tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post7205273780884028104..comments2024-01-16T22:31:44.531-05:00Comments on Haphazard Life: The Book MemeJazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-33450186989221798382007-10-22T14:48:00.000-04:002007-10-22T14:48:00.000-04:00i might tag myself for this later. :)i might tag myself for this later. :)Hageltoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377246614125062089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-63578320679745775592007-10-21T00:44:00.000-04:002007-10-21T00:44:00.000-04:00This is a wonderful meme. I've run into fellow mo...This is a wonderful meme. I've run into fellow moms in the last few years who muse--with no apparent panic--that they haven't read a book in years.<BR/><BR/>Sod it. Dump the kids somwhere, women. Go read, you idiots.<BR/><BR/>Like good dogs, the kids will eventually find their way home, right?Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-89630067036871779602007-10-17T00:53:00.000-04:002007-10-17T00:53:00.000-04:00My mom reads more books in an hour than I'll read ...My mom reads more books in an hour than I'll read in a typical year. My wife reads exceedingly complex books just for fun. I don't know why I don't read more ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-62025057403409257312007-10-16T19:30:00.000-04:002007-10-16T19:30:00.000-04:00Hey! My comment has gone missing. I'll have to rem...Hey! My comment has gone missing. I'll have to remember what I said.<BR/>Oh yeah, I asked if you read in English or in French and I said I would check out that Bryson book because I love love love the study of words and language. So thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah I also said it was funny that Dr. Phil said the only way to punish a kid was to take away what they love and although this was after the fact, I was all, Huh? Who would take away books from a child? Because that was the only thing my daughter loved. But I can see shooing you out for fresh air once in a while. I probably did that, too.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-59643893735380500642007-10-16T16:58:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:58:00.000-04:00Just nothing better than a rainy Sunday afternoon ...Just nothing better than a rainy Sunday afternoon in a book store. Books are the best entertainment I have ever found.<BR/><BR/>I agree re: Brysonpissed off patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854364015577541981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-55481357452369677502007-10-16T13:26:00.000-04:002007-10-16T13:26:00.000-04:00*delurking here*Great list, really! I love books ...*delurking here*<BR/><BR/>Great list, really! I love books too, though my tastes run to more genre types than literary. I'm working on this meme myself, and yes, it is extraordinarily difficult to complete. <BR/><BR/>As to your last question, I can think of two reasons why your mom shooed you out, besides "for your health":<BR/>1) she needed to clean.<BR/>2) she needed to have sex with (presumably) your father.<BR/><BR/>*wink*Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11314429932343190739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-1417549523182283472007-10-16T11:31:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:31:00.000-04:00I am so glad you discovered Bryson, and now you mu...I am so glad you discovered Bryson, and now you must read every word he has in print. Among my prized possessions is a personal email from Bill himself.<BR/>Liked your list very much, and how could I have forgotten Lord of the Flies. Well, I think it's because I taught grade 11 English and it was on the list, so I practically have it memorized. That Jack, what a scamp.Ian Lidsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106994463366766471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18287683.post-50462462006708485622007-10-16T11:26:00.000-04:002007-10-16T11:26:00.000-04:00Life with out books IS unthinkable!And I'm with yo...Life with out books IS unthinkable!<BR/><BR/>And I'm with you on Mr. Bryson, he's just a fantastic writer. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to do this meme one of these days, even though, as you pointed out, it's going to be tough to narrow it down.Taihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501421874989420807noreply@blogger.com