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The death of reading is threatening the soul – The Washington Post

So there was this article a few weeks back in The Washington Post: The death of reading is threatening the soul. Pretty heady stuff. Their subhead is Commitment to reading is an ongoing battle. And I read it at a most opportune time.  See, I was having a discussion about this very thing with Rasa. I love […]

The Millions : Ten Ways to Organize Your Bookshelf – The Millions

I’m just waiting until we move into a (at least) semi-permanent place, where I can get all my books gathered together – and then I will figure out an organization strategy. So looking forward to that day! Here are 10 organizational strategies for the next time you find yourself in the throes of moving, decluttering, […]

And So It Ends – 2017 Summer Holiday

Friday July 14 Friday morning we again made it to Disneyland and were all about meeting characters. Our first stop, just inside the gates, was Daisy Duck. Since it was early in the morning, Monki was asleep by the time we made it to the front of the line, but we’ll tell her she had […]

Happy 50th – 2017 Summer Holiday

Thursday July 13 Well… since yesterday was Monki’s birthday, it only follows that today was mine. The big 5-0. Half a century. Not a bad life so far. There’s certainly something special about spending your birthday, any birthday, at Disneyland. If you let it be known it’s your birthday, everyone gives you well-wishes and makes […]

Monki’s Birthday – 2017 Summer Holiday

Wednesday July 12 Finally it was here! One year since our little Monki joined us. It was her birthday and she… well, she couldn’t care less. Pretty sure she had no idea but that didn’t stop us from getting ready to celebrate it. We made it to the park relatively early (jet lag was kicking […]

Back to LA, Back to France – 2017 Summer Holiday

Sunday-Monday July 9, 10 Sunday morning, bright and early, all of the out of towners showed up at mom and dad’s place for brunch and goodbyes. AAron and Troy were there along with Tom. Family and other friends came by as well and there was even a cupcake to celebrate Monki’s birthday (although according to Lithuanian […]

The Bat Mitzvah – 2017 Summer Holiday

Saturday July 8 We all got up early and got ready for the main event, hitting the temple for the 10am services. The place was packed, full not only of all of mom’s friends and family (including Aunt Carla and Uncle Harvey and their daughter, my cousin Michelle. Aunt Bonnie with her daughter Annie (and […]

Visiting Friends – 2017 Summer Holiday

Wednesday-Friday July 5-7 The next three days were a blur of seeing friends and doing things around the house with the parents. Wednesday, I got up early to go shopping with dad. We hit several different stores, including Walmart. I ended up getting a few more things than I originally intended to and got gently […]

Baked and Stuffed Bears – 2017 Summer Holiday

Monday July 3 Monday morning and we had been “in country” for nearly a week. We woke up early (no jet lag excuse, just normally get up early) and got everything packed and ready to go. We had to “check out” of our Air B&B by 11am so the house was a flurry of activity […]

Like a Fish Needs a Race Car – 2017 Summer Holiday

Saturday July 1 Saturday was reserved for Sea World. Like the Zoo, we were again in a situation of several groups looking at different things. And since we were on baby schedule, no one wanted to stay with us for long (mom and dad stuck it out for a bit, but then they wanted to […]