When I run, I think. Last night I was thinking about the turmoil in our world - the terrorist attacks in our country and abroad, the conflict between our elected representatives and the folks they're supposed to represent, the wave of anger that sometimes feels like it's going to drown our country...it was pretty dark. … Continue reading 50 essential 4-letter words
Category: Librarians
Ms. Bixby’s Last Day – John David Anderson
Reading is the least expensive vacation I’ve ever had. Sometimes I go to the future and other times to the past, but the destination isn’t the important part to me usually. It’s just getting away from now. At a time when I sometimes feel physically assaulted by the daily news, a low budget escape is … Continue reading Ms. Bixby’s Last Day – John David Anderson
I Am Princess X
The fiction collection in the library where I work is organized by genre, a situation which sometimes vexes me. I mean, it can be really challenging to decide where a book should be shelved from merely reading the subject tags or the inside of the jacket. Sometimes, a title seems as if it could be … Continue reading I Am Princess X
Echo – Pam Munoz Ryan
One of the benefits of my job is the opportunity to purchase new materials for students and faculty. Even after nearly two decades, the thrill of unpacking and handling a box of new books remains a highlight of my professional day. A recent shipment included Pam Munoz Ryan’s latest novel, Echo. My first impression was … Continue reading Echo – Pam Munoz Ryan
Bridgeford Hardware
I will always remember the hardware store in my hometown, Greenwood Lake, N.Y. Despite the time of day, it always seemed like dusk inside and I can remember being fascinated by the uncountable bins filled with washers, nails, screws and other unnamed shiny metal things. On the hottest of summer days, the store emanated a … Continue reading Bridgeford Hardware
Unassured
Last week I got a postcard in the mail touting a program my insurance company, I mean Health Plan, offers. There's some sort of rewards program that I can opt into earning points towards gift cards and other discounts if I register and then log my healthy choices. I went on line and registered already … Continue reading Unassured
From one bossypants to another…
image from Barnes and Noble Since finally finishing Jonathan Franzen's Freedom I have regained my own personal freedom in selecting reading material. For the record, I will never again read another of Franzen's self-indulgent, over-sized volumes about some of the least likable people in the universe. Screw you, Pulitzer and National Book Award conferrers - … Continue reading From one bossypants to another…
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