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It’s Tuesday, and thus time for teasing — as always, from ShouldBeReading.  I said to him, “What are you doing here, Isaac? Why aren’t you home writing a book?” [Asimov] groaned. “In a way that’s what I’m doing here. Doubleday … Continue reading →

It’s that time again, from Should be Reading. Neighborhoods like Georgetown or Beacon Hill are walking neighborhoods. It is not necessary to hop in the car to get an ice cream cone or a bottle of aspirin. You walk to  … Continue reading →

Teaser Tuesday time once more, from Should be Reading.  I complained to Houghton Mifflin that a reviewer in  discussing my book The Neutrino (my 70th) spoke of my “factory production”. I said that made it sound as though I had … Continue reading →

Via Should be Reading. A reader once wrote: “If violence is the last refuge of the incompetent, why is there so much violence in the world?”And I replied, “Because there is so much incompetence.” – p. 206-207. – Isaac Asimov, … Continue reading →

Love, the strongest and deepest element in all life, the harbringer of hope, of joy, of ecstasy; love, the defier of all laws, of all conventions; love, the freest, the most powerful moulder of human destiny; how can such an … Continue reading →

For me, the sea has always been a confidant, a friend absorbing all it is told and never revealing  those secrets; always giving the best advice — its meaningful noises can be interpreted any way you choose. For Alberto, it … Continue reading →

Baley of “The Reader’s Book Blog” just introduced me to a little literary meme called “Teaser Tuesday” in which I ‘tease’ readers with two sentences from the book I happen to be reading at the time. The blog she got it … Continue reading →