Danny Novo
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This post idea is from Plinky.com, fwiw. Name one children’s book every child should read. This is tough. I grew up being read to. I grew up reading. Our kids get books read to them every night. Our oldest reads himself to sleep every night after we read to him. I’ve been stealing our family’s […]
I don’t often get caught up in the fancy of something, but this has entranced me. There is a web comic, that’s been around since last Fall, that I can’t stop reading. Well, that’s not strictly true. I can stop, but every time I go back it is just as delightful. It is called Bad […]
One of my favorite books growing up was Bring on the Empty Horses by David Niven, an autobiography of his life in Hollywood, full of amusing stories about Hollywood greats and their lives off camera. My mother had it on her bookshelf. Niven was an accomplished but not overly famous actor in his day, but […]
Here’s the deal. I’m reading a trilogy by Robin Hobb. It’s a fantasy series, yes, and the books are actually a bit of a trudge, but surely worth it in the end. I have the first two in paperback. The third—and final—book is now out in hardcover. I don’t buy hardcover. So, I would very […]
What would you do with an extra fifteen minutes in your day? Frankly, I would probably roll it into some of the other things I’m already doing: who doesn’t need five more minutes to shower, five more minutes of sleep, and five more minutes at the car mechanic where there’s nothing to do but read […]
Mark tagged me for a meme. Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 123, and post sentences 5, 6, and 7. The nearest book to my computer is… (getting tape measure, as bookshelf 1 is about as close as bookshelf 2)… well, they are both within the margin of error, so… I give you two books. […]
