Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Thank goodness.
From Forbes.
"Five years after the financial crisis sent the fortunes of many in the U.S. and around the world tumbling, the wealthiest as a group have finally gained back all that they lost."
"Five years after the financial crisis sent the fortunes of many in the U.S. and around the world tumbling, the wealthiest as a group have finally gained back all that they lost."
Friday, September 13, 2013
Book Review: Girl w dragon tattoo who played with fire and kicked the hornet's nest
Books Reviews: The Girl
With The Dragon Tattoo (Who Played With Fire, and Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest),
By Stieg Larsson
The Premise:
Ace reporter, Mikael Blomkvist, investigates a mystery that
brings him into contact with Lisabeth Salander, a reclusive computer hacker
with an even more mysterious past.
The Good:
Mr. Larsson keeps the action moving and creates an
impressive amount of fleshed-out characters along the way. He isn’t one to shy
away from putting those characters in uncomfortable or even dangerous
situations and that makes for a gripping yarn. The writing style is
easy-to-follow and descriptive, but not laborious. While this isn’t
particularly challenging literature, it is robust enough for a hearty summer’s
read.
The Bad:
Dragon Tattoo has
several explicit/graphic scenes that are not for the faint of heart or
squeamish. After that, Fire and Hornet’s Nest are a bit easier to
take—there is still violence, but it’s more in the vein of action-adventure. Because
of the length of the books, some of the subplots seem rather unnecessary (there
is a subplot in the third book that seems like it was created just to give one
character something to do).
The Verdict:
Read ‘em. If you can handle some explicit violence early on,
you’ll be rewarded with a fully realized story that moves briskly though its three
acts.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
If you only remember one thing.
Wet cement should have the consistency of cookie dough. It should clump together, but not be too dry or else it will crumble when it sets. Too wet and it won't hold its shape. Forget the ratios; think cookie dough (but don't eat it)!
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