February 2012
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Growing up, my parents sent me to a largely evangelical school (in Alabama) from kindergarten through 12th grade. Usually that means receiving a subpar education, but this particular school actually had pretty great academics. However, you still had to endure the standard far-right Christian talk. At the time, I never thought I’d ever appreciate that aspect of the school, but as I watch the...
Public Service Announcement: I’m finally catching up to 2010 and watching Sherlock. I know, guys, I am so cutting edge.
I read some things in January
A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Polysyllabic Spree - Nick Hornby
Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself - David Lipsky
Big Machine - Victor LaValle
The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
Newton and the Counterfeiter - Thomas Levenson
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho - Stephen Rebello
My goal every year has been to read a pretty modest number of books, usually 26...
So far, 2012 is the year of the book for me. I’ll write up January tomorrow, and I’m going to do my best to make this a habit. I’ve been trying to be on top of this for years, so it’s about time to just do it.