A New Blog for a New Year

After a six month hiatius from blogging, I decided to resume in a more modest way in 2010.  The primary reason that I stopped was the difficulty in finding the time to write on a regular basis.  In considering this,  I realize that I benefit from blogging about what I read, what I write and certain other topics that I think about on a regular basis.  The reason that I benefit is because writing about these things helps me to think about them.  So this blog is going to be limited to writing about the books I read, the books I am writing and for the moment Shakespeare's history plays - something else I think about on a regular basis. 

The net result is that I won't post on any kind of a regular basis, but rather once I have finished reading a book or as the spirit moves me about my writing and the history plays.  I read 57 books in 2009 which is on average just over one a week, but I certainly didn't read one every week so reading posts will probably come no more than once a week.  My son, Paul, and I are currently researching a book on Ebbets Field in Brooklyn and I will write about that periodically as well.  I am also in what I hope are the last stages of preparing a book about the Civil War letters of William Lloyd of the 33rd New Jersey for publication so that is another possible topic.  Finally the history plays will also be the subject of period posts as I continue to reflect on something that has been important to me for almost 50 years.  I am doing this primarily for my own benefit in the sense that I think I will benefit from these written reflections, but I also hope that the posts are interesting to those who might read them and I would certainly like to hear from anyone who is so inclined.