Author Archives: Sparky
The only consistent thing in senior softball: inconsistency
Last Thursday my team lost, 8-3, to the worst team in the league. It was their first victory and they were very happy. We played terribly. No one was hitting. Scoring just 3 runs in 7 innings of slow-pitch softball is just pathetic. Today we beat a better team, 20-13. I cannot explain how a … Continue reading
“The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked” by David Benjamin
Copyright 2020 by David Benjamin. Published by Last Kid Books, Madison WI. The usual disclaimer: The author is one of my oldest and best friends. I am having a hard time reviewing this book, partly because I have read it before and I tend to rush a second reading. Also – and I hate to … Continue reading
“Tell No One” by Harlan Coben
Copyright 2001 by Harlan Coben. Published by Dell Publishing, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. I really like Coben’s books. He always keeps you guessing. His plots are deep, devious and very satisfying. And he has a way of revealing details that keep me turning the pages – like an archaeologist slowly uncovering … Continue reading
Frost!
Two nights ago the temperature dropped to 33 in Fort Myers – close to freezing and the coldest night I have ever experienced in 9 years in southwest Florida. Last night was supposed to be just slightly warmer (less cold?). But look at what I found while walking Rusty at 8am. Frost!
Surrounded by tornadoes
A week ago, Sunday January 16, a front blew through southwest Florida and, while passing through, spun up 6 – count ’em – 6 tornadoes. Two were close enough for me to grab Rusty and my laptop and head south, away from the projected tornado path. Five of the six produced only minor damage but … Continue reading
“Broken Prey” by John Sandford
Copyright 2005 by John Sandford. Published by the Penguin Group of G. P. Putnam Sons, New York NY. This is the 16th in the popular “Prey” series featuring detective Lucas Davenport. While in later books Davenport takes on other jobs, in this one he is still with Minnesota’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), Minnesota’s state-level … Continue reading
Happy Nude Year
I had to think a very long time about whether I should post this. It might shock some of my friends and relatives. But I was swayed by the current guiding principle of my life: what the heck? On Jan 2 I visited a nudist resort and spent 2 hours basking in the sun, au … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve, 2022
The 2021 New Year’s Eve party at the resort was cancelled due to COVID-19. This year, while the pandemic was rearing its ugly head once again via the Omicron variant, the party went on. It is now January 4, 5 days after the party and I have not heard of any new cases in the … Continue reading
2021 wrapup
My first full year without Jett. I survived. I even had a modicum of fun. But I still miss her. So… 2021. Another year of COVID. A trip north (TN7) and a longer trip south (TS7). A cruise (PCL2). What were the highlights and lowlights? Highlights: Good health. I was healthy all year, which is … Continue reading
Murder She Wrote musings
I often go to sleep watching Murder She Wrote on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel. It is very much like Perry Mason in that there is often an intricate plot and I invariably fall asleep before the end, so I can watch the same episode multiple times without knowing the outcome. But Perry Mason … Continue reading »