This is the personal blog of Walt White. I am a Drafter/Designer living in Berks County, PA. I have a fondness for Cigars, Photography, and Firearms. Take a look around and you may find something interesting regardless of how different your hobbies may be from my own.
Title: Mist born – The Final Empire Author: Brandon Sanderson Published By: Tor Fantasy Published Date: 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0-7653-5038-1 ISBN-10: 0-7653-5038-6 Length: 643 Pages Purchased From: Amazon @ $7.99 Additional Information: Mistborn is a Trilogy written by Brandon Sanderson. The three books which make up this series, in order, are The Final Empire, The Well [...]
A couple of months back, I posted a writeup on the Last.fm service. Since that time, I have gradually moved away from that service and found another that was more to my liking. That service is Slacker Radio and it was first introduced to me by Guy via Twitter. The most important feature about a [...]
My wife and I do not have any children at this point in our lives. We do, however, have a dog. Both of our families have had dogs in our homes growing up and it felt natural to get one of our own when we moved in together. We got Syrus when he was approximately [...]
Title: The Child Thief Author: Brom Published By: EOS (HarperCollins Publishers) Publish Date: 2009 ISBN: 978-0-06-167133-3 Length: 481 Purchase From: Amazon @ $17.81 The Story: The Child Thief by Brom is a retelling of Peter Pan. In this version of the tale, things are far more dark and sinister than what you may remember from [...]
Every fall my yard becomes a complete mess. It in part has to do with me retreating inside due to the attack of the walnut tree. Because I spend less time outside, I spend less time fretting over how bad my yard looks. In addition to the walnuts that litter my yard from two Walnut [...]
One of the funnest things my wife and I do together is poke fun at one another. Sometimes what is said between us is childish and other times it stings a bit. Regardless of what is said, it is generally followed by a laugh. One of the things my wife likes to tease me about [...]
The Story: The Belgriad is a Series which follows a young boy named Garion. Garion is very young and thinks that he is just like any of the other boys on Feldor’s Farm. Each day he plays among friends and spends time with his Aunt Pol working in the farms kitchen. After a time on [...]
As my New Years resolution in 2009, I stopped procrastinating and started a personal blog. It was something I wanted to do for some time and coming up with a New Years resolution was just the motivation I needed to get my butt into gear. Because this site is of a personal nature, I didn’t [...]
Last night was Halloween night. As the sun went down, my wife and I made sure to have some candy near the door just in case a child strayed over to our home. Because of the way our house is situated on the block, often times kids opt not to trudge up my walkway for [...]
One of the most appealing things to me when looking at buying our home, was the ability to sit outside on a nice day and enjoy the weather. On many days throughout the spring and summer, this is easy enough to do. I generally grab a cigar and beverage before making my way out into [...]
Title: Enchanters End Game Author: David Eddings Published By: Del Rey Books Publish Date: 2002 ISBN: 0-345-45631-9 Length: 236 Purchase From: Amazon @ $12.20 Additional Information Enchanters End Game was originally published in 1984 by Ballantine Books as part of The Belgariad series by David Eddings. In 1995 a hardcover first edition was published which [...]
If you have been checking in on Walt In PA over the past couple of months, you probably noticed that I have been posting a lot of book related articles. While it isn’t something I did intentionally, it does seem to have become the default subject matter. Back in June I picked up Wizards First [...]
photo credit: gui.tavares Have you ever woken up before the alarm clock went off and began preparing for work? I’ve gotten myself into a rhythm and wake up around the same time every day. On occasion I wake up a few minutes before the alarm goes off, so I take advantage of the extra few [...]
Title: Castle of Wizardry Author: David Eddings Published By: Del Rey Books Publish Date: 2002 ISBN: 0-345-45631-9 Length: 246 Purchase From: Amazon @ $12.20 Additional Information Castle of Wizardry was originally published in 1984 by Ballantine Books as part of The Belgariad series by David Eddings. In 1995 a hardcover first edition was published which [...]
Before we get down to the title of this post, I want to say that it is very rare that I play a video, found on the internet, a number of times, back to back to back. In this case, I simply couldn’t get enough. After watching the video a countless number of times, I [...]
