A bookseller, a reader and an imaginary friend
In her Huffington Post “Notes from My (Book) Shelf”column, the very generous and highly esteemed Roxanne Coady, owner of RJ Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, writes: Serendipitous Moment of the…
Background television makes you stupid. Or perhaps you’re an idiot for failing to turn off the television in the first place. Either way, turn the damn thing off when you’re not watching.
My wife and I think that background television (the continued use of the television even though its audience is engaged in other activities) is the opiate of the masses. The…
Gratitude journal: The absolute euphoria of prime factorization
Tonight I am grateful for the inexplicable joy and near euphoria that my students experienced when successfully negotiating the prime factorization of numbers like 1,056, 2044, and 4,096. I really…
The joy of a cupcake
I don’t know if I have ever felt as much joy in my entire life as my daughter did while eating this cupcake:
Gratitude journal: A place for the pooch
Tonight I am grateful… oh so grateful, for our new dog sitter, who lives a mile down the road, loves our dog, took excellent care of her over the weekend,…
Reflections on Booktopia 2012
Elysha and I spent the weekend in Manchester, Vermont at Booktopia, a book retreat organized and run by the the inestimable Ann Kingman and Michael Kindness, the hosts of the…
Pebbles
My daughter, for reasons I don’t quite understand, loves rocks. If she sees a large rock, she tries to pick it up. If she sees small rocks, she picks through…
Gratitude journal: Reunion
Tonight is easy. Though the list of things that I am thankful for tonight is long, one stands out above the rest. After four days apart, the longest separation I…
On the topic of book covers: Recommended listening and recommended viewing
If you love books, you should already be listening to the wonderful Books on the Nightstand podcast: But if you haven’t started listening yet, this week’s episode features a discussion…
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