Since my wife Sarah has been having such a grand time with her book reviews blog, I thought I’d do the same. So, let’s summarize… My name is Paul Debraski I started reading a long time ago, but not as long as some, I’m sure. The first books I recall reading for fun were the Lord of the Rings quadrilogy back in high school. Before then, books didn’t really hold a lot of interest for me. How I morphed into an English/Philosophy Major in college and then a Librarian by profession is a curious, twisted tale with treacherous turns, eerie alleyways and spooky sidewalks. Or, I just couldn’t get a job as a cartoonist.
My secret passion was to be a cartoonist, as in a daily stripper. In grammar school I started the best cartoon in the world: WDOG in New Jersey. (For those of you keeping track, you should be able to date this strip to coincide the height of popularity of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati; you should be able to determine where I lived, and that the characters were canine.) I created my ensemble, I had my setting, and I had absolutely nothing to write about. I wonder where that one unfinished strip is now? This dearth of subject matter has kept me from writing many things over the years, including a blog. This will be my third attempt, but since I actually have something to write about this time, I think it’s a keeper. In fact, I believe that this paragraph has more words than all of my other blogs combined. Phew.
Several Christmases ago I gave my wife a “keeping track of books you read” journal. Because she was one of those people who did that. Then, for Christmas last year, she gave me a beautifully decoupaged notebook, and I started keeping track of the books that I read. And, now, I’m going to keep track of them and write brilliantly insightful things about them right here. This will come in handy for me, and will be especially poignant when you get to the review of Good Omens somewhere in the next few weeks.
So, what do you have to look forward to: literature, graphic novels, hilarious commentary, useful hyperlinks and wry observation. I’ll bet you can’t wait!
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d at the animosity felt to this band which, let’s face it, I’m sure none of their detractors could even come up with a song title of theirs. The most venomous animosity seems to come from Vermonters, or, Phish’s own neighbors. And while I can understand being a bit peeved at thousands of people traipsing through your region to see a band you don’t really like, they play some fun, enjoyable music. So, chill out, dude.
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