Welcome to April! Three months of 2019 are gone and I have read 10 books so far. I’m not a speed reader by any means and I don’t often read multiple books each week but I’m moving at pretty solid pace as far as I’m concerned. One of the best lessons I’ve learned about being an adult is something I read in a book by Annie Downs. You get to like what you like. It’s taken me ... Read More
#ProjectReadathon
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. —Confucius Many problems could be solved if more people read more books. Books open up the mind and reveal different perspectives we may not have previously considered. They show the power of compassion and the ugliness of hatred. Books allow us to travel ... Read More
You Need to Read this Book
She just smiled, said that she loved books more than anything, and started telling him excitedly what each of the ones in her lap was about. And Ove realized that he wanted to hear her talking about the things she loved for the rest of his life. —Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove Curmudgeon | noun | cur ⋅ mud ⋅ geon | \(ˌ)kər-ˈmə-jən\ 1. a crusty, ill-tempered, cantankerous ... Read More
Bibliophile
As I sit here struggling to start my first “official” post, I’m reminded of my students when they are writing essays. “I don’t know how to starrrt!” My advice to them is always, “Just get started with the meat. You can always come back and re-write your intro.” So that’s what I’m going to do, and if I don’t re-write this intro, no big deal. The name of this blog is ... Read More