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{ Monthly Archives } September 2010

My nephew’s philosophy

My brother’s oldest son, Stuart, was asked by his teacher what he liked about school. He answered, “It’s not about what I like, it’s what I have to get used to.”

If you were born on this day…

Here’s what the local newspaper’s horoscope had to say for those lucky enough to be born today, whether this year or earlier: During the next four weeks you need to keep a low profile and not take any gambles with your career or money. The stars are not dire, but your timing could be off. [...]

Stevereads

Stevereads tackles the history of the first Star Trek books, which were collections of stories from the original series. I well remember being mesmerized by the covers and the thrill of reliving this series, whenever I liked, in book form. (Man, I’d have loved Wild Wild West novelizations too!) (interesting that those two shows were [...]

Assorted links

Steve reviews Robert Graves’ The Anger of Achilles, and finds more ways to say that Graves is one can short of a six-pack than I could imagine. Bookshelf Porn: “A collection of all the best bookshelf photos for people who *heart* bookshelves.” The illustrated guide to a PhD. Check out the other articles on his [...]