Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
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READIN
READIN started out as a place for me
to keep track of what I am reading, and to learn (slowly, slowly)
how to design a web site.
There has been some mission drift
here and there, but in general that's still what it is. Some of
the main things I write about here are
reading books,
listening to (and playing) music, and
watching the movies. Also I write about the
work I do with my hands and with my head; and of course about bringing up Sylvia.
The site is a bit of a work in progress. New features will come on-line now and then; and you will occasionally get error messages in place of the blog, for the forseeable future. Cut me some slack, I'm just doing it for fun! And if you see an error message you think I should know about, please drop me a line. READIN source code is PHP and CSS, and available on request, in case you want to see how it works.
See my reading list for what I'm interested in this year.
READIN has been visited approximately 236,737 times since October, 2007.
...That's why we call it by that name. Today in history:
1152
Nuptials of cousins Henry II and Eleanor of Acquitaine are celebrated. (Their anniversary is shared by blogger Kevin Drum and his wife, who are not however cousins or nobility.)
1593
An arrest warrant is issued for Christopher Marlowe, on charges of heresy. Marlowe will soon be dead.
1652
Rhode Island declares slavery illegal. It is the first American colony to do so.
1876
Wyatt Earp starts his new job as assistant marshall in Dodge City, KS.
1969
Apollo 10 is launched.
1970
Jeremy Osner is born, in Berkeley, CA. He will go on to create a blog for notes on his reading and his music, and generally worry too much about everything he does.
1992
The 27th Amendment, generally acknowledged to be the least interesting amendment, becomes a part of the U.S. Constitution.
Having some friends over tomorrow, that will be fun. Except it's going to rain, grumble grumble.
...A lovely party it was! and Jupiter smiled on us -- after a brief heavy rain in the afternoon, it didn't rain at all, even cleared up a little. The barbecue was tasty and Redfox's onion jam was the perfect relish.
posted morning of Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Happy Boitday Mister O!
Hope you have a good one, and many more to follow.
