Currently reading Next to my tv…Giving it to you straight from Foma: Two years ago I invented a semi-parody of National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo that I called National Just Read More Novels Month or, for not-so-short, the unpronounceable NaJuReMoNoMo. It’s only a semi-parody because I am completely serious about wanting people to read more novels. January is the [...]
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Here’s some news that snuck up on me — The Spelling Bee & Dee has metamorphosed (heh, how’s that for a big word?) into Wordplay, “Charlottesville’s own live game show.” You can play a sample game on the web site. I didn’t do so well on my own — 6 out of 10 questions correct [...]
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This year will soon end whether we like it or not; will 2008 be the year you finish that novel you’ve been working on? Hm?
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…let’s talk about you. Have you read Curtain Calls today? Notice anything in particular, about two-thirds of the way down? Why do I ask? Oh, no special reason. Ahem.
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Behold how they roll in Indiana:
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No more old lang synes.
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Eat Air is a vegan food blog written by Charlottesvillians Chris and Darlene. I’m not even a vegetarian, but I enjoy their blog so much that it inspired me to buy the oft-mentioned Veganomicon as a Christmas gift. Anyway, imagine the happy surprise when they found their excellent blog mentioned in Vegetarian Times! Now that’s [...]
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From The Economist: ON A May evening in 1864, several British politicians were disturbed by a knock at the door and the delivery of a telegram—a most unusual occurrence at such a late hour. Had war broken out? Had the queen been taken ill? They ripped open the envelopes and were surprised to find a [...]
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I’m a big fan of self-help books, beginning with Your Erroneous Zones waaaaay back in high school. They’re fun to read, but I can’t say any of them has changed my life. So many of them seem to be either common sense masquerading as “the secret key to happiness,” or just another self-appointed expert telling [...]
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