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Today was the first day of school. Both kids had a good report of the events of the day. Tristan's teacher won the teacher of the year award last year, and Justin said his teacher is nice. Justin had homework this evening to read independently for 30...
And I want this book way bad. And this one . Oh, and this one . Did you know Judy Blume is writing adult books now? Yeah. I didn't realize that. I used to read her stuff when I was a kid. She's got three out. I wonder what those would be like. Hmmm. Oh...
My friend Mary told me about a series of books that her kids read when they were younger. The series is called, The Incredible Worlds of Wally McDoogle. The first book in the series is called, My Life as a Smashed Burrito with Extra Hot Sauce and I'm...
Today was my first day back to work after my mini-vacation. Too many meetings today! Stevie had his glossectomy today and the doctor said he is doing OK. I'm going to visit him tomorrow at 12:30. I should know tomorrow when he can come home. I'm a bit...
There's a show on NPR hosted by Faith Salie called Fair Game . I love this radio program. The host is very witty (she has performed as a stand-up comedian) and extremely articulate and intelligent (she's a Rhodes scholar, getting her master's degree at...
Did you know that Herman Melville's 1851 novel, Moby-Dick, or, the Whale , was disliked by Melville's fans and critics alike? Critics not only disliked it, but reported it to be terrible. It wasn't until 70 years after it was published that historians...
I went to my user group meeting tonight, a monthly get together for other IT geeks of the same ilk as me. I won Windows 2003 Server Unleashed. Actually, that was what I picked. There was a combination of software and books to choose from. And I'm more...
For the first time ever, I'm wishing I had HBO. I rarely watch television, but this evening starts a seven-part series called John Adams, based on the book titled same , by David McCullough. In case you're not familiar with McCullough, two-time Pulitzer...
To get paid to stay home and read history books. Any recommendations? Whoever you are reading this, you absolutely MUST read Lincoln the Unknown. It was published in 1932 and is currently out of print, but you can pick up a copy on eBay, or through the...
If so, I need to join. Clearly I can't be trusted with a 20 count bag of Pillsbury biscuits in the house. I've baked two batches already today and between me and the kids we've consumed 12 hot, flaky, fantastic, heavenly biscuits. Yes, that's four a piece...
I'm taking the kids to the library today to get library cards for us. Tristan wants to read the first Harry Potter book, so I told him he could check it out today. There's a really nice library just two miles from where we live. Actually there's a couple...
I went to Borders tonight and bought three new books. They are: Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq The Intellectual Devotional The Passion Test I wanted to also buy Benazir Bhutto's book, Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West...
I've started reading a book titled Parenting the Strong-Willed Child , The Clinically Proven Five-Week Program for Parents of Two to Six Year Olds . My dad gave it to me some years back and I haven't actually read it...Yet. My youngest is only going to...
1,104 pages of corruption, betrayal, greed, sex and violence in the form of Ken Follett's World Without End . I really much more enjoyed Pillars of the Earth . I think the plot and the characters were much better developed in Pillars. One of the complaints...