Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A swing and a miss from Scalzi

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

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Bingo: Black I’ve been a longtime Scalzi fan since a friend insisted I read Old Man’s War.  However, his last trilogy, The Collapsing Empire, didn’t do it for me.  Then along came The Kaiju Preservation Society, 5 star read, followed by Starter Villain, 5 star read.  Scalzi was on a roll!  After seeing him at an event for Starter Villain, I was so geeked for the final book in this triptych, When the Moon Hits Your Eye.  Scalzi explained this at the event and here is a concise description […]

Possible Death By Lunar Cheese Volcano

When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

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When the Moon Hits Your Eye is not really a straightforward story. The premise is basically “What if the moon actually turned to cheese, suddenly and unexplicably? How would people react?” Each chapter is a mini-episode of a couple of people trying to figure out what is going on, and what they think and how they feel about it.  These episodes range from a group of retirees in a diner, to a couple of young adults working at rival cheese shops, to NASA scientists, to […]

In 2017 Wisconsin cheesemakers produced 704,093,000 pounds of cheddar.

Cheese The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition by Jerry Apps

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Cheese: the Making of a Wisconsin Tradition is an example of what is both good and bad with history writing. On the good side, it’s pretty well-researched and lots of good factual info; on the bad, it’s kind of dry and there’s very little narrative continuity. The opening section is an introduction to the subject, meaning some technical definitions, the author’s personal interest, and brief historical overview. The history starts with farmers settling the areas now called Wisconsin and home-cheesemaking. The transition to dairy farming […]

Now I know what my next food hobby won’t be

Home Cheese Making by Ricki Carroll

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I like food related hobbies; I’ve tried some candy making, soda making, and those are fun. Cheese making on the other hand sounds like it wouldn’t be worth it for me. I like cheese, but getting all the equipment and ingredients seems like a lot of trouble for a lot of cheese I wouldn’t be able to eat quickly enough and not be able to try new things very often. This is what Home Cheese Making has shown me. I know the process can take […]

‘Grilled Cheese’ sounds more appealing the ‘Fried Cheese’ Sandwich

The Great Grilled Cheese Book by Eric Greenspan

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Bingo 17: Funky The Great Grilled Cheese Book contains some funk; funky cheese (I’m thinking the ‘blue cheese’ chapter, and kind of a relaxed funk (as in the music style) vibe in general. I know the author, Chef Eric Greenspan, from tv, and he seems like the chill sort of guy who would (and did) put together something that is more like guidelines as opposed to strict recipes. So, onto the cheese. Probably the coolest thing in the whole book is a recipe for diy […]

Cheese – Willem Eslchott (1932

Cheese by Willem Elschott

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A goofy little novel about a industrial record keeper in Antwerp who decides, mostly out of the blue, to pick up the cheese business. What this means is that he gets sold on the idea of becoming a cheese importer, as a side venture, but a sketchy businessman. Because he views himself as quite smart, way smarter than his wife, he quickly signs the contract on the promise of a high salary and potential for more profit. When he tells his wife she quickly realizes […]



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