troop 142

via MR

so, when do i get to be nancy pearl?

in zanesville, jo ann beard
blind sight, meg howrey (also SLJ's adult books for teens list)
down the mysterly river, bill willingham (because seriously, why did i get off this line at book expo?!)

The top offenders, including Honey Smacks, Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, and Quaker Cap'n Crunch, all contain more than 41 percent sugar (by weight). The guidelines, meanwhile, for ready-to-eat cereals recommend no more than 26 percent added sugar by weight.

listened to this driving down to nathan for thanksgiving, have been obsessed with the idea of OIC since then

love the minestrone soup & pie crust ideas

the antlers - burst apart
beirut - the rip tide
beyonce - 4
bright eyes - the people's key
the civil wars - barton hollow
kanye west + jay-z - watch the throne
st. vincent - strange mercy
tuneyards - whokill
wye oak - civilian

man, streaming really did me in this year

beautiful

a black mark on my children's lit record, seriously need to read this

via mike, i really need to read ender's game

Comcast announced the program, called "Internet Essentials," at a splashy event in the company's hometown of Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter showed up along with city and state education officials as a sign that this program is aimed at an important problem: improving school performance.

The program will offer a big discount to low-income families, says Comcast Vice President David Cohen. Basic high-speed Internet, which normally would cost around $50 per month, will be available for the $9.95 rate.

To be eligible, families must have a child who qualifies for the free school lunch program — that means an income of less than $25,000 a year for a family of three. Because Internet access doesn't do much good without a computer, Comcast is also offering coupons that will allow these families to buy a basic PC for $150.

YES. i love this.

via reets

sept. 13

via mike

She recommends that patients wash their hair no more than two or three times a week.

"I had love like this when I was writing the novel," she says. "This is my husband; my husband is on every single page of this book."

the compass of pleasure, the psychopath test, the optimism bias

 demon fish, turn of mind, sex on the moon, ghost in the wires

fuck, totally put before i go to sleep down at bookexpo and now really want to read it

CB via facebook

love, love, love JS

nice work getting the super moon to come out during the wine party -- wooohoo

bonk

love, love, love tomine

"If your compassion doesn't include yourself, it is incomplete."

I also took up a Buddhist practice called mudita: cultivating joy in the joy of others. I hoped it would be an antidote to the painful envy that overcame me when I heard of other people going to family gatherings, or even a movie. I didn't always succeed. I'd hear of people going to the Mendocino Coast — one of my favorite places — and I'd say, "It's so nice that they'll see the ocean." But I'd be saying it through gritted teeth. I kept working at it, though, and gradually the feeling of joy in other's joy became genuine. Now when my husband visits our children and grandchildren, I feel as if he's there for both of us. And so I, too, am filled with joy.

cannot wait to get my grubby little hands on this

love, love, love

blue blood, the bill from my father, cakewalk, encyclopedia of an ordinary life, half a life, stuffed

sorry, but i won't trust a list that includes light boxes as a hidden gem. worst.book.ever

the sky is everywhere

via fresh air twitter

sold - 23 hours, $20.95 (FTPL yet?)

Growing up, Kean says, the science teachers that captured his attention most were the ones who explained science through stories. He uses the same technique for his book.

In one story, a single element from the periodic table changed U.S. Senate candidate Stan Jones forever.

"Stan was a big believer that the Y2K virus was going to wipe out civilization," Kean says. "He was especially concerned that people wouldn't be able to find antibiotics. So he decided he was going to get his immune system ready for the apocalypse in 2000."

The Montana Libertarian began drinking liquid silver. He'd heard silver had antibacterial effects. It was so, Kean says, but there was a serious — or hilarious — side effect.

U.S. Senatorial candidate Stan Jones drank liquid silver to protect him from the "Y2K virus." It turned him blue.

"Stan ended up with blue skin while he was running for the Senate," Kean says. It was permanent.

instead of a letter, finding george orwell in burma, miss hargreaves, last night in montreal, the singer's gun, the lotus eaters, matterhorn

would have been a great public library program too

the other wes moore

bursts & how to defeat your own clone

But what I value most when I read these essays is how unbelievably deeply she takes on the task of being human.

via emily

all of them

anthropology of an american girl

score