Four Things

Four Things There are three things in life I've been good at. Wrestling. Comedy. Recruiting. These all took over my life and were my identity at one point. They all consumed me for several yea...

Lying - Sam Harris - Book Review

What I liked the most: The concept of never lying, not even a white lie or a lie of omission, seems like an interesting idea. It would be helpful to many who lie without reason. What I liked the ...

The War of Art Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles - Steven Pressfield - Book Review

What I liked the most: Framing the creation of art and the natural resistance to the blank canvas or empty page as a force to be battled and overcome is a nice frame change. Hitler found it easier...

The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion - Book Review

What I liked the most: This book made me laugh out loud. I think it is difficult to write comedy well and very difficult to actually make people laugh audible. Even more so when you are presenting...

The Rosie Effect - Graeme Simsion - Book Review

What I liked the most: The characters continue to live and change. You don’t quite get enough Don in the first book so here is a little more. What I liked the least: The plot feels a bit like a ...

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein - Book Review

What I liked the most: I love the idea of the moon rebelling. After becoming the new Australian prison no less. Heinlein’s writing is strong and the ideas interesting. What I liked the least: I ...

The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch - Book Review

What I liked the most: There are some practical tips here to help people who may be very good at what they do but weak on the social skills aspect that comes with working on a team. It may be help...

Little Fires Everywhere - Celeste Ng - Book Review

What I liked the most: I was worried I was going to read a book about a preteen girl and her point of view. I was happy to find that Celeste Ng does an incredible job of moving from character to c...

Lamb The Gospel According to Biff Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore - Book Review

What I liked the most: It’s a funny book. My parents would call it sacrilegious but what do they know? What I liked the least: The story really steps off a cliff at the end. I guess it’s easier ...

Being Thankful

Being Thankful It's Thanksgiving on one of the strangest and most difficult years of my life. Growing up my family often drove from Vermont to South Carolina to be with my Mom's side of th...

Golden Son - Pierce Brown - Book Review

Score: The rating system explained 3 of 3 - Read in 2020 What I liked the most: Darrow takes risks. Some pay off and some blow up in his face. He's flawed and makes decisions that could make...

My Book Review System Explained

I love to read and between physical books, audiobooks, and the Kindle app on my phone, I typically finish 30+ books a year. Sci-Fi is by far my favorite genre and I get sucked into trilogies and se...

Red Rising - Pierce Brown - Book Review

Score: The rating system explained 3 of 3 - Read in 2020 What I liked the most: Red Rising doesn’t pull punches when it comes to harsh societies. The main character kills other and countless are...

Today I Learned

Every day that I commit code I try to post a TIL in my gist found here: Taylor Dorsett - Today I learned… Check it out to see what I've learned recently.

5 Sci-Fi Books I Enjoyed - You might like them too

I devour Sci-Fi books. If I had to read one genre alone for the rest of my life it would be sci-fi books. I love the world-building, the vastness of space, and the endless number of stories that ca...