February 2010
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January 2010
8 posts
“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much...”
– The Economist, “A World of Hits”, Nov. 26, 2009
Via Marco Arment
(via fuckyeahreading)
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"Avatar" sounds like a veiled tale of Crested...
If you’re following me on tumblr, I live in Crested Butte CO. This is an exciting thought for those of us who choose to live here in our ‘harsh paradise’ and defend it against mining interests, developers and people who threaten our land, water and air.
By Bill Husted The Denver Post
Posted: 01/24/2010 01:00:00 AM MST
James Cameron’s sci-fi 3-D blockbuster...
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Goodbye, Kurt Vonnegut
Reading A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY is kind of like having a chat as an adult with that teacher in high school that always said stuff that made you think. The short entry, smart, brief last work of Vonnegut is an awe inspiring farewell from the man who viewed life and society as a big joke. Even to the end he joked- THE LAST THING I EVER WANTED WAS TO BE ALIVE WHEN THE THREE MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE...
“If you want to really hurt your parents, and you don’t have the nerve to...”
– A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
Stuck in the Middle
Well, I’ve been meaning to start a blog and being stuck in Charlotte (CLT) Airport for 8 hours seems to be the perfect time to do this. So what will this all be about? I’m not sure. I think it would be a fun opportunity to post interesting first lines I’ve thought up, segments of stories, reviews of books, discuss confrences and thoughts on writing in general.
We’ll see...