Georgia Kruse, 7 pounds 2 ounces, was born on June 1 around 9:30 p.m. to my best friend from high school. I probably won't get to meet her until the fall.

No daytime, no wind, no sound, nothing but blackness!

"But Father, why is there no daytime there, even if the sun is shining?"

"Because there is nothing out there to reflect the sun's light, David. Atmosphere, made up of gases, surrounds our earth, so that whatever part of the earth the sun is shining on has light -- the atmosphere reflects it. ( Read more... )

Chapter One continued:

"Well, by George," said Dr. Topman, "I'll bet Mr. Bass has vanished by now. Because there is no such street as Thallo Street in this town. After all the calls I've made, I think I ought to know. Sounds made up to me."

An adventure and a chance to do a good deed await the one who builds the finest ship!"Oh, Father," burst ( Read more... )

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Bay Area peeps, have you been to Chez Panisse? I'm currently reading this book and it's intrigued me ( Read more... )

This is what our customers wrote on our gigantic National Library Week poster. We invited them to finish the sentence "I love the library because...." Original grammar, spelling and punctuation are preserved ( Read more... )

I just posted a nice juicy message about all kinds of library fun, but you have to join LiveJournal to read it....and then email me your username so I can add you as a friend.

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