Lessons Learned in 2021: Less busy is easy, more meaning is hard
As indicated in my Happy New Years post, I feel like I have learned somethings about myself in 2021 and that I am in a better position to post to this blog as a...
Tag: blogging
When you want to give up your New Year’s Resolution after two weeks…
A harsh reality I have had to admit to myself: if I had the ability to write insightful, well-crafted book reviews of serious non-fiction then I would be writin...
100 books in 2020, Big Books in 2021
My big picture reading goal in 2020 was to finally crack the 100 books in a year mark which I have been approaching for a few years. I was able to accomplish t...
The Future of Collected Miscellany
The biggest motivation for me to keep this site going is the realization that social media and other distractions had undermined my ability to concentrate and f...
Pondering the death of a blog or Deja Vu all over again
More than halfway into the second decade of CM I am again pondering quitting. This is something I have been doing since before the tenth anniversary.
The Passengers by John Marrs
This book has Hollywood action flick written all over it. It is a unique combination of philosophical/moral conundrums and action. Lots of twists and turns an...