book review
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My 2026 Reading So Far
At the beginning of this year, I set my 2026 reading goal on Goodreads at 75 books. As of this writing, near the end of April, I have read 25 — one-third of my goal just as we approach the one-third mark of the year. That seems like a good excuse to celebrate and reflect… Continue reading
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Classics Every Day
In a previous post, I talked about classic literature, and how I experience mild pangs of regret over not appreciating the great works that were assigned to me back in high school. Since then, I gathered something of a classics starter collection and spent the month of January working my way through some of it.… Continue reading
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Numbers Game
The past couple weeks, I’ve been gradually dipping my toe back into baseball, after largely ignoring the sport for the better part of two decades. It’s been fairly easy to pick up where I left off. There have been some rules-changes and I don’t know the majority of this generation of players, but for the… Continue reading
About Me
Researcher. Marketer. Teacher. Father of adult children and dogs. 20th Century holdover. Central New York native. Long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan. History nerd. Traveler. Vintage advertising enthusiast. Hat wearer.
a.k.a. V.J. 