admin | September 15, 2009
Perhaps one of the worst feelings in the world (okay… not the worst feeling… but close) is losing a book. If you don’t have your name somewhere in the book, the book is as good as gone. What claim do you have to it?
To combat this you have to identify yourself in the book. Some [...]
admin | September 8, 2009
I love my books. I almost always have a book with me. Right now I have three books that I’m in the process of reading. I also love technology. Combine both technology and books and you’d think that I’d be a happy man right? Not entirely.
I have previous experience with e-books. In fact, I own [...]
admin | June 3, 2009
“Whenever Patton arrived at a new post, he lost no time asserting his influence. He summoned the chaplain and bluntly told him that his sermons were too long. ‘I don’t yield to any man in my reverence to the Lord, but… no sermon needs to take longer than 10 minutes. I’m sure you can make [...]
admin | May 23, 2009
Sometime back someone posted online about the book “The Collar” written by Jonathan Englert. The subtitle tells the basic story of the book, “A Year of Striving and Faith Inside A Catholic Seminary.” It is focused on Sacred Heart School of Theology, a seminary in Wisconsin that is oriented towards second-career seminarians.
Out of curiosity I [...]
Sam | March 19, 2009
In college I hated dealing with the bookstore at Seward (not owned by the university, but by our foodservice company). The only thing decently priced their was CUNE gear (T-Shirts, gifts, etc). Their prices on textbooks were outrageous. They also regularly put out flyers that claimed that it was cheapper to buy and sell books [...]
Sam | March 10, 2009
Book Confessions
1. To mark your page you: use a bookmark, bend the page corner, leave the book open face down?
It depends on the situation. I leave lots open face down, but I have developed quite the stash of bookmarks that I have begun to use.
2. Do you lend your books?
Sometimes.
3. You find an interesting passage: [...]
Sam | March 9, 2009
I’ve been a library philistine most of my life. While I would check out books from our school library in elementary and middle school, in high school I barely checked out any books. Why? Because my family generally has the attitude, “If it is good enough to read it is good enough to buy.” We [...]
Sam | February 12, 2008
American Band: Music, Dreams, and Coming of Age in the Heartland by Kristen Lane
Heels Together!
Toes Apart!
Stomach in!
Chest Out!
Shoulders Back!
Chin! Pride!
That was the chant that I learned in high school marching band. We would chant it with our director after every competition and every halftime show. Marching band is truly a way of life, both for [...]
