Farewell Nutley
I had been meaning to make this post for the last four weeks or so as I adjust to my new home in West Orange, New Jersey. I had spent the last four and a half years living in a second floor one bedroom apartment in Nutley, New Jersey. The time spent here is the…
Movie Review: Roadhouse (1989)
Directed by Rowdy Herrington Starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliot For a guy who loves movies and has watched many classics and cult classics from prior decades, I never watched this movie until recently. The best way I could describe the movie is a testosterone fueled game of chicken between a virtuous tough…
Movie Review: Plus One (2019)
Directed and Written by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer Starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid Produced by Red Hour Productions Viewed on Netflix This movie flew under my radar in 2019 after premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival it only got a limited theatrical release and was put on Hulu and VOD which I do…
Book Review: On Drinking
By Charles Bukowski Published in 2019 Following my enjoyment of Bukowski’s Post Office I have decided to continue reading and reviewing his books. This will likely be a four part review with Ham on Rye and Women to follow. This 2019 compilation of Bukowski’s writings is posthumous release several decades after his death in 1994.…
Book Review: The Screentime Solution
Written by Emily Cherkin, MEd Published in 2024 I saw this book on the new non-fiction shelf at my local library and picked it up. The book is a parenting guide for families and how to handle tech for their children. This is not the first parenting book I have read, I have read and…
Book Review: Bullshit Jobs, A Theory
David Graber 2018 I first came across David Graber when he was a guest on the Joe Rogan Experience of all things. I listened to his interview and was fascinated by the ideas he put forth around employment and fulfillment. I had this book on my reading list for a while and finally got around…
Book Review: The Post Office
Written by Charles Bukowski Published in 1971 Post office is a autobiographical chronicle of Charles Bukowski’s debauchery and time working for the US Postal Service during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Bukowski is mostly known today as a poet and for being a womanizing drunkard. If there is a pattern from my blog it is that…
Book Review: Straight Shooter a Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes
Stephen A. Smith 2023 Stephen A. Smith is a loud sports commentator on ESPN that is best known for his time opposite Skip Bayless on First Take. I am not an active watcher of ESPN shows like I was in high school and college but catch Steven A on ESPN radio occasionally or see a…
Book Review: Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk
Billy Walters 2023 This was another surprise in my reading journey, one that I never expected to pick up but I am glad I stuck this one out. Like the Steven A Smith and Megan Rapinoe bios I was in a rut picking an audio book to listen to and came across this one. I…
Sparring Day at the Gym
Boxing has always been a big part of my life from training, watching, studying the history, and writing about it. During Covid I trained hard four to five nights a week for the better part of three years. I took a break for a while to pursue other hobbies and interests. In that time I…
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