I must have more than 400 books, possibly 450. I just did a rough count, but I know I'm missing the ones that are tucked away in odd places, and I only estimated the number in a couple of under-the-bed boxes. This is usually a cause for satisfaction, but right now I'm trying to find a specific book. You guessed it, no luck. It isn't on the bookcase ( Read more... )

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Fascinating article about social liberals and conservatives, teens, families, sex and pregnancy ( Read more... )

Why Would You Knit That?!

Good for an amusing break.

With the exception of the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Diablo's summit offers a panoramic view showing more of the earth's surface than any other peak in the world.

It makes sense, but I have to wonder how they determine that!

I read a great article in the SF Business Times today. Great because of its colorful turns of phrase. I'd paste a link, but it's a subscription-only article, so here is the opening and some juicy excerpts underlined:

Fat City
San Francisco Business Times
Sept. 26, 2008
By Ron Leuty
Big Macs, Twinkies and Ho-Hos may be your salvation.
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An interesting essay in The Atlantic Monthly on how Internet usage rewires our brains.

...but did you read the whole thing, or just skim the headline and first paragraph?

Both of these came up at lunch today, btw ( Read more... )