Book Review: Tom Brown's Schooldays

Verdict: good, but not great (of course, I say that after having read it for the first time as a twenty-six year old American; if I were a twelve year old school boy in the UK, I'm sure it would seem the greatest book in the world).

This book is the equivalent of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn to our limey, tea-drinking friends across the pond. And reading it made me just as happy as when I first read about Tom and Huck: as much as some things may change, little boys always remain the same.

Link to Amazon.com product page: Tom Brown's Schooldays

"San Francisco Treat," my ass!

I spent last weekend eating at the finest restaurants in San Francisco, and not one of them serves Rice-A-Roni!

See: photos from my San Francisco trip.