Do you love writing? Would you like to be surrounded by other kids who also love to write?
Please join us the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.! Learn about random word poetry and journaling. Are you looking forward to all those great summer movies? Come and learn how a screenplay is written. Put all that creativity to great use! We will give you tips, advice, and ideas on how you can become a better writer.
Welcome to the winter of our discontent. Not only does spring refuse to show its pretty face, but we’re facing several more months without new Downton Abbey episodes! Season three’s shocking ending has left many of us at the Buckner Branch reeling, and as we while the months away waiting for Julian Fellowes and co. to complete season four, we find ourselves grasping for any hint of Downton. I assume many of you are in the same boat. Here are some books that might help us through this trying time.
Jesse Stone, hard boiled cop, solves crimes with his buddy "Suitcase" while washing down doughnuts with coffee. After a hard day of protecting the public, the tired detective dines on a juicy steak and sometimes follows it with a strong drink. Jesse sleeps little, worries more, and faces down the tough guys with panache.
Daylight Saving Time is the practice of advancing time to get better use of the daylight by having the sun rise one hour later and the sun set one hour later. Ever wonder how it all started? I did, so here we go...
Listening while driving might not be for everyone, but I don't think my car will start without a book on CD. Mysteries are my favorite, but it doesn't really matter, I'll listen to many more genres than I'd ever read. I love to hear someone reading aloud, just for me. Then the commute seems much shorter -- I've even stayed in my car after I reach my destination just to know what happens next. Road rage doesn't even occur to me, I'm so happy tooling around, listening to a story.
So, for on the road bliss, you can't beat an audiobook.
I just finished reading Deck Z: the Titanic: Unsinkable, Undead by Chris Pauls and Matt Solomon. It is the best zombie book I have read in a long time. The neat part about it is that the narrative is historically accurate regarding the doomed voyage of the Titanic, which makes the zombie angle completely plausible. Many of the characters in the story are the actual crew members and passengers that were on the Titanic when it sailed, and the story is fast-paced.
Aah, December. The time of year when you look back on all the books you read in the last twelve months and fondly remember some favorites. I read 101 books this year; some were lousy, some were so-so, some were really good, but only a handful were fantastic. Here are some of the books that I enjoyed in 2012.
It seems like poinsettias, or Euphorbia pulcherrima, can be found everywhere around Christmas. They account for about 85% of the potted plant sales during the holiday season. Native to Mexico, they were a favorite of the last Aztec king Montezuma. He would have them brought by caravans into Mexico City because they would not grow in such a high altitude.
I have many memories of Christmas. One is from grade school. I went to a one room country school - grades 1-8. At Christmas, we always had a big program. Our teacher "produced" three plays, complete with costume changes. All the students had a part in the Christmas program. Some were in the plays and others recited poems. We also sang Christmas carols, and all the parents, grandparents, and everyone else joined in. Not only did the students have to memorize all their parts, but school work still went on a daily basis. The teacher did it all.
