Feb. 3rd, 2012

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Kes: I'm fascinated by the opposing perspectives given to reading in these two recent articles, as one focuses completely on reading as work, while the other embraces reading as a kind of mental playfulness. I'm adding three of my favorite quotes about reading because my own reason for reading would probably best be described as "serious play," as I love the intellectual play of reading, but I also have a dead serious need for the way reading opens up possibilities for seeing the world differently. On the other hand, I loathe the sort of sentimental tripe which must force a trite feel-good message or moral onto a story--life isn't full of glib feel-good messages, so why should my books try to tell me it is?

Stories don’t need morals or messages
A "stupid" test shows that the Puritan ethic lives on. Why do we insist on learning lessons from the books we read?
BY
LAURA MILLER
articles beneath cut )
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Tuesday, February 7, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Her talk: "Fighting for the Nation's Future: The Founding of MIT in a Time of War"
http://www.bpl.org/news/calendar.htm?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D95109433
The theme of the 2011-2012 Lowell Lecture series is “Remembering the Civil War.” This is part of the Boston Public Library’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
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This is going to sound crazy, but is the Network for Good Web site accessible? I've been trying to find the link for Four Paws for Ability, and I can't seem to locate the search results.

Happy

Feb. 3rd, 2012 10:54 am
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Usually around the first of the month I have a list of things I need/want to buy, but I woke up this morning and realized that, except for some new socks, I really didn't want anything.

So I just donated some money to
4 Paws for Ability
http://www.4pawsforability.org/
after reading this great NY Times article
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/magazine/wonder-dog.html?_r=1&hp
--I love the way that they get animals to people who have invisible disabilities, or who may be worried that they quote aren't disabled enough unquote to qualify for a dog.

Also, and I'm embarrassed to admit this, but those dogs with the butterfly ears sound adorable.

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