A kind reader took exception to my comment about Burroughs not being able to do anything else except write and sent me this fascinating link about Burrough’s life. Apparently, he was quite successful in his early life and only got into trouble when he set off on his own. On the other hand, his deterimnation…
What Makes A Book Great? Before we start, I want to take a moment to emphasize that this is exploration not instruction. In other words, this look at great books, big G and small, is not me, expert, holding forth on the subject of greatness, but me, novice, exploring what might be necessary for…
Kirkus’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2010 includes in their list Side Jobs, Harry Dresden short story book, and…Prospero In Hell! Cool. (Thanks to Prince Jvstin for bringing this to my attention!) comments
Well, well, well. Ping-Ping is downstairs on the computer…and I’m up here ON THE COMPUTER!!! Woohoo!!! comments
We went to see the new Narian movie. A friend gave us three free tickets that were about to expire, so it wasn’t too expensive. The movie was utterly stunning looking and they did a clever job of taking elements from the original story and rearranging them to produce a plot that drove the story…
Okay…we got a new (used) computer, so that the children can have their own computer and so that Ping-Ping’s unprotected Chinese websites won’t infect our work computer anymore. I got it home and I can’t get online. I have two ethernet cables. I tried the old computer on both and could get online with both.…
I arrived at the door of Juss’s friend’s house. His friend, who is a couple of years older than him, met me at the door with the words: “Juss told me about your ghost problem. I’ve started a Ghost Hunting business. I’d like to come over and check it out.” Being a good roleplayer,…
Reposting a prayer request from All Girls Allowed–the organization founded by Tiananmen Square student leader Chai Ling to help women in China and fight the One Child Policy. They wrote: We have two God-sized prayer requests for the end of the year, which are: (a) Please pray for Jesus to appear to each…
(Famous books are not the same as great, but this is still a cool picture. ;-) Before we discuss the quality that make a great books, we should probably discuss what makes a book great. First, we should distinguish between the two uses of the term “great books.” For clarities sake, I shall…
Boy, was to day a nice day. I am really thankful for not having to cook Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in years! My father-in-law and his lovely wife Carolyn brought Thanksgiving dinner, the entire thing, from Wegmans. All I had to do was help heat it up. I’m also thankful that the two…