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Sunday, March 28, 2010

Commentary: Earth Hour, A Day Late

The official Earth hour was yesterday, March 27 th. I missed participating because I was busily writing an article on Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff. During Earth Hour people across the world turned off their lights as well as some electronic devices for 60 minutes. I left on things like my... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Book Review: The Story of Stuff (25 of 100)

As I fancy myself a deeply evolved person who is concerned about deeply involved issues, it's fitting that I have chosen "A History of Stuff" by Annie Leonard to mark the quarter point of 100 book endeavor. Even though, I am not in school right now, I like to learn new things. Some things are too... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Book Review: - The Rivers of Zadaa - Pendragon Book 6 (Book 24 of 100)

In the latest Bobby Pendragon adventure, I read Bobby and his cohorts must confront the evil St. Dane who is trying to get the symbiotic tribes of Zadaa to go to war with each other after centuries of peace. The Rokator are a peaceful, scientific, light skinned people who live underground. The Batu... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Book Review: Black Water - Pendragon Book 5 (Book 23 of 100)

I finished this book right before I was going to New York for the weekend. I think I stayed up too late listening to it and forgot I had to get up in the morning, but it was worth it. I think I would have died of suspense if I had to wait until the today to find out what happened. My PCA Amy mailed... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Book Review: The Reality Bug- Pendragon Book 4 (Book 22 of 100)

Due to a book club error that may have been caused by me or it may have been caused by them, I had to read The Reality Bug the old fashioned way in paperback format. This annoyed me because I couldn't multitask as I do with audio books. But, the book was so good I couldn't wait to ship back a later... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Commentary: My first 20 Books.

I finished my first 20 books in my quest to read 100 books in 2010. I'm ahead of schedule. It's only three days into March and I've already read 21 books. I wanted to write this commentary before the impression of the first 20 left me. I learned a lot about myself over the course of reading these 20... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Book Review: The Never War - Pendragon Book 3 (Book 21 of 100)

I've been reading so many depressing books lately that I decided to reinvigorate myself with a nice YA adventure. I got into Pendragon a couple of years ago. I read book one in an afternoon in the airport. Book 2 got me through a lot of being injured. Then, I tried to order other books on audio CD.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Book Review: The Corrections (Book 20 of 100)

This is a book I read accidentally in abridged form. I don't like abridged books normally. People say Jonathan Franzen is literary hot shit, but I don't get it. The main character's are Enid (a typical middle American house wife), Alfred (an old man in need on home care rather severely), Chip (a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Book Review: Black, & White, and Dead All Over (Book 19 of 100)

I loved John Darton's latest novel. It was a newspaper novel, complete with all the intrigue of a murder mystery housed in a room full of writers. The story is about Jude, a newspaper reporter from New York, who is assigned to cover the news room murders. If you like mysteries or even if you don't... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

DVD Review: On Writing

I've never been much of a fan of writing classes on the T.V. I always thought you had to go to a class or at least a critique group to grow as a writer. I still think this is mostly true. However, the DVD On Writing mitigated my response a little bit. Peter Elbow is a distinguished professor of... Sign in to see full entry.

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