Review: Neurofitness: The Real Science of Peak Performance from a College Dropout Turned Brain Surgeon

Neurofitness: The Real Science of Peak Performance from a College Dropout Turned Brain Surgeon by Rahul Jandial
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My favorite chapters of the book was the one on sleep. Which mentioned lucid dreaming. I am going to fly tonight. I think it would be fun to have a lucid dream. I also liked the chapter on creativity. Who doesn't want to be more creative. I liked the authors tips on how to be more creative.
The stores of his patients in the chapters were interesting. Fascinating. The former TV producer who was homeless who had a brain tumor. At least that is what I think it was. The girl who had to have half her brain removed.
Its amazing to me that people can go to school long enough to become doctors. Its a good thing. I would not want a world without doctors.
This book was a quick and fascinating read. I think I learned something by reading the book.

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combHair: OatmealBreakfasts latest song

I have not combed my hair in years so I thought why not write a song about combing my Hair. What better to write a song about combing hair than OatmealBreakfast. I hope someone enjoys this song as much as I enjoyed making it. Goodnight until next time OatmealBreakfast.

Review: The Beekeeper's Handbook

The Beekeeper's Handbook by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile
My rating: 0 of 5 stars

I read the 3rd edition of the book. It seems like it took me forever to read. I made it through. There is so much about honey bees that i need to learn. And I think this book had a lot of great information about honey bees. If only I could spend the rest of my life studying it then I could become a honey bee expert.
My two favorite things in the book were a recipe for bee brood and and the page on how to raise wax moths for fishing bait and food for people. It says wax moths cane be fried. When fried they pop like popcorn, and when salt is added they taste like potato chip or corn puffs. I have to eat insects. Most of the world eats insects so I should also.
The beekeepers handbook has everything you would expect from a book about beekeeping. Personally I never to memorize bee anatomy. Learning about beekeeping is so much fun. I am sure actually beekeeping would be more fun. I can't want to keep bees for real. I hope I become a beekeeper some day.
Thinking about sitting around a beehive and watching the bees fly around seems fun. I am sure the sound of the bees would be relaxing.
Reading this book was not a wast of my time.

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Review: Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime

Kingdom of Lies: Unnerving Adventures in the World of Cybercrime by Kate Fazzini
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book was easy and quick to read. I liked reading about the different things that each of the people in this book did. Sig had a company that infected computers with ransomware. Victor hacked cars,
chou stole company's data. Rene was not good at using computers but, she could talk so she worked customer service at sig's company.
What most of the people did for a living in this book was not nice or anything I would do. I think the book makes Kate Fazzini's point that hackers are like everyone else.
The person next door. They are not some anti social teenager in their basement writing viruses. At least not all of them.
I did not waste my time reading this book that is for sure. I can't think of anything else to write in this review.

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OatmealBreakfasts latest and greatest song: toothBrush

Doesn't everyone find brushing your teeth so exciting. I know I do. Or do I? I have to brush my teeth to keep them looking great. I have not flossed in years. So perhaps I need to floss. What about a song about flossing my teeth. That could be my next song. Or flop of a song. I hope some one enjoys the song. Goodnight

Review: Keeping Bees: A Complete Practical Guide

Keeping Bees: A Complete Practical Guide by Paul Peacock
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

For me its always enjoyable to read about bees. It seems to me that every book about bees I read I learn something new. Or at least the facts about bees are further cemented in my mind. There is so much to know about bees. Its hard for me to remember all that I want to remember. At least now I know that there are more types of bees than honey bees, and bumble bees.
This is book is a quick read. It talks about hive site selection, hive types, how often to check bees, how to check bees, the pest an diseases of bees, honey, Propolis, pollen. It talks about how to harvest the honey. So its a solid book.
My favorite part when the hive section. I had never heard of a few of the types of hives. I enjoyed reading this book. As I wrote its always fun to read about bees. I feel I did not waste my time by reading this book.

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Review: The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data

The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data by Kevin D. Mitnick
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had read becoming an ethical hacker so I wanted to read more about security. So I got this book. I had never hear about Kevin Mitnick before reading this book. The book did not disappoint.
There was so much interesting information in the book. It was interesting to read about what companies can collect about you while using their services. I had never thought about if the web mail provider I have could read my email. Or what a social network could do with tie information I put on the site. I would need to read the book a few more times to be able to remember all the information I want to.
The book was full of interesting stories. I don't know what else to write. All I can say is that I did not waste my time reading the art of invisibility. I learned so much. And I hope I will be more security conscious now that I have read it.

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bats OatmealBreakfasts newest song

If I saw a bat in the wild I will cover my head and run, run, run. bats scare me. No bat has ever done anything to me. I don't recall ever seeing a bat in the wild so I don't know why I am scared of bats. I am not a fan of horror movies. So I don't know how I got to be so afraid of bats. I recently I read a book about bats. And then I decided to write a song. And here is the song. I hope someone I hope that my songs are getting better. And I hope someone listens to the song all the way through. Enjoy. Until next time this is OatmealBreakfast.

Review: Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species

Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species by Marianne Taylor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had not given bats much thought before I read this book. I assumed there had to be one species of bat that lived who knows where. I was wrong. There are over 1,300 species of bats. A few of the species are even colorful.
I enjoyed looking at the pictures in this book. It was fun to read the description of each species. I only wish I had a better memory so I could remember everything I read.
Even after reading this book if I ever say a bat I would cover my head and run. I skittish around flying things. Birds also scare me. No bat or bird has ever harmed me. So I am not sure how I got to be scared of them.
I would be like john Candy and Dan Aykroyd in the movie The great outdoors. There was a scene where the two actors have to get a bat out of there cabin. They put on a lot of improvised protective gear. That would be me if I had to get a bat out of a rented cabin. But, I bet the bat would be more scared of me than I was of it.
Its amazing to me that anything is know about bats considering that they are active mostly at night. I think some bats are active in the daytime. I am probably wrong about that.
Even if you don't want to read the text I think that this book is worth looking though for the wonderful color pictures of bats.
I like batman so why am I scared of bats. Go figure. Batman protects. He does not injure.
I was surprised to learn that different species of bats eat different things. Some bats eat insects, other eat nectar, others invertebrates, others eat fruit. I was already aware that bats pollinated plants.
This book makes me want to get a bat detector and night vision goggles and head out into the night so I can see some bats. Maybe I would find a new species and have it named after me.


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whyVideo: OatmealBreakfast latest song.

This is a song I wrote right before I composed the music. It did not take me long to write the lyrics. And I am sure it shows. I try to get better with each song. I hope the someone out on the internet enjoys the song. Or even listens to the song.