Reading the news these days can be enough to bum me out. Last week it was National Guards and Marines arresting people in LA exercising their rights to free speech and (generally) peaceful protests. This weekend it was two politicians, their spouses, and one golden retriever shot for the “crime” of being a Democratic politician … More The Books of Summer
If you are a book lover, like I am, you know the joy of being in a physical book store. When I’m on vacation out of town, I try to visit both their farmers market and their local independent book store. But that is getting harder as more and more bookstores are shutting down. Today … More A Free Gift to Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day (i.e., Don’t Buy Books on Amazon)
“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Sir Winston Churchill (paraphrasing a similiar earlier quote by George Santayana). I am biased, because I am a literature teacher, but I would make a similar statement about studying literature. Those who don’t learn the great lessons from great literature at least open … More House Republicans Demonstrate the Dangers of Not Learning from Great Literature
This is how I ended most days in 2022…trying to find a way to squeeze under the covers between the technology and the cats that consider my bed their territory and to pick up wherever I left off at one of the books I’m reading at the time (it’s rare that I’m only reading one … More My Favorite Books of 2022, Part 1: Mysteries
That is the name of the book I’ve just finished reading, the latest publication by Alice Waters, the chef and founder/owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California (a pioneer in the farm to table restauarant concept). It’s full title is actually We Are What We Eat: A Slow Food Manifesto. It is her latest attempt … More We Are What We Eat
Several of the people and places I look to for book recommendations have said this was a good and fun summer read, so I requested it from our library. I just came in, and I’ve just started it. I have an inkling of what may happen, but I’ve deliberately tried to avoid any spoiler reviews … More Oh My Goodness! I’m in People We Meet on Vacation
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