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Picturing 2011
- They say a picture's worth a thousand words, give or take a few megabytes. Here again are some of my highlights for 2011. There's at least one photo from every month... except for March, since I didn't want to venture out in the continuous rain.
Garden 2011
- A brief tour of what we grew--or tried to grow--in our Spring/Summer 2011 garden
Garlic Time
- Picture of my first crop of garlic grown in... where else?
Recently Read
Dennis P. McIlnay: How Foundations Work: What Grantseekers Need to Know About the Many Faces of Foundations (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit & Public Management Series)
Know your customer!Jeffrey Gitomer: The Sales Bible: The Ultimate Sales Resource, Revised Edition
A great source of inspiration and insights into successful sellingRichard Florida: The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work
A dense read, but a thought-provoking assessment of our current economic transformationThomas L. Friedman: Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America
Tough to get through but a compelling call to actionGeoffrey Gray: SKYJACK: The Hunt for D. B. Cooper
A fascinating story, superbly told.Jennifer Ouellette: The Calculus Diaries: How Math Can Help You Lose Weight, Win in Vegas, and Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Jennifer does a great job connecting calculus to everyday lifeDave Eggers: Zeitoun (Vintage)
First he survived Katrina. What happened next was even worse. A true story.Carol Wallace: Leaving Van Gogh: A Novel
A fantastic novel that explores art, madness, ethics and friendship.Dave Dewitt: The Chile Pepper Encyclopedia: Everything You'll Ever Need To Know About Hot Peppers, With More Than 100 Recipes
Fun facts about chile peppers, along with cool recipes. Origin of "chipotle" and how to smoke jalapeno peppers, among other tidbitsJim Rasenberger: The Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion of Cuba's Bay of Pigs
A great read, draws an interesting line between Cuba and Vietnam
