Review: How To Survive a Robot Uprising

How to Survive a Robot Uprising by Dr. Daniel H. Wilson is best described as a luddite love song. This fact alone is interesting as the author holds a Ph.D. in Robotics (and a Master’s in data mining). I suppose that also means that he really knows what he’s talking about. This book gets into [...]

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Book Review: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin is a picture book with character. Just look at the cover. Farmer Brown has a rather strange problem. His cows have found an old typewriter and have begun leaving messages for him. When he doesn’t give in to their demands (they want electric blankets) they go [...]

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13 Facts About Fred Astaire

Thursday Thirteen #25
I adore Fred Astaire. I’ve seen lots of his films. I even have a picture of him at my desk. (Yes, I honestly do.) In was inevitable that I would eventually do a Thursday Thirteen all about him. So, here it is.
What is your favorite Fred Film? [...]

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A Something in a Summer’s Day

 
A something in a summer’s Day
As slow her flambeaux burn away
Which solemnizes me.
A something in a summer’s noon –
A depth — an Azure — a perfume –
Transcending ecstasy.
And still within a summer’s night
A something so transporting bright
I clap my hands to see –
Then veil my too inspecting face
Lets such a subtle — shimmering grace
Flutter too [...]

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FairyTales

I love fairy  tales.  It was  my favorite thing when I first learned to read.  I read everything I could by the brothers Grimm  and Hans Christian  Andersen.  When I read  all of those, I started reading every collection of fairy tales from around the world in my school and public library.  Later, I discovered Gail [...]

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Book Review: Crocodile on The Sandbank

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters is the first book in the Amelia Peabody mystery series. Miss Peabody is a 32 year-old English spinster of independent means and forceful personality, who has decided to go forth and see some of the world. She makes it as far as Egypt, where she falls in love [...]

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Give Me Something to Blog About

If you have been following along, by now you should have a blog of your very own. You’ve probably spent some time coming up with the perfect name and choosing the right theme. Your blog is ready to go, you have a nice cup of tea, and that empty post window is staring [...]

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13 Facts About J. R. R. Tolkien

Thursday Thirteen #24
For this week’s Thursday Thirteen I decided to look at one of the best authors in the English language: J. R. R. Tolkien. Mind you, he’s also the best author in Elvish. Do you know any more fun Tolkien facts?

13 Facts About J. R. R. Tolkien
1. Tolkien’s full name is John [...]

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If You Were Coming in the Fall

Ah, Emily Dickinson. There is something so appealing and yet so elusive in her poetry. Just when I think I understand it, I realize there’s much more there than I saw at first glance. This poem about the absence of a loved one and the uncertainty of his return is one of my favorites. Van [...]

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Summer Programs at Centerville Library

Tuesday, June 24, 2-3 P.M.
Magic Show by Dan ChanBay Area magician, Dan Chan the Magic Man and Kat the Acrobat and their dog Ace will be at Centerville Library to present an exciting show for your whole family.
This show will be held outdoors in the library’s patio. Some seating areas may not [...]

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