Some Recent Fiction Reads

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I’ve read a few interesting books in the last month: I, Robot, Isaac Asimov. Asimov’s collection of short stories about artificial intelligence is more than 60 years old at this point. He created 3 Laws of Robotics that govern all robot interactions with humans–laws that are programmed into the robots, I mean–and most of the stories in the book are concerned with how those laws interact with each other and the quirks that result. Out of the 9 stories, I’d say 4 or 5 really worked for me. It was often too hard to get past where he had guessed Read more…

My campaign kick-off starts tonight!

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And you pretty much couldn’t ask for a nicer day for it. Fireman’s Park. 5 – 7. Eat some ice cream, play some bocce, soak in the sun. Parks were built for days like this. Be in one!

On Island Time

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via patriciaspaulding.com Mary’s aunt wrote a book! Madeline Island is a beautiful island in Lake Superior. I’ve spent two 4th of Julys and a few New Years Eves there. It’s a really cool place and I’m looking forward to reading her book about it! Click through her to site for an excerpt and more about the book if you’re interested.

Campaign Kick-Off is on the calendar for Thursday, July 28

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You're invited to help kick-off Erik Hanberg's Metro Parks campaign at–where else?–a park! Join us after work on Thursday, July 28, for a fun evening at Fireman's Park at 9th and A Street. We'll have food, fun, games, and lots of great people there to support our parks and Erik Hanberg's campaign to keep our parks clean, green, and safe. Program begins at 6:00. I hope to see you there!

The Likeness

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I posted about Tana French before, and her book In the Woods. The sequel, The Likeness, takes a major character from In the Woods and makes her the narrator and protagonist of this book. It is an audacious plot for a detective book about mistaken identity and undercover work. But French pulls it off very well. I've read two of her books, and both were quite quite good. I recommend In the Woods, and then quickly picking up The Likeness. Mary's started the next book, which takes a major character from The Likeness and makes him the narrator. It will Read more…