As the year quickly races to a close here are some enjoyments that I indulged in in my limited free time:

Flogging Molly - "Drunken Lullabies" Flogging Molly rocks! Sure, some bands had some great songs in the past year but this is one of those rare CDs where every single song is memorable.

Flogging Molly - "Swagger" This is their first CD and while not as polished as "Drunken Lullabies" it is still recommended.

Perez-Reverts - "The Fencing Master", Perez-Reverts - "The Club Dumas",
Perez-Reverts - "The Seville Communion" - These three books are what I consider the best works by a great, enjoyable author. Highly recommended!

John Steinbeck - "The Grapes of Wrath" - My favorite book by my favorite author. I re-read this again and again picked up something new. Forget Faulkner and Hemingway. Steinbeck is The Master.

Dan Brown - "The Da Vinci Code" - Sure, it was predictable as to who done it but still an enjoyable read.

Dan Brown - "Angels & Demons" - The first books of his that I read. Good read and in some ways better than "The Da Vinci Code".

Rowling - "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)" - Like most everyone else on this freaking planet I read it. And I enjoyed. My kids enjoyed it. So when's book 6 coming out?

There lots more but my memory is quickly fading. I didn't touch on all the favorite DVDs and didn't bother with computer games. Besides, pick up a good book, curl up in a corner with good light, and lose yourself.