Lady Luck
Montaigne’s essay, “Same Design, Differing Outcomes,” was a bit of a boring essay; nothing to really get worked up about. …
Monthly Archives: October 2004
Evil
Ever since I saw a Now with Bill Moyers episode with Susan Neiman talking about the concept of evil my philosophical …
Bits and Pieces
Marilyn Robinson had written her first work of fiction since Housekeeping, a wonderful book I had the pleasure of reading …
Time to Waste?
Check out these sites: Wordcount. An artistic representation and ranking of the 86,800 most frequently used words in English. Hitchhiker’s …
The Horror of a Horror Series
Why horror series just don’t work with a little fun poked at Anne Rice. Shlocky series are the rule in …
And God Said, “Let there be the Grand Canyon”
And it was so. At least according to a book that is currently being sold in Grand Canyon National Park …
Just Your Average Librarian?
(via Bookninja)
It Could Happen
Philip Roth’s book The Plot Against America is a good book. I took it with me on my trip to …
America! America!
America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction is an uproariously funny read. Jon Stewart and the writers of …
You’ve Got a Friend
I have two books I’m excited to tell you about but they must take a back seat for now to …
