http://suggestaholic.com I want to stop, but I can't. Tue, 20 May 2008 15:26:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  I took a fiction writing class when I lived in California, and the teacher was a big fan of Dean Koontz. At the time I didn't know much about Koontz, but I had opinions about him. Snobby, snobby opinions. . I mean, he was always on the best seller lists, his books ... http://suggestaholic.com/dean-koontz-snobbery/  While driving to work yesterday, I started thinking about Beatles solo albums and which was my favorite from each band member. . I was trying to resist thinking like a music critic (which I am not), and just determine my favorite records from John, Paul, George, and Ringo. That is to say, ... http://suggestaholic.com/beatles-solo-albums/  If I were to quit my job today, say goodbye to my friends and family, and spend the rest of my life reading in a well-lit room, I couldn't get through every unread book I currently own. . I might, barring catastrophic paper cut trauma, make it two-thirds of the way into ... http://suggestaholic.com/novels-worth-reading-twice/  I recently mentioned how I was worried about Woodentops Factor, when it came to the new REM album. It sounded too good too soon, and I was suspicious. But now I believe enough time has elapsed for my official not-anticipated-at-all verdict: . Accelerate is a keeper. . The action line on this CD, before ... http://suggestaholic.com/rem-album-review/  A couple of years ago I didn't know a thing about Jean Shepherd. I'd seen his name associated with A Christmas Story, one of my favorite holiday movies, and had assumed he was a woman. I mean, Jean, spelled with a J, is a woman's name, isn't it? . But, of course, ... http://suggestaholic.com/jean-shepherd-radio-show/