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My Year in Books 2008
In roughly chronological order:
Gabriel García Márquez. Cien años de soledad.
Barack Obama. Dreams From My Father.
James Surowecki. The Wisdom of Crowds. This book was the motivation for the museum's Click! exhibition.
Chris Anderson. The Long Tail.
William Faulkner. The Sound and the Fury. I appreciated this book much more as an experiment ( Read more... ) -
There aren't many things I miss about the pre-dawn drive from Hopewell to New Brunswick
Today Betsy let me know that there will be a total lunar eclipse tomorrow night. It made me miss listening to Sky Talk Monday mornings on WHYY. There's not much that can redeem six-something a.m. like that nerdy little segment did. -
That's good advice
I was just watching Gremlins, on HBO Family. After that, another kids' show came on. They read a story and then there were kids discussing monsters. This boy who must have been about four years old said, "If you have a toy that's really scary and like always scares you and like it comes to life in your dreams, you have to stand up to it. Like, that ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the Year!
This is painful. This is stunning. The extent to which this statement warps reality is rivaled only by the relative triviality of the topic. And this is probably too obscure for any of my known readers to appreciate. Nonetheless. From the introduction to Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 in VB 2005: From Novice to Professional:
"Despite having similar ( Read more... ) -
My Year in Books 2007
In roughly chronological order:
Lawrence Shainberg. Ambivalent Zen: One Man's Adventure's on the Dharma Path. Did Shainberg learn anything about letting go?
Benjamin Hoff. The Te of Piglet.
Yasunari Kawabata. Palm-of-the-Hand Stories. The restrained, spare stories in this book span decades of Kawabata's career. At first the style seems too ( Read more... ) -
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We had to use a hammer and chisel to crack open that pumpkin. But it made good pie. -
Goodreads
Dear bookworms,
I just signed up for a Goodreads* account. Being a slow writer, I have yet to post any actual reviews, but I've had a great time browsing through the site so far.
Let me know if you also have an account and want to be friends. Awww, friends.
Sincerely,
J
* What is Goodreads? Here's how they describe it: "Most book ( Read more... )
