It’s been an interesting season here in the Goble household. My daughter flew to the East Coast, Europe, and on to Thailand nearly six weeks ago. Soon after my son flew to Thailand to meet her. In our home, that’s not too unusual. But what is odd is having D’Aun
Rarely do I read a book that puts words to ideas that I wasn’t aware I had. Rarely do I like a book by an author with an immense ego and insults all kinds of groups. Rarely do I read a 544 page book that holds my attention. But Antifragile:
My last post listed the finalists for the “name that barrel” contest. Several people have asked me how the voting works. So I came up with a system to clarify: – If you follow me on Twitter or Google+, your vote counts as one point. – If we are connected on
Okay, so it’s been a week and I’ve gathered over 75 “name that barrel” nominations! An amazing response; thanks for all who made a suggestion. You are a creative bunch! Of course, many of those 75 suggestions were really rubbish. But sometimes the bad ideas trigger the good ones. Or
Faithful followers of this blog will remember the “name that barrel” contest of two years ago. I bought a barrel of wine and asked for your most creative, amusing, insightful and just plain curious names to put on the bottle label. The result was Ranch Hands, which has been a
When I want to learn about another country I will turn to all the usual sources: history books, travel guides, online articles, etc. Turning to a novel would not be my first instinct. But The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón changed that perspective. A few years ago
The security guards at PathLight do not carry guns, but they have LIGHTSABERS! Definitely a safe and protected feeling have them patrol the area around my cabana here in Belize! I’ve been here the last few days and been so thankful for the good people that make this ministry work.
A comment from a friend that made me smile: “That’s a lot of books.” Indeed, 2012 was a good year for my reading habits. Or listening habits, since so many were audiobooks. A record for me: 124 full books completed. Here’s the list: Thomas Jefferson, by Jon Meacham Common Prayer,