What I’m reading:War and Peace, still, faithfully, with Simon Haisell’s Footnotes and Tangents year-long read-along. (Next year he’s doing Hilary Mantel’sA Place of Greater Safety. I’m in for sure—but I plan to reread W&P a chapter a day, same as this year. It’s part of...
Soccer Mommy Lyrics "Here"(originally by Pavement)I was dressed for success But success it never comes And I'm the only one who laughs At your jokes when they are so bad And your jokes are always bad But they're not as bad as this Come join us in a prayer We'll be waiting, ...
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to Maria Inmaculada Barrios Die in thought every morning and you will not be afraid to die. —The Hagakure Guide Give me, lord, an angry death. A death as offensive as those I’ve offended. A death that stands for the rains of Santiago de Compostela, a death that kills all who have...
We have a long history of learning as we go in mastering new technology, from the typewriter to the online public catalog to e-reference. The important part to remember is that we librarians are both learning and going, and that the job of connecting people to ideas is still very much ...
As she was riding her donkey, descending into a ravine, David and his men were descending from the other end, so they met there on the road. David had just said, “That sure was a waste, guarding everything this man had out in the wild so that nothing he had was lost—and now ...
Being westerners it helped that we were a few beers deep, as shouts of ‘Yes boss!’ came from each and every stall as we were seen as easy prey, clearly in the market for the fake footie shirts, Rolex’s and Nike Yeezy’s on offer. To be fair, some of the fakes on display, ...
But it IS a dream sequence that feels like a dream come true. A beautiful dream of active children with active imaginations. And lifelong learning to let go of how things “should” be. Living outside the box as often as I can remember to step out. Living in a new freedom that comes...
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