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Whatever I'm reading at the time. With a three year old and a baby in my home, it's pretty hectic. My wife never interrupts me when I'm in the bathroom. Good for ten minutes of reading.

I'm teaching an advanced ESL reading class, and the students and I agreed that we would read a fantasy book. The only specifics are that it can't be Harry Potter, Narnia and maybe Tolkien (students' request). I'll have to read it before them so that I can decide on the analysis and activities...

OK, I see what you mean. Perhaps the crying episode suggests Smith is in fact insane. Someone who can kill (maybe Smith killed all four) that number of people and then feel remorse or self-pity is showing some serious swings in feeling. Perhaps Hickock with his reasonable plans may have...

I felt that Capote portrayed Smith and Hickock as not quite right in the head. Whether this was caused by Smith's upbringing or Hickock's accident, who knows. But, they killed, and definitely IN COLD BLOOD. It was a gruesome and calculated robbery, and whether either of them had doubts at the...

It seems that the major opinion developing is that there should be censorship for practical reasons, mainly due to who has the power - school boards and government. I think I agree. However, I'm also thinking about things in terms of doctors and the Hippocratic Oath. Do teachers and...

Do you think librarians, school librarians, or teachers should practice censorship? I honestly don't think so, but I'm sure city hall might like to influence the decisions of municipal libraries if there were something really controversial happening, and school boards certainly influence...

You have trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep? I find if I have stress, falling asleep can be difficult, as what often happens is what I might call chicken-with-its-head-cut-off-thinking. For some reason I start thinking of something relaxing, and then after a convoluted train of...

I found the best technique to get me through those feelings is to read exactly what I want. The fact that there are books for every interest area is obvious, but for some reason I never clued in. I think it had something to do with starting to work. When I was a student I couldn't pay for new...

Abe books might help, or might not.

Forget where I read it, but it was something in reference to socialism or social safety nets. It was that if you were given the choice before you were born, before you knew your family, your physical condition or wealth level, almost everyone would choose a system that provides equal access to...

Still pounding away at this. Up to the bush plane era. Thought the gold rushes to be quite interesting. Pierre Berton has a good book about the Klondike (Canada) and I'm going to give that a try next. Libre, great pics of Alaska. I'm so jealous. Never been there yet, and desperately want to...

Yeah, totally. I was working at a library and I had never heard of this book. It came through because someone requested it from another library on loan. The customer never picked it up, so I decided to borrow it. It looked cool. Cool? I wish. It was horrible and sickening, and so true. Bush...

Hi latuacantante. I'm living in your home country as an English teacher. Hope you like Austria. I think you can't go wrong with Siddhartha.

:D :D :D I saw this on CNN this morning, and almost died. What a twit!! It's not so much geography, but just a general inability to speak clearly. Maybe she was nervous or stressed? Yeah, sure, and that explains why my three year old can carry a thought better than her.

I'm ready for Irving, too. I think it's that he's well known, but not someone I've read yet, so I took it as an opportunity to get into him. I think that often the book suggestions, although probably good books, are just not books or authors I've heard of, so they just look like a list of...

I'm reading it right now as well. I was a little hesitant to start it, as it's a commitment to say the least, but I'm glad I did. Not as super serious as some stuff I read, so a bit of a treat, really. I would consider it fiction, I think. The scope is breathtaking. I think I'll start War and...

Where are my manners? Happy birthday Tartan Skirt!

Breathing has been done, but I enjoy it every time. I think you'll be fine.

I'm a Canadian living in Korea. Canada: Long waits at the doctor's office and to see specialists or get surgery. Feels good to have a safety net, though. Illness does not have the added burden of financial worry. Korea: National Insurance plan covers basic things, but there are still small...

Thanks everyone. I've been quite busy teaching a summer program, and it's nice to see birthday greetings upon checking in. I love Korean cuisine, but I had a birthday treat of some nice fat sausages and a good blueberry cake for dessert. Yummy.