiences. This is the story of adventurer/journalist Marika Veccera, her travels around the world and her journeys to find her writing idol- and ... http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/07/09/book-review-the-white-mary/ This is pure genius, reblogged from rach:   http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/07/07/the-1-reality-tv-cliche/ Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin Let me start my review by saying I'm a 40 year old straight male- so I'm clearly not the demographic they were going for. My wife read this book and really enjoyed it, so she gave it to me to read. I found ... http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/06/30/book-review-skinny-bitch/ Fantasyland: A Season on Baseball's Lunatic Fringe…by Sam Walker A fun, well-written look into the geeky but hypnotic world of fantasy baseball. Sam Walker trtaces the origins of the game, profiles the super geeks who advise the rest of us, and gives insight into playing in the most competitive fantasy baseball ... http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/06/25/book-review-fantasyland/ reblogging allgrownsup: The “Why I’m voting Republican” video. (Click on the link, it will bring up the video. I had it embedded, but 3 months later, it was preventing my page from loading. Jerks.) http://blog.vasilcastle.com/2008/06/23/reblogging-allgrownsupthe-%e2%80%9cwhy-i%e2%80%99m-voting/