Man Book Club / April 2013 Update

"The first rule of Man Book Club is: You do not talk about Man Book Club. The second rule of Man Book Club is: You do not talk about Man Book Club!"

Let the Great World Spin Colm Toibin 5/5
Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 5/5
That Old Cape Magic Richard Russo 2/5
This is How You Lose Her Junot Diaz 5/5
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz 6/5
Black Irish Stephan Talty 3/5
The Devil in the White City  Erik Larson 5/5 
Unholy Night Seth Grahame-Smith 5/5
Canada Richard Ford 2/5
Columbine Dave Cullen 5/5

and beyond...

End Zone Don DeLillo 3/5
Train Dreams Denis Johnson 4/5 
Ravens George Dawes Green 2/5
Coal Black Horse Robert Olmstead 3/5
Living on the Black John Feinstein 4/5
Middle Men Jim Gavin 5/5
We Live in Water Jess Walter 5/5
Cogan's Trade George V. Higgins 2/5
A Night to Remember Walter Lord 5/5
Silver Linings Playbook Matthew Quick 4/5
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith 4/5
World War Z Max Brooks 3/5
All That Is James Salter 5/5
Nanjing Requiem  Ha Jin 3/5
The Expats Chris Pavone 2/5
The Thief Fuminori Nakamura 4/5
I'd Know You Anywhere Laura Lippman 3/5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling 5/5

Pumps Lake: For All of Your Seasonal Activities!

Our low-lying backyard affords us so many opportunities! In the spring we have a lovely swimming area with a great lakeside view. We can relax, watch the kids play, and feed the ducks. And in the winter, there's  POND HOCKEY!

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Pizza and Rings

Eating pizza and wings is a very western New York thing to do. Here, Henry has turned his Lego Gollum from The Hobbit into a real Rochesterian!

1993

I made this 1993 INDIE RAWK! mix and listened to it yesterday at the gym on my ipod. I felt very INDIE RAWK! looking around at all those posers lifting weights...

Ah, to be 22 again.
 

Keep Me Around, American Music Club

He’s After Me, The Hang-Ups

Never Said, Liz Phair

Knockin’ On Mine, Paul Westerberg

Range Life, Pavement

Anodyne, Uncle Tupelo

Positive Bleeding, Urge Overkill

Tree in Orange, Walt Mink

Tractor Rape Chain, GBV

Rafael, Seam 

My Little Helper

Henry keeps getting more useful around the house.