“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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Hey, look! A blog!
Wow, have I not been here. Where have I been? I’ve been unwell, pulled back, sinus ickiness, and a pulled muscle on top of my foot. Weird, what? (Um, yeah, I’ve been reading Dorothy Sayers lately. I’ve gotten Wimsey in my speech.) I also went to a Scholastic Warehouse clearance sale with my lame foot–probably […]
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‘Tis a great day to be a geek
It was a good day when The Children of Hurin came out. But not a great day, because a shorter version of that story was already in Silmarillion. Of course, it did have beautiful Alan Lee illustrations, so maybe it was a great day. To purchase it, you need to first have a valid prescription […]
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Screw safety, I want liberty
I’m sorry, mom, but there is no better way to say it. The jackboots outlawed books, “for the children.” They outlawed handcrafted toys and clothing, “for the children.” They’re trying to shut down small farmers and farmer’s markets, “for the children.” I would like to whack them upside the head with a two-by-four, “for the […]
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The Headmistress is negatively affecting my blood pressure
“Children’s books have limited useful life (approx 20 years).” That was the Consumer Product Safety Commission, not the DHM. But to quote the DHM, “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGGGGGGAHHHHHHHHHH” My kids have read my copies of Chronicles of Narnia and Anne of Green Gables, both sets older than 20 years. We also have The Wizard of Oz printed in […]
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Book Meme!
Seen at Anne’s who saw at the Commonroom (whose posts aren’t showing up in my Bloglines. Hmmm.) The Headmistress notes that on average adults have only read 6 of these. I find that horribly depressing. Also, I need to reread less and read new (old-new) books more. Seriously, I read 3 Jane Austen books last […]
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Can you smell the books?
“Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark. The pleasure they give is steady, unorgastic, reliable, deep and long-lasting. In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed.” Germaine Greer tadalafil online australia […]
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Quality over Quantity
I’m taking up the Headmistresses excellent Worthwhile Reading Challenge to read 12 quality books in 2009. That 888 challenge flopped. I read some, maybe half, of those on the list, but not all. And the Presidential Project is stalled. It’s all Van Buren’s fault. I don’t know if he was painfully dull in real life, […]
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I’ve been Scholastic-ed
It’s time once again for Scholastic’s biannual warehouse sale. It’s horrible. They have piles and piles of new books, most of them for half-off and some for even better deals. I got a half-dozen reference books and some Christmas gifts. It’s a good thing they weren’t better organized, or I’d have had to mortgage my […]
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Lazy days of summer
I had planned a low-key, lazy summer. We traveled all winter and spring, driving probably 7,000 miles in 6 months. We are traveled-out and have no plans for any more trips. (Except one very important family thing very close by. But that doesn’t count.) I had hoped for a mellow summer. Perhaps we’ll do a […]
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Linking is blogging
My blog is entitled “Question the Culture” based on the premise that I will, indeed, question the culture. And I’m actually working on a post on what we do when cultures clash. Really. I’ve been working on it for over a week. But it’s not done yet. So I’m going to link to people who […]
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