Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 29th, 2006
Teddy Laursen's Workshop — Night
TEDDY LAURSEN, rock 'n roll arsonist, is keeping the beat and mouthing the words along with the Bruce Springsteen tape on his workbench. Teddy is in his mid-twenties, dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans. His arson workshop is located in the basement of an old building. All around him are [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 19th, 2006
Until I actually tried speed reading software, I was never convinced that it could make a difference. I was surprised to find that I went from around 450-500 wpm to an average of 900 wpm. These are computer-tested, on-screen speeds, and I've gotten similar results reading print books, maybe a little higher, in fact. One [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 17th, 2006
Apparently, all these miles of walking and running have aggravated an old fencing class injury in my right knee. It's not bad yet, but I'm calling an orthopedic specialist for an appointment first thing Monday so that I can determine the best course of action for the sixty-mile walk I'm doing in late October. If [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Sep 11th, 2006
He loves to rub his jowls along the books. When I say I “devour” books, I mean, of course, that I read them very quickly. Chester, on the other hand…
Posted in Tech on Sep 9th, 2006
Theresa was kind enough to let me know that my comments pages aren't always loading reliably. I kinda suspect it's either the LibraryThing code or something glitchy with Dreamhost, my web provider. If y'all are continuing to have trouble, please drop me an email. I'm sorry for all the flakiness! I may try removing the [...]
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle
