Quote of the Day

“Reading isn’t the opposite of doing.  It’s the opposite of dying.”

Will Schwalbe,  The End of Your Life Book Club

Book Recommendations

My extremely talented friend, Stan R. Mitchell, has written two wonderful books, and I highly recommend them.  Not too early to be thinking about Christmas gifts.

His books are Little Man and the Dixon County War, a western novel, and Sold Out, a CIA thriller.

Check out Stan and his books on Amazon.

An Unusual Dedication

Rachel Maddow dedicates her new book, Drift:  the Unmooring of American Military Power, to Dick Cheney.  “Oh, please let me interview you.”

Cheney believes in gay marriage, so that would be a promising start to the interview that ain’t gonna happen.

The Apocalyse Must Be Near

Fox News head Roger Ailes wrote a blurb for MSNBC star Rachel Maddow’s new book, Drift:  The Unmooring of American Military Power.

Ailes wrote in part:  “People who like Rachel will love the book.  People who don’t will get angry, but aggressive debate is good for America.  Drift is a book worth reading.”

I score this one for Ailes.  He knows his blurb won’t boost book sales among his Fox true believers, let alone change any minds, but he also knows that Rachel is a nice person, who will now feel that she owes him one.  Roger won’t hesitate to collect when the moment is right.