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MORE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
Information comes and goes. The how of it? Nobody knows. I care. This is not a post for everyone, maybe not for anyone, but the post is true to its title. I have been thinking, again, about the flow of … Continue reading
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GOOD INFORMATION IS TOO LITTLE WITH US, PART TWO
What sources of information do the muddlers trust? It used to be that the checks and balances of scientific research, news media, conventional publishing, even government documents were well in place, understood, and able to be challenged or balanced as … Continue reading
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REAL READERS, ARISE
Rosleedge Books’ world looks promising. Trumpdom’s not so much. Worry, worry. Think of rebutting things, uplifting things, Things that go “YES!” in the night. I can’t decide if, to a reader, living and reading are an interaction, symbiosis, or mind-meld, … Continue reading
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HIGH SUMMERs
High Summer 2016 is there which is a very good thing and Roseledge Books is hopping — okay, on Thursdays. Scott called yesterday to say that four people — almost a crowd — were there at once taking full advantage … Continue reading
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AHA! IRISH IN EARLY ICELAND. AND NEWFOUNDLAND, TOO?
I have always known the Irish beat the Vikings to North America, but convincing the doubters has been tricky. My most reputable evidence is that Tim Severin had a replica of a Medieval leather boat built and sailed it across … Continue reading
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Finally, my malevolent body is better and this most dreadful summer of my discontent is over. So it’s into fall, repeating forever mea culpa, and moving onto whatever is next. I hope you’ll be with me because talking to myself … Continue reading
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SNOWY DAYS, CONTINUING
Snow here today; snow there tomorrow. Curses. And time for more bookish suggestions from and for snowy day frolickers. BE A BOOK VOYEUR: LOOK AT WHAT OTHERS ARE READING Checking out what others are reading is always fun, but it’s … Continue reading
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SNOWY DAY JOY FOR READERLY FOLKS
Feeling sorry for yourself in the snow and ice and cold? You think you’re cooped-up and alone, with no one to talk to? Think again, readers. Talk to the newspaper, reader to reader. Then, bring in old friends. This could … Continue reading
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ROSELEDGE BOOKS AND SNOW: PROS AND CON
Roseledge before this weekend’s coming snow, forecast to be TWO MORE FEET before blizzard-strength wind rearranges it. [pe2-image src=”http://lh6.ggpht.com/-JHuWmJhDJc4/VOC9UeHk6GI/AAAAAAAADOo/hHHCWgeETAk/s144-c-o/FullSizeRender.jpg” href=”https://picasaweb.google.com/111061230789680767628/RoseledgeBlog#6116096453349009506″ caption=”See the snow; feel the snow; be glad you are not in the snow. Read a book. (Thanks to goodheart … Continue reading
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WINTER CONVERSATIONS
And winter it is — especially in Tenants Harbor! Sixteen MORE more inches are falling as I write this, and Scott (who called) stands ready to dial 9-1-1 as Brian clears his dormered roof. Dormered Roseledge is sturdy, I think, … Continue reading
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