Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Books

  • This book was written for me

    Dianne was kind enough to send me an extra copy of The I Hate Republicans Reader (Thanks Dianne!) It’s a great book. A compilation of Anti-Bush/Anti-Neocon writings and cartoons. I was reading the introduction and was totally taken aback by what I read in the last paragraph: Keep a spare copy at your office and…

  • San Francisco Stairway Walk

    Raffa and I went on a “stairway walk” in San Francisco yesterday. Click here to view the pics :). I highly recommend doing this if you ever visit San Francisco. The book is called “Stairway Walks of San Francisco” and it is written by Adah Bakalinsky. Here’s a pic from the walk, just for fun:

  • A Short History of Nearly Everything

    I just finished listening to this book and wanted to give my review of it here. It was very very long, first of all. As I said, I listened to it (I download mp3 books via Audible.com.) It was approximately 24 hours or so…That isn’t exact. As long as it was, it was extremely interesting…

  • Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace

    Amazon.com: Books: Embattled Dreams: California in War and Peace, 1940-1950 (Americans and the California Dream) I haven’t posted on my current read in a long, long time. Now’s as good a time as any. My problem with books is that I get too many going at one time. I have been reading this particular book…

  • Bushwacked

      A book EVERYONE should read before the next election: Bushwacked: life in George W. Bush’s America by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose. Here are some things that I learned from reading this book: 1.Don’t each lunch meat or processed meat while a Republican is in the white house. 2.Republicans in general, and Bush especially,…