Review: The Talented Mr. Varg

The Talented Mr. Varg by Alexander McCall Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Review: Racing the Clock: A Running Life with Nature

Racing the Clock: A Running Life with Nature by Bernd Heinrich
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam M. Grant
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

So relevant! Think Again could be life's mantra!

So much here! Love the insight, advice, and yes, the illustrative cartoons and other graphics that help make the author's pint. Adam Grant has come to be a personal favorite, including his recent thoughts on the end of the lockdown and how much work it can be to get out of it - i.e. languishing. I was going to go four stars only because much of the book covers workplace and other group situations which as a retiree I am mostly past, but the value of the remaining content can't be over-stated!

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Review: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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Love the Back Tap. New button on your iPhone...no kidding!

Find the article on The Verge website

It's not a "back rub" which might sound pretty good right about now, but the "Back Tap" and it's good too. Much more of a treat with this trick.. It's a new iPhone capability that comes about from iOS14, which we all have upgraded to, right?

Thanks to a great article from The Verge by Chaim Gartenberg  - as the "Button of the Month" for October - I have now enabled Back Tap to get those screen shots from my iPhone that I often struggle with. Now, it's just a tap-tap on the back of my iPhone 8, rubber case and all. And given the large choice of functions potentially enabled with the double-tap, it makes me think about how I will use my triple-tap option!

Find under Accessibility and Touch, at the very bottom...

Scroll down the next list to find your choice to activate with two (or three) back taps...

  

Pondering my Triple Tap choices...

Happy Halloween and Happy Back Tapping!

We didn't start the Fire...

My collection of Kindle Fires - one of each size

I have been waiting to use that song lyric/title in SOMETHING on social media. When finally it occurred to me that I have a nice stairstep collection of Kindle Fires, each in a different size and color, I had my subject!

For now, it's also a chance to get back to something in blogging world. Other than my short book reviews, which I have been slow to produce lately too, my posts have dwindled to near zero. My topic of how the fax has played into the pandemic story had appeal, but that's now old news. Likewise, a few other tidbits have made me think blog post, but like with many things during these crazy times, for me at least, they don't get done.

So here it is...a Monday-morning color fest, and a rock-and-roll caption to go with. Does that work?

Review: Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump

Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump by Michael Cohen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

For me, a must read

Having followed current events very closely I felt like I had to read Cohen's story.It was informative and even entertaining, in many places. The story of his growing sycophantic behavior certainly sheds light on others. All the detail on his work to cover up the affairs - money changing (or not) hands and the like - was much more than I needed.

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