Author Archives: Sparky
“Dark Light” by Randy Wayne White
Copyright 2006 by Randy Wayne White. Published by the Berkeley Publishing Group, New York. Randy Wayne White is an author who lives in – and writes about – southwest Florida. His books, with settings familiar to me, have special interest. I wanted very much to enjoy Dark Light, his 13th book featuring marine biologist Doc … Continue reading
15-minute hurricane
We had a storm blow through a couple of weeks ago. It didn’t last long and didn’t produce much rain but the initial winds were FIERCE. The first gust send the RV rocking as severely as any wind I have experienced in the13 years that I have been living in an RV. Fortunately my new … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia 2 preview
I have been very busy of late doing mostly not-very-fun things. And I certainly haven’t been doing much travel which is why I have been posting only my book reports. But Marlene and I do have another cruise coming up, at the end of April. One week on the Carnival Venezia. This will be our … Continue reading
“Terrible Swift Sword” by Bruce Catton
Copyright 1961 by Bruce Catton. Published by Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc, New York. This is the second volume of Catton’s Civil War trilogy. It covers just one year of the war – 1862. That year warrants an entire volume because it is the year that shaped the war. When the … Continue reading
“Dirty Work” by Stuart Woods
Copyright 2003 by Stuart Woods. Published by Penguin Putnam, Inc, New York. This is a book featuring Stone Barrington, Esquire, a lawyer who doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. In this Barrington novel – the 9th of 67 (Woods is very prolific) – the “dirty work” is photographing a husband getting a “happy ending” massage. … Continue reading
“The Coming Fury” by Bruce Catton
Copyright 1961 by Bruce Catton. Published by Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc, New York. I mostly read fiction. Mysteries, with some action/adventure thrown into the mix. But on rare occasions I read some non-fiction. This is one of my rare non-fiction readings. [NOTE: The image is for the audiobook version, but … Continue reading
“Dead Shot” by David Benjamin
The usual disclaimer: David Benjamin is a lifelong friend so I might be biased. But I think I know a good book when I read one. This is a good book. Copyright 2023 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. This is #4 in Benjamin’s series featuring Jim Otis, a disgraced ex-cop … Continue reading
Carnival Liberty Day 9: New Orleans LA to Lehigh Acres FL
We had sent our large suitcase ashore because, on previous cruises, getting an elevator in the disembarkation rush was nearly impossible and carrying a heavy suitcase down 4 flights is not fun. Today we had no problem getting an elevator but then had to wait for our disembarkation number to be called because all the … Continue reading
Carnival Liberty Day 8: At sea
Valentine’s Day. We had breakfast as usual, but called again for our complimentary trays of petit fours before we went up. It was my third call, which was a little annoying. Room service said they couldn’t deliver because we had our “Do Not Disturb” sign up, which wasn’t true. But we took the sign in … Continue reading
Carnival Liberty Day 7: Cozumel, Mexico
The day started badly. I was “multitasking” at breakfast, which meant I was catching up on the emails and text messages. Marlene hates that when we are having a meal. I didn’t think I was ignoring her, but she did. She stomped away. She was pretty cold to me most of the rest of the … Continue reading