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A random thought that just popped into my head for no reason

Remember that bit in the Laura Ingalls Wilder book Farmer Boy when the apparently wimpy teacher defeats the local gang of murderous thug boys with a bullwhip? That was weird. Carrying on….

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Hey, I’m on Goodreads!

Actually, I’ve been on Goodreads for quite a while (it says that I signed up in 2007!), but I’ve never used it. Now I’m making an attempt, after reading someplace that being active on Goodreads is a good idea for … Continue reading

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Building a Library

When the prospect of finally moving from the old Casa Jaquandor into a new Casa Jaquandor started shaping into more of a realistic goal than a “here’s something we should do one day” dream, maybe a year-and-a-half ago, there were … Continue reading

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Stuff in the time of the Bard

I recently read a delightful history book called Shakespeare’s Restless World: A Portrait of an Era in Twenty Objects, by Neil MacGregor. This book takes a great approach to painting a picture of Elizabethan London: MacGregor finds twenty objects from … Continue reading

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Snapshots from Ithaca

This weekend The Wife and I made our annual getaway to the Ithaca Apple Harvest Festival, and we had a great time as always…although the festival itself wasn’t quite like it usually is, owing to the fact that Ithaca is … Continue reading

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The rules for reading

I discovered this article sitting in my ‘Blog Fodder’ bookmark folder, and I figured I should address the topic. It’s about reading, and the rules we adopt for how we go about reading. Here are the rules the author posts … Continue reading

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Shouldn’t we elect him to something?

JK Rowling has been unmasked as the actual author of a crime novel. Which jogged my memory. Here is guy-who-knows-everything Ken Jennings, writing almost six years ago: Structurally, these aren’t fantasy novels at all. They’re fair-play mysteries in wizard’s clothing–novels … Continue reading

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The Culture will mourn

SF author Iain M. Banks has announced that he has terminal cancer and is unlikely to live more than a year. This is insanely sad. I’ve only read two of his books, and loved both. Time to read more, I … Continue reading

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Curse you, Productivity Gods!

COWORKER: So, what’re you gonna do tonight? ME: I think I’m gonna go home, do the normal stuff — relax, quick nap, shower, dinner — and then get some writing done. COWORKER: Cool! [CUT TO LATER — MY APARTMENT] ME: … Continue reading

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