Author Archives: Sparky
“Nothing to Lose” by Lee Child
Delacort Press, 2008 I love the Jack Reacher series, as you probably know. Nothing to Lose is the 12th in the series, of which I believe I have now read 10. They are all good, but after a while certain themes reappear. In this case the reappearing theme is Jack-Reacher-against-the-town, a theme that appeared in … Continue reading
The plan for the Third Trip North (TTN)
I previously described our plan for moving about New England this summer (i.e., the NET), but we need to get back to New England before we can begin executing that plan. So this describes our plan to get back north. We will leave Ft Myers Beach on April 14 and expect to arrive in Massachusetts … Continue reading
Elvis impersonation
No, not me… Chris Olson. He came down to Ft Myers Beach to give us a pretty darn good Elvis impersonation show in the Gulf Waters community center. A crowd of almost 200 were thoroughly entertained for 2.5 hours. Despite being from Minnesota and completely Nordic, Chris sounded very much like The King and kept … Continue reading
The plan for the New England Tour (NET)
In summers past we have picked one RV park in the Boston area and stayed there for the entire season. This has many advantages, most notably the ability to form friendships and get some significant discounts. But this year the season will be shorter as we will be leaving New England on August 1 to … Continue reading
R.I.P. Grace (2001-2017)
Jett and I put our beloved Grace down yesterday. As always, it was a very difficult, heartbreaking decision. She wasn’t in pain, she wasn’t dying. But she wasn’t living, either. Life had became a constant trial for her. She never fully recovered from her first bout of vertigo in December 2015 and became even more … Continue reading
“Bad Luck and Trouble” by Lee Child
Delacorte Press, May 2007; Bantam Dell paperback edition April 2008 I realized about 5 pages in that I had read this book once before. But I couldn’t recall how it ended. Being unable to remember critical plot elements of a book does not speak well of it. I knew it wasn’t one of the best of the … Continue reading
Long-range planning
We have about 2 months remaining on our winter stay in Fort Myers. So it is time to start planning… planning the trip north and then the trip out to Wisconsin for my 50th high school reunion. But we still have 16 states that we haven’t visited. We can hit four – OH, MI, IN … Continue reading
“The Summons” by John Grisham
Doubleday, Feb 2002 I think John Grisham is a very talented writer. I love his legal mystery/suspense/adventure yarns. They always keep my attention. They even keep me awake when I read late at night, which is high praise indeed. Except this one. In a nutshell, this is the story of a dying southern judge who … Continue reading
Egrets, pelicans, cranes, storks and eagles
Our RV site at Gulf Waters RV Resort is right on a man-made pond. It is a beautiful site which we are enjoying very much. We knew that the view – of the pond, the clubhouse and the fountain – would be a constant source of pleasure and serenity. But we didn’t expect to have … Continue reading
New flooring
Our RV is less than 2 years old, so the flooring that it came with was not worn out. However, Jett never liked the carpeting and, with 2 dogs who have had their share of “accidents” and a husband who tracks in a lot of dirt, the carpeting in the living room area was dirty … Continue reading