Black Skies: An Inspector Erlendur Novel by Arnaldur Indridason Interesting development of the personality of Sigurdur Oli one of the two detectives that works with Erlendur. Delving into his shortcomings in personal relations and his own efforts at coming to understand himself. In this novel as in another, Inspector Erlendur is not present. The story […]
Tagged iceland, mystery, reviewI had severe cold symptoms for about two weeks. Now, close to a week later, the symptoms aren’t sever. Lynn had made me some cough syrup that included thyme sprigs and honey. It was very helpful. Here is a list of some sources for cold remedies. Home Remedies or Brand Names for the Common Cold? […]
Tagged cold remedies, cough syrup, home-remedy, honey, onion, peoples pharmacy, syrupSidetracked: A Kurt Wallander Mystery (5) by Henning Mankell Another good Wallander mystery. The interesting writing keeps you reading at steady pace, wanting to know what comes next. The usual cast of characters in the police. This was the second time I’ve read this and it was as interesting as the first read.
Tagged mystery, review, wallanderSilence of the Grave (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries, No. 2) by Arnaldur Indridason This was the 3rd book I read written by Indridason. The writing is interesting and not flamboyant. A specific Icelandic slant to it all. Keeping in the tradition of modern mystery writers, the mystery to be solve is only one part of the […]
Tagged iceland, mystery, reviewThe Keeper of Lost Causes: The First Department Q Novel (A Department Q) by Jussi Adler-Olsen A detective comes back to work after a colleague is killed and anther paralyzed. His heart isn’t in it and he is relegated to an office in the basement with a Syrian refugee who is more than his documents […]
Tagged department Q, reviewBetter to Rest (Liam Campbell Mysteries, Book 4) by Dana Stabenow A mystery set in Alaska, as is the case in other books by Dana Stabenow. The protagonist in this one is Liam Campbell, an Alaska State Trooper. It seems a little slow going at times with no big surprises in the story line but […]
Tagged alaska, reviewA Place to Bury Strangers released the official video for Straight from their upcoming album Transfixiation. The video seems to match the music very well. WATCH // A Place To Bury Strangers Share “Straight†Video Dir. By Brook Linder, New Album ‘Transfixiation’ Out 2/17/15 News :: Dead Oceans – ‘today the band shared a brand […]
Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, dead oceans, straight, transfixiation, videoThe Black Path by Asa Larsson. The third in Asa Larsson”s trilogy of mysteries set in northern Sweden. This keeps the same set of characters, those not murdered, as the first two. It has a special emphasis on the mental health of Rebecka and likewise delves into the feelings of several of the characters. A […]
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Obituary average age. December 8, 2014: 76.24
The average age of those listed in the twelve obituaries in the December 8, 2014 Free Lance-Star was 76.24. The median was 77 with a sample standard deviation of 10.48. The ages ranged from 55 to 91. This is the fourteenth day I’ve been collecting this data. The mean of  obituary average ages using {77.375,64,74.143, 62.5, 55,66.8333, 74.11,71.27,68.82, 76.92,63,76.71,70.75,76.24} at Wolfram alpha is […]
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