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I never knew it could be like this: I arrived in Ashland around lunch yesterday and having a couple of hours before I could check into my room, I did what I always consider doing when I have a couple of hours to kill. I went to get a pedicure. I tried out a new [...]

When I first saw this video, I couldn’t help thinking how much this slow loris reminds me of Scout the Wonder Cat. But then I started to realize that perhaps the resemblance was much, much closer to home. That’s right. Yours truly loves a good tickle herself.

And all of this tickling talk made me think [...]

Hello faithful listeners,
It’s been a while between postings. I wish I had a good excuse but I don’t. Sometimes life just gets in the way of doing what we really want. But I’m back with lots on my mind. The first of which is Litquake, San Francisco’s celebrations for books and writing, which started [...]

Nancy Pearl is the only librarian I’ve heard of with her own action figure. And, yes, I have one. Ms. Pearl wrote a terrific book called Book Lust where she listed out her favorite books with ingenious categories like “Grit Lit” and “Pawns of History”. She believes in reading for pleasure and discourages readers from [...]

Graphic artist Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created a graphic adaptation of the 9/11 Commission Report. I’ve read the first chapter on Slate.com, and it’s brilliant. It’s well crafted, visually compelling, and appears to be an accurate representation. SFGate also has an article today on the adaptation. Not only does this work do a [...]

I just found out about the National Council on Bookstore Tourism. What a great idea! I always think you can tell a lot about a place by its bookstores. Those of you who have travelled with me know that I need to pack my suitcase half full to accommodate all the books I buy along [...]

Jeff Lang had an interesting piece in SFGate.com today. There’s a new line of comic books in development that is a bit mind-boggling. Virgin Comics is backed by (you guessed it) Sir Richard Branson. But that’s not the boggle part. Added to the mix is new age guru Deepak Chopra and his son Gotham, director [...]

Books and travel always go together for me. I spent copious amounts of time deciding what books to take with me on a trip. I also always seem to come home with more than I took with me, which is sometimes an issue on little bitty planes with strict luggage weight requirements. Salon gets this. [...]