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Retro Rob: My “Top 5 Books”

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Summer is right around the corner, a time when a lot of people love lounging on the beach with a good book. In preparation, I thought I’d continue my “Retro Rob” series as I celebrate the upcoming 20 th anniversary of my first blog post with my list of “Top 5 Books” first published in September of 2016. Remember, I’d love to get you involved in the discussion. My “ Top 5 Movies ” list generated a couple great comments, and I hope to hear from more people on both lists. My somewhat worn copy of 11/22/63. My mom tells me all the time that I don’t read enough – and she’s right. Somehow, I’ll get into a groove with reading, but if I come across a book I just don’t like I get off track. I’ve read zero books in almost a year. But the one change I would definitely make to my list would be to add Stephen King’s 11/22/63. As I mentioned, I’m not an avid reader, but I couldn’t put down the time-travel thriller focused on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. For me, it would take
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Retro Rob: My “Top 5 Movies” (2012)

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The Academy Awards are coming up on Sunday night, so it’s a good time to re-post my “Top 5 Movies,” launching my “Retro Rob” series  celebrating the upcoming 20 th  anniversary of my very first blog post . Surprisingly, I’m still ok with my list, posted almost 12 years ago (April 4, 2012). I’m not sure if that says more about me or Hollywood. “The Shawshank Redemption” would likely be on the list nowadays, knocking off “Arthur.” I’m guessing “A Christmas Carol,” one of my favorite films, didn’t make the cut due to the seasonal nature of the movie. There’s potentially a couple of others that I can’t think of at the moment that might knock off “My Left Foot,” although the uniqueness of seeing a character with cerebral palsy would make it a tough choice to top for me. As far as I can tell, I did the post as part of my “Page 2 Blog,” which was where I posted my non-sports articles. I was also doing my affiliate selling website, so anything that gave me an excuse to post links to products o
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Looking Back as 20th Anniversary of Blogging Approaches

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The overhaul of my website was just about complete, including an overdue new profile picture and cover photo that I’m quite happy with. It’s no small feat to get a good picture of yours truly smiling on que thanks to cerebral palsy. So, I started thinking about writing a new bio as a finishing touch. And I kept thinking about it. And thinking about it. Blogger gives me 1,200 characters to write an “introduction.” It’s actually fairly generous. Though LinkedIn offers 2,600 for an “About” section, Twitter offers a mere 160, Instagram 150, and Facebook prompts you to “Describe who you are” in 101 characters. Social media bios became a quick list of links to my books, sports blog, and, because I don’t really know what else to call it, my “Rob J. Quinn” blog. Yet, thinking about writing a new bio became a bit of a useful exercise. Obviously, I’m not really summing up my life in 1,200 characters. I’m not even summing up my professional life – although that would be pretty easy wi
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