by Andrew Einspruch | Jul 17, 2019 | Bedside Table
Currently reading (listening to): Cinder by Marissa Meyer. I picked this one up because I saw it on a Bookbub list of favourite audio books. It’s a retelling of Cinderella with the title character a cyborg mechanic. I’ve only just started, so not much to...
by Andrew Einspruch | Jul 17, 2019 | Videos
My brother Franklin is a fine arts artist, but even so art isn’t something I know a huge amount about. So I enjoy this sort of survey video that helps put art in context and shows how things went from X to Y. In this case, Nerdwriter goes from Manet to Pollock....
by Andrew Einspruch | Jul 7, 2019 | Bedside Table
Currently reading (listening to): Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. I read this years ago, and it is often cited by people as one of their favourite Pratchett books, so I thought I’d give it a go again. Last book finished: Becoming by Michelle Obama. I think...
by Andrew Einspruch | Jul 7, 2019 | Videos
These videos are ours, one from me and one from my wife, Billie, of animals here at our animal sanctuary, A Place of Peace. The first one I shot yesterday. I caught some cockatoos and galahs flying off, filming in slow motion. Besides looking cool, watch the video...
by Andrew Einspruch | May 12, 2019 | Living
I wanted to share with you eight things that caught my eye recently. I hope they catch yours as well. It seems that ‘ji32k7au4a83’ is a remarkably common password. Norwegians use “Texas” as slang for “crazy.” This tickled my fancy,...
by Andrew Einspruch | May 12, 2019 | Bedside Table
Currently reading (listening to): The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. I’m literally 14 seconds into this, so I have no opinion yet, but one of you wrote to me after receiving your copy of The Wombanditos and said it was your favourite book, so I’m...
by Andrew Einspruch | May 12, 2019 | Videos
What is a nanosecond? As you’ll see, it’s 11.8 inches. That doesn’t make sense, you say? One’s time and one’s distance? Allow Grace Hopper to clarify. Grace Hopperwas a national treasure. She was an American computer scientist, United...
by Andrew Einspruch | Apr 28, 2019 | Books
Thanks to everyone so far who’s checked out my latest book, the standalone prequel to the Western Lands and All That Really Matters called The Thorning Ceremony . Several of you have been kind enough to email and let me know how much you enjoyed it, so many...
by Andrew Einspruch | Apr 28, 2019 | Bedside Table, Books
Currently reading (listening to): The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I’m working my way through the stellar Stephen Fry recording’s of the Sherlock Holmes books. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the third book, and includes...
by Andrew Einspruch | Apr 28, 2019 | Videos
You need to watch the the first two videos below to get the full effect. First is Gabriela Bee singing with Walk Off the Earth as they cover Panic! At the Disco’s song “High Hopes.” It’s a lovely, smile-inducing, catchy performance. Then, watch...
