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Cliff Walk by Bruce DeSilva Another Great Read!

Cliff Walk - Bruce DeSilvaCliff Walk  (Mulligan #2) – Bruce DeSilva

The question of the day is: Have you ever bought a book based on the quote by an author on the cover of a book??

EK Discovers Bruce DeSilva’s Liam Mulligan

I did just that  earlier this year, after finding, The Dread Line by Bruce DeSilva at the Dollar Tree. I had never heard of Bruce DeSilva. However, Steve Hamilton is one of my favorite authors, and his quote about the book, convinced me it was worth taking a dollar chance on the book. Read More

A Strong Workout Plus the Altered Five Blues Band’s “Mint Condition”

Charmed & Dangerous - Altered Five Blues Band
A Strong Workout Plus the Altered Five Blues Band’s “Mint Condition”

So last week was nice. Morning temperatures were in the mid-60s and relative humidity was also fairly low. Yesterday and today overall temperatures were up. This morning it was 76 degrees at 8 o’clock with 95% relative humidity and the sun shining brightly! Not conditions that I like to run in! This  68 year-old body can take just so much! Read More

Summoning the Muse Summons Up A Good Time!

Summoning the Muse - Incendio
Summoning the Muse – Incendio

Several years ago while I was searching through the used CDs at The Princeton Record Exchange, I came across a CD by Jim Stubblefield. I had never heard of Jim.  But the album , which was titled Inspiracion had a picture of a guy playing a guitar. That was good enough for me to take a chance on the album. At $1.99 how could I go wrong? I didn’t the album was terrific and I became a fan! Read More

Encantado – Jim Stubblefield

Encantado

Encantado – Showcases Jim Stubblefield’s Guitar Wizardry!

So last week while I was reading Richard Laymon’s No Sanctuary I was also listening to Encantado  the latest album from flamenco guitarist Jim Stubblefield. I stumbled on Stubbefield’s music on a trip a few years ago to the Princeton Record Exchange. On that trip I bought his 2007 release Inspiracion and really liked it. I haven’t listened to it enough lately.  I used to listen to a lot of flamenco guitar, when I was writing reports at Lippincott. Sadly, I haven’t been doing at all lately!! Read More

Coming in Hot on a Fast Tuesday Run

Coming in Hot - Coco Montoya
Coming in Hot – Coco Montoya Keeps My Tempo Up on This Morning’s Run

Ok I’ve done enough mulling over my thoughts about The Who (will read)  and what (should I write about) concerning  my blog. Enough monkey brain! Just calm down and go back to writing like you have for the last nine years!  That writing got you through some hard times with your job and helped bring you to a good point in your life today!! So whether or not anyone is coming along for the ride, I will try to get back to blogging as often as I can about the books I read, the music I listen to and my attempts to turn back my biological clock!! Speaking of which today was was a running day!! Read More