Pages: “The Magicians”
I really wanted to like The Magicians, by Lev Grossman, I really did. But now that I’ve slogged through

Countdown to Dan Brown’s Next Bazillion
I know I promised I’d write about Texas books and authors, but this is just too big to ignore. In case your All-Seeing Masonic Eye has been on the fritz, Dan Brown’s long-awaited follow-up to The Da

Howling About All Things Texas at DogCanyon
My pal Glenn Smith has just launched DogCanyon, a new web site about Texas culture, politics, mystique, et cetera et cetera. As the literary editor, I get to blogging about books, authors, writing, bookstores — basically,

Quote of the Week (Maybe the Month)
“It’s like debating the difference between aspirin and Tylenol for a cancer patient.” – Dr. David Himmelstein, when asked about the health care reform bills in Congress Dr. Himmelstein is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who he helped write major studies finding that medical bills were a leading contributor to personal bankruptcies in the United States. Read the whole article in the New York Times

High School Flashback, Courtesy of ZZ & Pink
Driving in to work this morning, I had a high school flashback triggered by ZZ Top’s “La Grange“: dragging Main in Colby, Kansas, in our infamous Green Sleaze (1970 Malibu Chevelle) with the eight-track blasting out Tres Hombres. Then I flipped over to KLBJ and caught Pink Floyd’s “Breathe,” which took me right back to 1974 (give me those big old headphones). How I love the randomness of radio!