The last post discussed the visit to Strasbourg from my vacation earlier in the month. My girlfriend Brenda and I spent the second part of the vacation in Paris. We had three days in the city and made sure that we got to see the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, and took...
My Visit to Strasbourg
by MHill | Sep 26, 2022 | Marion's Favorites, Nonfiction, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Earlier this month, I went on a eight-day vacation to France. I spent 4 1/2 days in Strasbourg and 3 1/2 days in Paris. I had visited Paris in the summer of 2017 and seen the most of the major tourist spots (Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Louvre Museum, Cathedrale...
Happy Birthday Wayne Shorter
by MHill | Aug 26, 2022 | Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Nonfiction, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Today is the legendary jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter's 89th birthday. Many in the jazz community and music at large consider him the greatest saxophonist post-Coltrane and one of America's greatest composers. For nearly seven decades, Wayne Shorter has composed...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 113: Erasure by Percival Everett
by MHill | Aug 19, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Percival Everett, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Percival Everett is a writer I have wanted to read for some time. I have come across online articles and social media posts over the past year about his work. Well, I finally did a Goodreads search on his books and chose Erasure for my first Percival Everett...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 112: Shine Bright by Danyel Smith
by MHill | Aug 15, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Whitney, Janet, Mariah, Gladys, Aretha, and Diana. These are the biggest names in American popular music since the 1960s. These singers have been covered in books from an individual perspective, but veteran music journalist and former editor of Billboard & Vibe...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 111: Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
by MHill | Aug 5, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Last year, I read an outstanding short story collection titled Sabrina & Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. I had never heard of the author before, but I was looking for some short stories to read and her collection kept coming up. I took a chance, and it was the...
My 13 Year Old Daughter Is A Fan of In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins
by MHill | Aug 1, 2022 | Marion's Favorites, Music Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
My soon-to-be 13 year old daughter, Norah, made an interesting comment yesterday as we were doing Saturday errands. I was trying to decide on what music to play in the car as we drove around town. “Daddy, why you don’t you play Phil Collins?” she said. “Phil Collins,”...
Marion’s Favorites: Bad Vegan (Netflix Documentary)
by MHill | Jul 25, 2022 | Marion's Favorites, Movie Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
There have been very few television shows that kept you speechless while watching it. I could think of seeing the twin towers in NYC destroyed on 9/11, the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion, and the Rodney King beating in Los Angeles as events I've seen on television...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 110: Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
by MHill | Jul 11, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always...
Rereading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
by MHill | Jun 29, 2022 | 2022 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Rereading Series, Wisdom of Kammbia Story Review
I just finished reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett for a second time today. Bel Canto is Patchett's most well-known and beloved novel. This blog post is not another review of what I have already written. But, it is another look at her story and hopefully a different...