Month: December 2014
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Book review: George Washington’s Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade
George Washington’s Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution by Brian Kilmeade My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was an interesting book in several ways. First, it’s a fascinating look at a little known part of Revolutionary War history. The Culper Spy Ring was instrumental in helping General George Washington by…
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Merry Christmas!!
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Movie Reviews: Big Hero 6 and The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies
Two very different movies, and both equally good in their own ways. “Big Hero 6” is a Disney movie and contains the classic Disney elements: a traumatic event in the first 10 minutes of the movie, a hero in conflict, and a guardian angel (of sorts) to help him. There are strong secondary characters as…
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Christmas lights 2014
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The Perfect Travel Tea Mug
I love to drink hot tea at work when the weather gets cold. I am also lazy and can’t be bothered to make tea at work (it’s a small office and making tea is too messy). Nor do I want to make the tea before I leave the house because I’m always in a hurry…
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Thanksgiving 2014
It was a festive Thanksgiving holiday for us. To begin with, it was the first Thanksgiving experience for Yinan, our exchange student. I don’t know if she was amused or appalled by the amount of food served, but she discovered that she loves mashed potatoes (or, as she calls them, “smashed potatoes”). We had 25…
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Book review: The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having only recently launched into Bernard Cornwell books (see my review of “Agincourt”), I decided to tackle the author’s Alfred the Great series. This book was not at all what I expected, and despite this (or maybe because of it), I enjoyed it…