For lack of a better title
I took my family to see WALL-E on Friday night, one of the rare times we have gone to the theater to see a movie together (it’s expensive and I’m not wealthy). We usually have Family Movie Night every Friday, and it involves popcorn, a pull-out sleeper sofa, PJ’s, and, of course, a movie–at our [...]
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My childrens’ elementary school conducted its annual recognition assembly today. My kindergartner and second grader walked away with "star student," math, and spelling awards. They both received "homework party certificates" for completing the entire year’s worth of nightly homework. Most notable, however, may have been my son’s recognition as the "top reader" in his kindergarten [...]
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What’s a Manival, you say? It’s "a weekly blog carnival dedicated to bring together posts from blogs by men and for men" that’s being assembled by Brett McKay at The Art of Manliness. Brett was kind enough to include my post on How to Read a Book in this week’s list. If you’re visiting the [...]
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"The things I want to know are in books. My best friend is the man who’ll get me a book I [haven't] read."–Abraham Lincoln
My friend Bob Lowery has posted some thoughts (with more to come) on his reading habits this week. Here’s a quick summary:
Bob reads a book a week
Bob reads in [...]
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