Lightning Strike is a prequel to Kruger’s Cork O’Connor series.
It follows Cork in his adolescence, shortly before he turns thirteen, the year before his father is killed in the line of duty.
There are mysterious deaths at the heart of the story, of course, but it also explores the relationship Cork had with his father, which shaped him significantly in becoming the man who occupies center stage in the series. …
I loved season 1 mostly for the absurdity.
Two old comedy legends being made fun of by a hip young female star. Selena Gomez can act.
I thought season 2 might be a letdown. BUT Steve Martin made the plot much more interesting. Added a daughter to the great cast.
Shirley MacLaine, Amy Schumer.
Tina Fey is still the bad guy.
I enjoyed season 2 at least as much.
It’s still hugely popular.
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I’m sure I read this when I was a teenager. I read a lot of Heinlein at the time.
It’s a young adult classic.
Have Space Suit—Will Travel … was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1959 and won the Sequoyah Children’s Book Award for 1961. …
High school senior Clifford “Kip” Russell is determined to get to the Moon, but the price of a ticket is far beyond his reach. His father suggests he enter an advertising jingle-writing contest; first prize is an all-expenses-paid trip there. Instead, he wins a used space suit.
… He is shocked when a flying saucer lands practically on top of him. An 11-year-old girl (Peewee) and an alien being (the “Mother Thing”) flee from it, but all three are quickly captured and taken to the Moon. …
Tempting.
BEST of the bunch right now seems to be the BURLEY COHO XC SINGLE WHEEL SUSPENSION CARGO TRAILER.
I love the kickstand. It holds up the bike, as well.
Hike-a-bike will be tougher, for sure. I might want to avoid steep hills. This adds 20 pounds to your total weight. When cycling, however, you don’t notice the weight.
Expensive at U.S. $500. As little as $350 if you get a deal.
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Here’s a HIKER who was initially dubious of whether he’s want to add this to his gear shed. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
I cycled the San Juan Islands in 2016.
I need to do the Canadian Gulf Islands. Soon.
Perhaps autumn 2022.
Book 6 of the police procedural series featuring DC Smith, the aging cop who refuses to retire. After his wife died, he wants to keep busy and relevant.
After a few weeks off for minor knee surgery, the old man returns — grumpy.
He is feeling his age, both physically and mentally and that he no longer really fits in, even his sense of humour is subdued …
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I read these books for Smith’s humour.
Therefore this was the least satisfying of the series, so far. Smith was too grumpy to be amusing.
Odesza are genius.
They are increasingly finding ways to marry electronica with real instruments and passionate vocals.
Collaborations.
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“… ingenious crime puzzle and a still more ingenious solution …
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Published 1933, this was the last of Christie’s books to be openly antisemitic.
She used the “N” word, too, in many of her books.
It gives us an indication of when racism started to become unfashionable in British pop culture. Part of the backlash against Hitler.
“Mexico” was the opening track of his 1975 album Gorilla. …
Graham Nash and David Crosby sing backup vocals.
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It’s been covered by many, many others. Jimmy Buffet OFTEN. 😀
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A producer at the BBC and mother to a new baby, Tessa is at work in Belfast one day when the news of another raid comes on the air.
The IRA may have gone underground in the two decades since the Good Friday Agreement, but they never really went away, and lately bomb threats, security checkpoints, and helicopters floating ominously over the city have become features of everyday life.
As the news reporter requests the public’s help in locating those responsible for the robbery, security footage reveals Tessa’s sister, Marian, pulling a black ski mask over her face.
The police believe Marian has joined the IRA, but Tessa is convinced she must have been abducted or coerced …
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I was impressed at how skillfully this book is constructed.
Well done, Flynn Berry.
Rick McCharles 