On Jul 14, 3:30 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> phelbooth wrote:
> > On Jul 14, 2:41 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > wrote:
> >> phelbooth wrote:
> >>> On Jul 12, 2:10 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
> > SNIP
>
> >> It's where the author (often very well-reknown) discusses his/her
book,
> >> and
> >> then afterwards, takes questions from the folks in the audience (it's
> >> almost
> >> always hosted in a local bookstore), and then does some booksigning
at
> >> the
> >> end. It is good, and the interactivity is nice.
>
> > Yes, I know the program and it is good--but you, Bill, just need to
> > join a book group for interactivity. A real flesh and blood
> > experience!
>
> I don't wanna!
>
> > It will help your moonbeams ****ne.
>
> LOL Well, so you think. (ok, ok, maybe part of it is true)
>
> > (Actually, tho, I was j/k because I think pretty much any way that
> > anyone reads almost anything is good.)
>
> > I love teaching in the summer. I have a small class (only 12) and a
> > good half of them are ace-ing it. This is typical for a summer course.
>
> Hey, that sounds good! Only 12 - is NICE!!
>
> > Makes the days fly by. I think, too, novels just work well in the
> > summer readign scheme.
>
> When I read, I tend read more non-fiction than fiction. For fiction
(and
> some non-fiction), I watch HBO, TCM, CSPAN, etc. :-)
>
> > how's CO
>
> Lovely, but a bit hot. And VERY sunny out here (and nearly always is).
> Dry and hot.
>
> There is rarely much humidity out here (unlike back East). Sometimes I
> miss that.
> And I miss all that GREEN lushness back East, because it is sooo lush
out
> there, and GREEN. And all the TREES!!! (but I don' miss the humid
> summers back East - especially when it's over 80 degrees out there!)
:-)
>
> How's it out there?
Lovely here--not too many really hot days (tho today is)--we've only
had our AC on twice all summer. But mostly sunny with rain every4 or 5
days, good for the corn y'know. Getting in lots of biking and boating.
12 is just soooooo nice. It's really how it should be, if we really
value teaching/education. Well, OK, even 15-18. I wish I could post
some of the creative work I'm getting here. You'd think it was cool.
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