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The massive continuity of ducks: December 2012
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Christmas pudding no doubt. I don't know what Christmas used to be like in America in the olden days, but from all I've heard, it wasn't much fun for a lot of people. We have Washington Irving to thank for rescuing the American Christmas from its dour Puritan non-celebratory observance. Washington Irving in his younger days. Sunnyside, on the banks of the Hudson. On the piazza - proof I was there. Irving's impressively book-lined study - there was a nice little couch in there. Irving never married (sadly...
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The massive continuity of ducks: May 2013
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I don't know whether to shoot you or adopt you. Our local Friends of the Library have an annual luncheon where they invite an author – usually one who writes literary fiction – to come and speak to the group. Bottom Shelf volunteers also show up with a selection of fine, and sometimes collectible, used books that have been set aside during the preceding months for the very purpose of offering them to luncheon attendees. And that’s why the Bottom Shelf sold almost no books at the luncheon. Bring more book...
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The massive continuity of ducks: In honour of whose birth these triumphs are
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In honour of whose birth these triumphs are. It is the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birthday (observed). In honor of this special day, I shall refrain from posting any commemorative poetry. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. In honour of whose birth these triumphs are. Books Read - 2014. 1 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, by Alan Bradley. 2 The Geographer's Library, by Jon Fasman. 3 The Sands of Lanikai, by Bob Hogue. 5 Clockwork Heart, by Dru Pagliassotti.
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The massive continuity of ducks: The best and the worst
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The best and the worst. I have to stop using the Big Move as an excuse for not doing things, like keeping up with the blog. Although, because of all the unpacking I've been doing, I think I could stretch it out for another month or two. Nevertheless, it's time to be responsible. Ish. I read fewer books during 2013, probably because of moving. But, wait. I wasn't going to use that as an excuse. Anyway, here they are:. 5 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley. A classic English country...
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The massive continuity of ducks: April 2013
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The marriage of true minds. Let me not to the marriage of true minds. Admit impediments. Love is not love. Which alters when it alteration finds,. Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an ever fixed mark. That looks on tempests and is never shaken. It is the star to every wandering bark,. Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks. Within his bending sickle's compass come. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,. Nay, let th...
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The massive continuity of ducks: The cafeteria is for feeding, not fixing, your face
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The cafeteria is for feeding, not fixing, your face. Sometimes I find the most interesting books while working at the Bottom Shelf. The other day I picked up a copy of Hi There, High School! A classic guide that claims it will tell you “how to make a success of your teen years”. Success as a teen. The El Dorado of the adolescent. I sure could have used a book like that back when I was actually in my teen years. Through the humorous experiences of some stereotypical characters, Hi There, High School!
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The massive continuity of ducks: April 2014
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In honour of whose birth these triumphs are. It is the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birthday (observed). In honor of this special day, I shall refrain from posting any commemorative poetry. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. In honour of whose birth these triumphs are. Books Read - 2014. 1 The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, by Alan Bradley. 2 The Geographer's Library, by Jon Fasman. 3 The Sands of Lanikai, by Bob Hogue. 4 The Casebook of Newbury and Hobbes, by George Mann.
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The massive continuity of ducks: The journey is the treasure
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The journey is the treasure. So, apparently it is Children’s Book Week. And not only that, but it is the 94. Annual Children’s Book Week. How is it that I did not become aware of Children’s Book Week until the week is nearly over, let alone CBW's first century? Well, that won’t happen again. To commemorate Children’s Book Week, and because I just finished watching a documentary. These are books that were published when I was a child but that I somehow missed out on. The Chronicles of Prydain. By C S Lewis.
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The massive continuity of ducks: October 2012
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The rest of the story has been censored. It's Banned Books Week! I was reminded of it when I went to the library because they have a display with books behind yellow caution tape. Well, I've said before. What I think about banning books. I've been thinking about it more lately, partly because of what this Week is, and partly because I read an interesting post. So I checked it out and I think it's very useful. I recommend it. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 8 Death at Gal...
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The massive continuity of ducks: January 2013
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I like trees 'cause they give us books. By T Jefferson Parker - 3 stars. Parts of this book were kind of annoying (I'm thinking especially of Ann's diary, or maybe Ann was meant to be an annoying character and so I would naturally find her diary to be the same), parts of it were predictable; but overall it was an effective, well-written crime story with mostly realistic characters and evocative descriptions of Newport Beach and environs. 20 The Bay Psalm Book Murder. By Lyndsay Faye - 4 stars. Of all...
