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Monthly Archives: October 2006

We came this time for condiments, not for corn

October 21, 2006

The title of the post is what has got to be the best Emerson sentence ever. It appears in the …

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No Creepiness Here

October 20, 2006

I’ve not mentioned that I’ve been making my way through The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle so slowly …

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Classics to Read in 2007

October 19, 2006

Susan has inspired a list making frenzy with her Thursday Thirteen post on the thirteen classics she wants to read …

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Library Delinquent

October 18, 2006

I am currently a library delinquent. My copy of Indiana was due yesterday so I logged on to my library’s …

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Book Tips

October 17, 2006

I like to think I provide a certain amount of entertainment for anyone who drops by, but from time to …

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Some Fun and a Bit of Snobbery

October 16, 2006

This weekend was the Twin Cities Book Festival. It is not a huge, multi-day event like some major book festivals …

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Emerson the Anarchist

October 14, 2006

Emerson’s essay, Politics, seems like it could have been written today and fits nicely into the adage “the more things …

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An Evening With Tess Gallagher

October 13, 2006

Tess Gallagher last night was wonderful. Good thing too since we braved snow flurries and wind chill in the teens …

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Original Title Answers

October 13, 2006

Everyone’s literary knowledge is quite impressive! The only one no one got was Tenderness. If I didn’t have the answers …

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A Night of Poetry and a Little Fun

October 12, 2006

My Bookman and I are off to see Tess Gallagher read from her new book of poetry Dear Ghosts, her …

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~Ralph Waldo Emerson in a letter to Sam Ward

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