Archive for February, 2007

That Great Big Chocolate Mountain

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

Unfortuntately I cannot afford to relax my vigilence in this area as much as I have, particularly since the only way I lose any weight is by training for a marathon. I am characterized by very spotty self-control (subject to be covered in a future post).
As always, Kiki’s questions inspire my posts.
I watched [...]

Writings of Tamora Pierce

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

The concept of censoring the reading material of one’s middle schooler rarely seems to move beyond trashing Harry Potter in many circles. This is a problem. Parents ought to be aware of what their children are reading and be prepared to discuss it with them.
If I were a parent, I would probably allow [...]

The book I’m reading

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

is in Spanish.  None of the characters are behaving properly.  The heroine locked herself in her room four days ago.  The hero has sunk into a deep gloom.  The priest is plotting against the hero.  The hero’s aunt meanders blithely along, certain that everything will turn out well.
Chapter titles are along the lines [...]