phelbooth wrote:
> On Jul 14, 3:30 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>> phelbooth wrote:
>>> On Jul 14, 2:41 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>> wrote:
>>>> phelbooth wrote:
>>>>> On Jul 12, 2:10 pm, "Bill in Co" <surly_curmudg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>
>>> 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 every 4 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.
>
> Fill
I usually had small cl***** too due the nature of the subject. It was
nice. 30 was large for me, but 10 -15 was ideal. :-)
I'm surprised it's not really hot out there! (by really hot, I mean over
80, and with the humidity)


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