Category Archives: Books & Reading

Hey Ron, I hear Teegeeack wilI be full of suckers one day

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Jorge Costales

A friend passed along the Modern Library’s list of the 100 best novels. There were actually 2 lists, one was from their Board and the other attributed to Readers. Aside from the great Graham Greene not making an appearance until … Continue reading →

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What If C-SPAN Produced MTV’s Cribs?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Since no man is tempted to every sin, I’ll take credit for having kept envy in check for the most part. But after I saw the great David McCullough’s writing shed on his HBO documentary, Painting With Words–the Shed is … Continue reading →

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When The Dead Are Just Missing?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jorge Costales

When are the dead just missing? When describing them as dead constitutes admission that abortion is the taking of a human life. So if you are a supporter of abortion rights and evidence is presented to document a shortage of … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Bloody Sunday

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Jorge Costales

If Tuesday’s [05/17] news of the British Queen visiting Ireland’s Croke Park stadium did not seem unusual, then like me, you need a refresher on ‘The Troubles.’ Opening lyrics to the U2 song, Sunday Bloody Sunday: I can’t believe the … Continue reading →

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Marshall, stillborns and happiness

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Jorge Costales

In Graham Greene’s perfectly titled novel, The Heart of The Matter, he addresses life and the emotion of happiness: It seemed to Scobie that life was immeasurably long. Couldn’t the test of man be carried out in fewer years? Couldn’t … Continue reading →

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What Andre Frossard Saw In The Chapel

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Jorge Costales

Andre Frossard passed away Feb 2 1995. During the last 30 years of his life, he was a columnist in English and French for Le Figaro newspaper. Prior to that, Frosard was arrested by the Gestapo [Klaus Barbie] as part … Continue reading →

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Three Pages into Three Thousand Years

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Three pages into Three Thousand Years and I have an issue. A new low. Advent is a good reminder to attempt to deepen the faith. So when I read great things about Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, I bought … Continue reading →

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What Gordon Solie could teach Major Scobie

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Reading Graham Greene, I get the feeling of watching someone trying to wrestle with God. His main characters bring the admirable intensity of a Dan Gable to the match, but lack the perspective of a Gordon Solie. I am an … Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland’s Example For Cuba

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Opening lyrics to the U2 song, Sunday Bloody Sunday: I can’t believe the news todayOh, I can’t close my eyes and make it go awayHow long, how long must we sing this song?How long? How long?‘Cause tonight we can be … Continue reading →

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Wenski Has Much Currency On Immigration

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Jorge Costales

In the first chapter of his book, Money Mischief, Milton Friedman relates an example of how some islands in Micronesia used round stones, anywhere from one foot to twelve feet in diameter, to represent currency. [It is unknown whether this … Continue reading →

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