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Madison Reads Leopold, 2010
From the portion of A Sand County Almanac that I read aloud as part of Madison Reads Leopold 2010 at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum: “We have erected a monument to commemorate the funeral of a...
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Boy. Dog. - Classic
ClassicBoy. Dog. Classic. Boy. Dog. Mop. Also classic. More pics: Life with Cocoa Bean
View ArticleThe Play’s the Thing - or, Shakespeare in Space
or, Shakespeare in SpaceHere’s what we watched together on Saturday Night: Watch Hamlet on PBS. See more from Great Performances. The Royal Shakespeare Company’s film adaptation of Hamlet, the Bard’s...
View ArticleEvery Title the Story of a Reader - or, How to measure a year of reading
or, How to measure a year of readingDonalyn Miller, author of The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child, lists the books & authors that were her sixth-grade students’ favorites...
View ArticleBugs Bunny Stole My Cognitive Surplus! - or, What's all the hubbub, Bub?
or, What's all the hubbub, Bub?Today is the 70th anniversary of “A Wild Hare” the first appearance of Bugs Bunny, who first appeared in my mother’s generation, and continued to be (as Clay Shirky...
View ArticleFirst Sunday in Advent
When God began to create the heavens & the earth, the earth was formless & void, while the Spirit of God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light!” — and there was...
View ArticleSeven Books of Fools & Sacred Folly - or, I don't think that word means what...
or, I don't think that word means what you think it means.“Happy April Fool’s Day!” Maybe you’ve heard — or said — this knee-jerk phrase today. We spit out such easy phrases every time a festival comes...
View ArticleTomorrow is a Monday
St. Augustine said the rapture of the saved soul will “flow over” into the glorified body. In the light of our present specialized and depraved appetites we cannot imagine this torrens voluptatis…....
View ArticleSo, What Percentage Would Be Appropriate? - Ooo, shiny!
Ooo, shiny!“In fact, it’s hard to find a single minute during which the American public is not completely captivated by these shining… these dazzling…” – Report: 90% Of Waking Hours Spent Staring At...
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The Feel of Books - or, Bindings & Bodies
or, Bindings & Bodies“Those of you who have seen my book, whatever you think of its contents, will probably agree it is a beautiful object. And if the physical book, as we’ve come to call it, is to...
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