The Chickens Are Coming!
We’ve had three days in the 50′s now – the sun has been out, and the vast swaths of snow are melting away. As much as I have enjoyed the gorgeous snow and the layer of magic and adventure it adds, I am officially ready for spring. I’ve ordered the seeds for the garden, and [...]
Spring Wants to Come
I can feel it. I spent a good half hour out on the sun-warmed deck this afternoon, basking. It’s our fourth or fifth gorgeous, warm sunny day here in Michigan, the sort that makes me start getting itchy for spring. Winter is one of my favorite times when it comes with great amounts of snow, [...]
Books, NPR & Short-Term Plans
Busy busy busy! It’s all exciting stuff, though, that should keep me pretty well engaged. Having largely divorced myself from the online video game that was eating my life, and having the holidays done with, I’ve discovered all manner of free time. Course, that may simply be an illusion due to the holiday schedule at [...]
And This is Why We Ask Questions
Armed with a charming demeanor and my zoning regulation printouts, I stormed the Township Hall this afternoon. Of course, by “stormed,” I mean I walked in and politely waited my turn. Anyone sharing my WASP-y upbringing knows I am forced to be excruciatingly polite with strangers, at least until they piss me off. I asked [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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