Good Read

I began to read one of my daily morning reads today, and found a very interesting article. It was featured on the website " A Continuous Lean". For those unfamiliar with ACL, a common abbreviation for the site, it is "an informal listing of men’s style, wit and wisdom". The contributing writer & self-editor ,Michael Williams, does an awesome job maintaining the site, and keeping me up to

Have you heard the story of " The Washer man and the Foolish Donkey" ?To refresh your memory, and for the benefit of those who have not grown up listening to this moral story, it goes like this… There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep but the donkey and the dog were awake. Th

For those that love cats and can relate to stories from other cat lovers, jump over to The Age - Life in the cat empire. We never knew what happened to our Misty, but she was hunter and cuddler as well. Most cat lovers have known a Babo in their lifetime.

Go to the fiction section of any local bookstore - mega or micro - and you’ll encounter title after title dealing with international intrigue, terrorism, and conspiracy in high places. These subjects have long been popular, but it seems that they are more so these days, as geopolitical reality unfolds before our eyes. Many novels [...]

Please visit Will’s Blog From his latest article: Some Ramblings About the Economy: January 31, 2008 As the credit orgy ends, and the excess leverage of the past years unwinds, few people have experienced any real pain. Big banks such as Citigroup have lost tens of billions, but who cares? There were rich Asian and Middle [...]

I just finished reading We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier, again, and I just had to share. This is one of those great books to read when you don’t have time to read it straight through. It’s the kind of thing you can read, stop in the middle, pick up later and not [...]

For those of who that at are not familiar with author Wendy McClure, she started out with a site that showcased found vintage Weight Watchers Recipe Cards. Yellowed, and faded, these cards show how far we have come in the weight loss game.She's written a humorous and honest memoir of her diet battles called "I'm Not The New Mewhich is a great read for anyone who has ever battled the bulge, dealt with the angst of being over weight, and wondering if maybe they should stay how they are. She's also published the Weight Watcher card collection in a volume called "Amazing Mackerel Pudding Plan."Wendy caused a bit of a ruckus amongst attendees at the BlogHer conference in Chicago last week. It was those for weight loss vs. those for fat acceptance. As much as I love a good fight, I'm glad I missed that session. Why? As much as I love and respect those who can remain overweight, healthy, and love themselves, I personally am of the weight loss camp. I have suffered various weight related i

When is a good book more than just an entertaining read? Well, it had to come out sooner or later that I’m a book geek from way back, but not only do I love a good read, I like to think it’s possible to make positive change happen in the world. Good Books is an online New Zealand bookstore with a difference. When you buy a book, all profits go to Oxfam to help fight poverty and social injustice around the world. Oxfam helps people in over 100 countries worldwide, creating opportunities for communities to improve standards of education, health and living. This is a great way to add to your book collection or give a gift, while knowing that your dollars are going towards a worthwhile cause. It couldn’t be simpler really and there’s no difference in price to you, the shopper. What’s more, delivery is free anywhere in the world and Good Books stock over 2 million titles! If they don’t have what you’re after, you’ll find all the New Zealand b

LOOKS ARE DECEPTIVE Judging People by Appearance! A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the Harvard University President's outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard and probably didn't even

No one warned me. Bridge to Terabithia is terribly, extremely sad. I think it's okay to tell you that. In fact if you haven't read it, and are trundling along, naively investing yourself in every step of the story (and, you must because it's that well written), even if the foreshadowing is clunking you over the head, believing because there's now a Disney movie about it it must be all sweetness and light, you are in for a shock of sadness. Like three or four chapters worth of crying sad. Like good luck reading it aloud because of choking. But you will anyway because you can't just leave it there. You have to read the rest. Then feel all chokey even the next day. I can't tell you any more. I'll cry again.Just a little more.The reason it's so sad is because it's so magical and wonderful. It's full of such hope and promise for the characters. You have to read it. Preferably aloud. Preferably to children. Preferably over the age of seven, ideally around ten or eleven. Only one ch