October is just around the corner. And you know what that means… It’s time for the readathon (which will be October 22nd)! (And also…excessive use of exclamation points…because it’s hard to convey enthusiasm with just a period.) (It’s also time … Continue reading
***The mini-challenge is over. Thanks to all who played! The winner will be announced at the readathon site.*** **This is a Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon Mini-Challenge post for all readers and cheerleaders signed up for the readathon.** Hello readathoners, and … Continue reading
The readathon is coming! The readathon is coming! Woo-hoo!! If you’re a reader, you’ll see me around tomorrow…I’ll be the one waving the pom-poms and leaving cheesy cheers on your blog. It’s somewhat of a tradition (at least in my … Continue reading
…to sign up to be a cheerleader. Billy is all signed up to be a cheerleader for the readathon (and no, Softdrink didn’t make Billy). Billy is practicing cartwheels, and cheers, and woo-hoos. And, as you can see, Billy has … Continue reading
Tomorrow is the read-a-thon, and as usual I will be cheering for all of the readers. If you are participating, it’s entirely possible that I will be leaving a cheesy cheer on your blog. I know…you can’t wait. To get … Continue reading
(ETA: Sorry folks, but I deleted my blog on Sunday and lost all my comments from Saturday. But there were 56 wonderful entries for this mini-challenge…I’m sorry all of the songs and video links are lost!) Welcome readers (and cheerleaders!). … Continue reading
Because it’s the read-a-thon, and because I have a history of writing cheesy plagiarized songs, and because I’m going to spend a good part of today cheering for all of the readers out there, I just can’t let the day … Continue reading
This one goes out to all the readathoners…Lit Vogue, inspired (and aided and abetted by) maDAWNna of She Is Too Fond of Books Read, readRead, read Go with the flowGo with the flow Come on, readLet your eyes move across … Continue reading
For the read-a-thon, I hosted a mini-challenge. I asked participants to create their top 10 list of anything related to the read-a-thon. For 2 hours, people sent me links to their lists, and for 2 hours I was highly entertained. … Continue reading
it’s like the day after christmas around here. only it’s the day after the read-a-thon. and instead of a sad little christmas tree in the corner, i’ve got a ratty looking pair of neglected pom-poms lying at my feet. okay, … Continue reading
In a real sense, people who have read good literature have lived more than people who cannot or will not read. It is not true that we have only one life to live; if we can read, we can live as many more lives and as many kinds of lives as we wish. ~S.I. Hayakawa
The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
~St. Augustine
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
~Mark Twain
