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20 Awesome Historical Words We Need to Bring Back

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13 Secrets of Rare Book Dealers | Mental Floss

Hi. I’m Jaq…and I’m a book collector. I’ve documented how I became a book collector previously so I don’t need to go over that again, but since it’s something which interests me, I figured I’d pass along some other cool info. See, it’s gotten to the point now where, if I’m depressed, I […]

Two sides of teaching

There are two types of teachers in the world (two types of adults, really, but teachers works for what I want to say), those who want to participate in the education of their students, who want to help them investigate the topics at hand, to guide them along the way, and those who want to […]

Bloom County in Contexts « The Hooded Utilitarian

Bloom County is High School for me. Before the collections came out, I would faithfully clip the strip daily from my local paper in order to have them all gathered to read and re-read at my leisure. Then, the first book, Loose Tails, came out and it was magnificent. Over the years, I’ve bought and […]

Pantone Color of the Year 2018 | Ultra Violet 18-3838

Can I just say, I love the idea of a “Color of the Year.” Anything “of the Year” really. The idea that someone gets to decide what gets to be lionized for the coming 12 months is awesome. And if it doesn’t work out, you get to pick a new one next year. And if […]

2017 in Review

2017… what a year it’s been. It’s certainly been a year of firsts. During the summer we took Monki on her first big trip, where she met most of her father’s side of the family for the first time. She was a trooper when it came to flying extended distances and experiencing new things! I […]

Best Books of 2017 : NPR

In honor of the great Icelandic holiday tradition, Here’s a list of some of the best books of the last year for you to peruse, think about, ponder and maybe, just maybe, if you have the time, read. It’s a list with something for everyone and easily searchable. And as an added bonus, they have […]

David – Winter 2018

This month, due to other peculiarities, I ended up with two pieces in the magazine, so yay! Double shot for everyone!  The first piece is about how it’s getting tougher and tougher to meet “the one”? There’s an interesting solution I look at and ironically, it involves not looking at all.  Jewish Nevada Encourages Folks […]

Comic Book Plus – Free And Legal Public Domain Books

When you absolutely, positively need comic books and pulp magazines from decades ago. Seriously… how amazing is it that these things are all online and available for research or just plain fun! Source: Comic Book Plus – Free And Legal Public Domain Books Advertisements

Happy Holidays! Neil Gaiman Reads Charles Dickens’s Original Performance Script for “A Christmas Carol”

Happy Holidays!!! “No space of regret can make amends for one life’s opportunity misused.” Source: Neil Gaiman Reads Charles Dickens’s Original Performance Script for “A Christmas Carol” – Brain Pickings Advertisements