Saturday, March 17, 2012

Weekend Pot Pourri Part 1

Some links that are self-explanatory (although we explain them a little):

In praise of the Girl Scouts, who strike us as way more modern than the Boy Scouts: The Six Secrets the Girls Scouts Have Kept for a Century


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You can try your hand at guessing who this blogger is talking about, but you probably won't succeed. You'll enjoy reading about her, though, right through the big reveal: Remember Her?

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Barbara Tuchman is one of the greatest writers of history ever. Barbara Tuchman's Opening Lines is a good appreciation of the author; to really appreciate her, read her books, for instance, the new collection from Library of America.

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10 Ultra-Weird Science Fiction Novels that Became Required Reading Since Grinwout has read exactly one of these books, it's time to get cracking...

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