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More evidence of pending mortality........... ......when your new employee's significant other was a former student of yours. That is feeling old.......

Meadow-I love the topic! To me, they are both equally relevant, perhaps fiction is just more stylish in delivering a given point. Historians like Joseph J. Ellis are famous for bringing fiction like story telling to non-fiction. This reminds me of the whole humanities vs. science debate that...

Well, my first generation kindle gave up the ghost and died. :( You know the screensaver thingie? I hit the slider and half of it remained, while the text that I was reading appeared on other parts of the screen. I've unplugged it, left it off a week, recharged it after letting it run down...

His collaboration with Metallica raised quite a few eyebrows among the critics. Personally, I really liked what they did. Of course, the VU stuff goes without saying.

For those who don't know, November is National Novel Writing Month. There is a pledge whereby high school student pledge to write 30,000 words a month. Adults should be able to reach 50,000 according to the site. http://nanowrimo.org/ On a whim, I joined my literature teacher and her...

Thanks for your post Bully, way to bring up a good thread. I checked out the London Evening Times and wasn't impressed, I do love The Spectator though. Always looking for good reads.

Welcome Darren! Getting "stuck in" is what definitely happens. The La Brea tar pits have nothing on us.:D

Just started this on a whim and I'm glad that I did. I love the writing on this time period in America. I was pleasantly surprised to see the copious writing on the state of prisons and treatment of the mentally ill. This doesn't come close to DeTocqueville's observations, but it's the best...

Twelve years ago, we purchased a terrier mix that is still with us today, she must be 19. I've heard small dogs live a long time, but I might rename her Methusaleh. Last year, we bought a cat and I'm now a cat person.

Must resist.........argggggheerrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhH!!! http://preachers-of-la.oxygen.com/#fbid=o4taKHQaHsn

"This just in.....a group of scientist-terrorists have hijacked "quantum physics, aged 104. The group is in intense negotiators with government SWAT teams. At the moment, discussion is under way for a swapping of beakers and microscope lenses to the government, in exchange for pocket...

Welcome aboard!, Post early and post often....

Have you gotten around to the Tom Wolfe book yet? I have I am Charlotte Simmons on my study dek, some day.....some day.....

It is quite exceptional. A friend of mine brought up a counter point asserting that there are multiple intelligences and that sports is a great outlet for the bodily-kinesthetic minded. The number of professional athletes is a speck, professions wise. But if you throw in the legions of...

What a good a timely discussion! I blew the dust off my old copy that I read when we had the BOTM Lolita discussion. I completely forgot the entire Annabel episode, which invites the practice of sloppy psychiatry. The tug is strong in light of: When I try to analyze my own cravings, motives...

Simply en fuego.

The case against high school sports http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/10/the-case-against-high-school-sports/309447/ I love this article.

I agree to a point and you have perhaps inspired me to use a ruler when underlining, but I'm not that...well..er...uh...detailed. I would consider using more than one color if you have two different, but neat things that you want to have stand out. I'm a fan of yellow, but I'm also partial to...

And that is what is so great about a physical collection. There are stories and memories behind some of those books, things that are significant and which cannot be replicated by an e-reader.

I for one, can testify that JohnB succeeded in his endeavor. I would read it before embarking on such task.