Hyenas

It's always nice when a parcel from Subterranean Press arrives through the post. When its Joe Lansdale, and a Hap and Leonard novella to boot, it's really a cause for celebration.
Hyenas follows our heroes through a typically violent and profane thrill-ride of the type only Joe can write. The book is short, I read it in only one sitting but is well worth the admission fee. With  Devil Red just out, another novel expected later this year from Mulholland Books and hints of  a further Hap and Leonard novella next year it's good for us Lansdale fans.

Some thoughts on the new world number 1

And so farewell Lee Westwood, ex-world number one and congratulations to Martin Kaymer. I have posted elsewhere about the limitations of a ranking system which allow a player without either the short game or strength of personality to win a major to become the official best player in the world, and I don't mean to go over it again, but this time the system has worked.
In truth it's been something of an open secret in golf that Kaymer has been the best for some 2 years. It's just taken the rankings that long to catch up with what everyone has known. Without his go-karting accident, Kaymer would have taken 2 consecutive orders of merit and surely been number 1 much sooner.
          As tiger's decline gathered pace both Westwood and Lefty seemed to be engaged in a frantic game of pass the parcel, both hoping not to be in the number 1 slot when the music stopped. What is instructive about Kaymer is that when the door opened he strode straight through it, and, one suspects, slammed it shut behind him.

Not dead yet.

Sorry for the hiatus guys but,  no, honestly I am still alive. Just been too busy with this thing called life I guess.
I promise though I will have some reviews coming up soon including this, this, and this.