Category Archives: books
Prevention
For the past two weeks I’ve had that feeling. You know, the feeling you get right before you get sick. And then it goes away, and then I think it’s allergies, and then I think it’s just all in my … Continue reading
Bright’s Passage
There will be many books I read in my life with titles that fall out of the scope of memory. Bright’s Passage won’t be one of them. As a songwriter, Josh Ritter knows the value of imagery and word frugality, … Continue reading
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Great Rock and Roll Pauses
On the way home from Portland I started to read A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan. Or tried to. The gentleman next to me was right chatty and while I tried to employ the technique I learned this … Continue reading
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Things I don’t understand (but think I should)
I’d like to think I have a bit of smarts. That, for the most part, I can follow a conversation and perhaps even contribute intelligently. But there are a lot of things I don’t understand, but think I should. Because … Continue reading
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No Bossypants in bed
Monday night we went over to our friend’s house for a super fab dinner. On our way out, as we usually do, we began entirely new conversations in between the goodbyes. Us: Goodbye! Thanks for the awesome dinner! Them: No … Continue reading
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