FOR THE HELL OF IT #2

FOR THE HELL OF IT by Johnny Heller No.2; 12/24/2010 As we head to the end of another year (a year that stood out only because no other year has ever been named 2010 in my lifetime) I think it important that we take a look back and see just what we managed to live through. So without further ado here, in no particular order, is my take on some of the significant happenings of the past year. The end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the US Military has to be considered a top story regardless of your personal take on homosexuals, the military or on news stories. No …

Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

Written by Louise Penny, Narrated by Ralph Cosham -An audio book review- Jo Anna Perrin I arrived slightly out of sync to Louise Penny’s Chief Inspector Armand Gamache/Three Pines series.  I started with her fourth novel,  A Rule Against  Murder, and thence thoroughly hooked, happily retreated  to the first book in the series and worked my way forward. If you are unfamiliar with Penny’s well crafted series starring the intelligent and empathetic Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and the absolute confection of the town of Three Pines and its quirky inhabitants, I suggest you give her a listen. The sixth installment, Bury Your Dead, is in my opinion, the most brilliantly …

The Fat Man: A Tale of North Pole Noir

Check out Susan Dunman’s Reading at the Speed of Sound for her audio book review and accompanying podcast of The Fat Man written by Ken Harmon and narrated by Johnny Heller. The podcast includes comments by both the author and narrator! BUY CD BUY DOWNLOAD

FOR THE HELL OF IT

FOR THE HELL OF IT by Johnny Heller No. 1 12/16/10 I shall begin my very first blog the way most people begin anything – by complaining about something that is totally out of our control and that is never ever going to change. I shall muse in these blogs about many things ranging from the extremely interesting and humorous to the completely sophomoric and pedantic. So, on to today’s blog where I will sound all mean, grinchy-like and evil but I want you to know that in real life I am not grinchy at all. CHRISTMAS IRKS: People much smarter – and likely much taller – than me have …