Reading
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A Gentle Madness
I’m declaring a temporary moratorium on buying books. The shelves are full and I’ll not resort to the madness of stacking books on top of another in a corner next to those shelves. I need to dive into these recent purchases and the neglected purchases.…
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Books…
Always work without batteries, re-charging, no subscriptions, and best part is…no advertisements.
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Books Can’t Be Beat
A Kindle can’t beat this feeling
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28GB
I’ve calculated the disk storage space for all of my physical media including e-books, CDs and video discs. 28 gigabytes on one device is seriously impressive, but what else would I surround myself with?
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I Know Much
He who reads much and travels much, sees much and knows much. – Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
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A Comprehensive List Of Books To Read Before You Die
I like this list. All of my favorites are on it.
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I Don’t Make The Rules.
People who read books and wear glasses are cooler than everyone else.
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55 Books In January
January got a little out of hand. Earlier this month I mentioned I had already picked up 26 books in 2026. That number did not stay put. A few more stops at thrift stores, a few late-night dives into public domain archives, and suddenly the…
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Eleven
My last post of 2025 was dedicated to the 164 books I acquired in 2025. Here it is, the 10th of January and I have already collected 11 titles added to the ever-growing Catalog. More books than days it seems.
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164 Books in 2025
No, I did not read 164 books this year. That would be brilliant. I did, however, add 164 titles to my shelves this year. I decided to close out 2025 by purchasing #164 today with Umberto Eco’s “On Literature.” I am looking forward to consuming…
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Shelved Evidence of a Restless Mind
Over the past year, my personal library has grown fast and in unexpected directions. Not because I set out to build some impressive-looking wall of spines, but because curiosity kept dragging me down new paths and I let it. This isn’t a themed collection. It…
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Goodbye Medium
We’re writing today to notify you that the Medium account associated with this email address is at risk of being removed from the Partner Program. As outlined here, Medium has created new eligibility and activity requirements for writers to maintain their enrollment in the Partner…
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The World Is Your Museum
I recently picked up the book titled ”The Art Of Noticing” by Rob Walker and even subscribed to his newsletter for even more updates and examples. The idea being to be aware of your surroundings, to go out, explore and think. Here is one of…
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New To The Library
I just purchased two books today by James Lee Burke One is titled Neon Rain and the other is House of the Rising Sun. Have I found a new author and series? I hope so! Also, discovered at the bookstore is his latest book called…
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Reading Workflow
Reading is one of my all-time favorite things to do. But nowadays, there hasn’t been time allowances made for it, which is odd to me because now there is more to read than ever before. As we all know, reading has expanded from traditional printed…