I read two thing on the Britannica blog today and couldn’t decide which one to post about. So here they both are: Mantyhose. Ghosts in southern libraries (but nothing in my state).
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Library
I’ve mentioned before that I use Delicious Library to log my books. I like it, though I have yet to use it to its fullest. Today, just for kicks, I published my book and CD library. It only took a click or two. Mind you, it’s only part of the whole. Logging a book with […]
Heart of–zzzzzzz
Just read Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. I guess everyone else read it in school, but I rarely read anything I was supposed to back then. I almost always find that most famous books are famous because they’re really good. I’m talking about famous books that have lasted through decades or centuries. Dickens comes to mind. […]
Baby Talk
My daughter, one and a half years old, is learning a lot of words. When we all go to the store and we say we’re going to buy something, she says: “Buy!” Followed very quickly by: “Pay!” And it struck me that a lot of people only say the first thing without thinking about the […]
Is Government Doing It Right?
In my little post about This American Life’s show about the economy, I didn’t mention any particulars. But one thing that seemed clear by the end of the show was that buying up the debt wasn’t as good an idea as buying shares in the troubled banks. The show’s participants were skeptical about whether the […]
Housekeeping
My friend and neighbor, Jill, pointed out that subscribers to weeklyrob only see a sliver of each post, until they actually visit the site itself. Which, apparently, is a bit too much to ask of her. Humph. I’m glad she told me, because I had no idea that there’s a box I had to uncheck. […]
Economy
This American Life has a very good hour-long explanation of why my 401K is down 20% in three months, and whether the bailout package is the right thing to do. It’s called, Another Frightening Show about the Economy
Beautiful Libraries
Some beautiful libraries. They don’t have couches and such, but if you have to do a little research, or browse through the stacks, they beat the hell out of my local branch. Meanwhile, Wired Magazine showcases Jay Walker’s amazing private library.
Mr. Spock Was Unloved
I ran into a friend today who’d been through a terrible car accident a couple of years ago. Through the vagaries of insurance weirdness, she received a lot of money from one insurance company, which she then was supposed to pay to another insurance company. She understands this and expected it and it’s no problem. […]
Bailout
Politics is a wonderful thing. The bailout died (for now. They’ll bring it back, though). I haven’t heard the Dems react yet, but some Republicans reacted in an interesting way. 1. Blaming the Democrats in general because 95 Democrats voted against the thing (140 or so voted for it). 2. Blaming Pelosi for a partisan […]