Just to update my “No buying books from Amazon until I’ve read 10 I already have” pledge, I’ve finished Don Cook’s The Long Fuse: how England lost the American colonies, 1760-1785. As one would expect from an experienced and highly regarded journalist, the late Mr. Cook tells his tale well, laying most of the blame [...]
Archive for April, 2009
The back five
Posted in Books, History, tagged American Revolution, Books, History, King George, King George III, military history on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Priced out of the market?
Posted in Books, RPGs, tagged Books, Cyclopedia, D&D, prices on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve wanted to pick up some spare copies of the Dungeons & Dragons Cyclopedia (1991), the compilation of the Basic Dungeons and Dragons game that was put out in five boxed-set booklets in the 1980s. Years later and after numerous versions and editions, I still think it’s the game’s best incarnation. But I didn’t think [...]
Rejoice!
Posted in Food, tagged grilled cheese, sandwiches on April 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
April is National Grilled Cheese Month.
And that sounds rather tasty right about now…
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Best unscripted moments
Posted in Movies, tagged Movies on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From Mental Floss, the five coolest ad-lib moments in cinema history. A couple of these I knew of, but the others are new to me.
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And in fifth place
Posted in Books, History, tagged American Revolution, Books, Don Cook, England, King George III, Revolutionary War, The Long Fuse, war on April 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Your Host is pleased to announce that he has reached a decision on which book to read as the fifth entry in the “ten books before I buy another” Long March. The winner is Don Cook’s The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies. I’m only a few pages in, but so far it’s [...]
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