Recent Blog Posts
These Great States
post a comment | posted 2 days ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
While I was walking back from lunch on Thursday, I overhead a snippet of a converstion from a group of men on an outdoor patio. "It was really nice...for Alabama, anyway." Now I have been to Alabama and I thought it was pretty nice and not just in ...
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
post a comment | posted 6 days ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
- It is the right of every American citizen to vote. All elections are important from local to state to Federal. This year, in less than a month, we elect a new President. The Library is here to help each of us make informed decisions. The libr...
The Sixties
post a comment | posted 1 week ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
For some reason, I am fascinated by the Sixties. I have devoured books and movies about the time period. Here are a few I like and a few I would like to read.Sleeping Where I Fall by Peter Coyote. Coyote has been an actor for almost 20 years. He ha...
Not-So-Recent Blog Posts
The Long Hot Summer
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
My sister was visiting from San Diego when we got the sad news. Paul Newman has left us. And we are truly bereft.When I first met him he was a hot young stud name of Ben Quick, a drifter with a wounded past who hitched a ride into a small town Lous...
The Compound
post a comment | posted 2 weeks ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
Eli and his family are out camping when the unthinkable happens, nuclear war breaks out. Luckily, his father has planned for this future and is able to take the family to their underground compound. Unfortunately, the family gets split up and Eli's...
Banned Books Week Program
post a comment | posted 3 weeks ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
It's that time of year when librarians, booksellers and all lovers of freedom band together to celebrate Americans' continuing right to read whatever they desire.This year the Fort Worth Library decided to celebrate one of the most frequently chall...
What if your only crime was being born?
post a comment | posted 3 weeks ago
Originally posted at Feast on Books
The year is 2140. The Longevity drug allows people to live forever. However, this ability has come with a price because the Earth cannot support everyone. Adults must decide whether to opt in or opt out of the drug. If you opt in, you are not a...
The Power of Books
post a comment | posted Sep 20
Originally posted at Feast on Books
Books can be very powerful. But can they actually change your mind about something? I belong to a discussion list for librarians and right now one of the most talked about topics is mind changing books. A fellow list member is working on an article...
MEDICAL INFORMATION
post a comment | posted Sep 16
Originally posted at Feast on Books
MEDICAL INFORMATION = I came to work sick today as I did not have much sick leave. One good medical book that I used to look up what I have is "The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy". Most of the Fort Worth Libraries will have this in the Ref...
Hurricane Ike
post a comment | posted Sep 15
Originally posted at Feast on Books
It seems like it was just a few weeks ago I was writing about hurricanes and evacuations. Oh, wait, it WAS just a few weeks ago.This time my father didn't want to leave. I am not sure what convinced him to evacuate but he did finally acquiesce to m...