This week has gone the same route as last week-- plenty of appointments, though no more than two per day since I didn't want to tempt the Fates like we did last week.
The major reason why I found myself betwixt and between was with my reading, though. I normally read two books at once: one eBook which is what I read in bed before going to sleep every night, and one physical book. I made the mistake of choosing two barnburners to read at the same time: Anthony Horowitz's The Word Is Murder and Stephen King's The Outsider. Yowza! I finally had to make myself stick with one before I gave my eyeballs whiplash. I suppose that's a very good quandary to be in, though-- don't you?
And from the noise outside, I'd better dash over to the corral before I find myself in an entirely different quandary. Head 'em up! Mooooooooooove 'em out!
►Books & Other Interesting Tidbits◄
- Nominees for the Agatha Award recently sat down to talk about the state of the cozy.
- In the #MeToo moment, publishers are turning to morality clauses.
- The Golden State Killer is being tracked through a thicket of DNA, and experts shudder.
- The story behind Rube Goldberg's complicated contraptions.
- Could this new tactile font help people who lose their sight late in life?
- Celebrating eighty-five years of Nancy Drew, the girl who started it all.
►Channeling My Inner Indiana Jones◄
- Historians think the ancient city of David has been uncovered near Jerusalem.
- A rare Revolutionary War journal has been found in a Kansas City closet.
- A recently-returned looted Dutch Old Master is going to auction.
- Neanderthals etched a message on this 36,000-year-old stone tool. (Probably "Property of Rok the Firestarter.")
- Technology has revealed hidden script in the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- DNA from ancient latrines reveal what people ate centuries ago.
►Channeling My Inner Elly Mae Clampett◄
- Japan's pet detectives.
- Meet Freddy, the runaway bison who inspired a choral arrangement.
- Earthquake-monitoring technology may help protect elephants from poachers.
- A man says his dog, Balew, shot him while they were playing. (And Balew probably ate his homework, too.)
►I ♥ Lists◄
- Fifty fictional writers, ranked-- the best and worst from literature, film, and TV.
- Fifty pulp cover treatments of classic works of literature.
- Nine classic isolation thrillers.
- Twelve literary scandals that are so much stranger than fiction.
- The twenty best literary adaptations to watch on Netflix.
- Twenty-six activist crime novels.
That's all for this week! Don't forget to stop by next Friday when I'll be sharing freshly selected links for your surfing pleasure.
Have a great weekend, and read something fabulous!
I like to have a little variety in my life, too, Cathy. Much as I adore reading - and I do - it's good to do other things, too. For now, though, I'll be reading that Revolutionary War journal...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan!
DeleteYou can add me to the list of 'doing other things too' group. I thought that I would like to read all day long, but I really don't. And these days, I just can't sit that long - which is good for me. As you know, I have come to love books on audio and so that helps. You know, when I worked at the library, some people would say that they would love to work at a place where they had nothing to do but read - ha! As if! Who did they think shelved all those books and solved the problems at the circulation desk and got the new materials on the shelves, etc. Speaking of, I need to go get ready for my volunteer shift at the library - where I still shelve books. See ya!
ReplyDeleteYes. I've had a succession of jobs that were perceived in interesting ways by those who had never done them.
DeleteThanks. Over the summer (as I'm pooped now and don't like heat), I want to read, read, read, sit in a/c and sip iced tea and eat frozen yogurt.
ReplyDeleteLots of easygoing books though. Love the activist list.
I thought of you when I posted the link, Kathy.
DeleteThanks. I've sent it on to other readers.
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