March 15, 2011: Things are picking up! Trailers! We we so excited! Stewie! And some Ghosts of Manhattan discussion!

Well, things are starting to pick up.  I've secured a car rental for the first couple of weeks I'll be in Toronto while I wait for my Q7 to be shipped over.  No house as of yet and since we're cutting it kind of close, I've decided to rent a pet-friendly condo while I'm hunting.…

March 14, 2011: Ghosts of Manhattan, by George Mann

It's 1927 Manhattan, but a time and place both familiar and strange.  The first world war has ended and the United States is in a Cold War with the British Empire.  Steam-powered automobiles command the streets of a city terrorized by the mysterious underworld figure known as The Roman, so named for his penchant for…

January 26, 2011: Another Opportunity Beckons! March’s Book of the Month Club Pick! Doc gives me the all clear!

"I'm enjoying the time off,"said Carl, sitting on my left, behind his desk, which used to be Robert Cooper's desk, and Jonathan Glassner's desk before his.  "But I'm starting to feel like I want to get back to work." "Me too,"said Paul, sitting on my right on what may or may not have been the…