Tag Archives: Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday (4/5)

Teaser Tuesdays will be with you. Always. (Obi-Wan Kenobi, A New Hope. May the Fourth be with you, as it is with Should Be Reading) Philosophy was about what you ate, how you had sex, where you lived. Get those … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | Leave a comment

Teaser Tuesday (27-4)

Oh, shame! I’ve been too occupied with being bedridden and working on papers to actually read this past week*, but here’s a teaser from one of my favorite books. “Did they really try to burn down the paper?” “Yes, they … Continue reading

Posted in Reviews | Tagged | 3 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (20/4)

“Verily, verily, I say unto you…not only for reading was Tuesday made, but for teasing also. (Jesus, Tweet from the Mount) “Leia, he was just a boy. Did you think he came out of the womb wearing a breather and … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 5 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (13-4)

A tease, a tease, a Tues-day tease….from Should Be Reading. A well-worn story, perhaps apocryphal, has Churchill recalling the years Nehru spent in British prisons, saying, “You must hate us.” To which Jawaharlal replied: “I was taught by a great … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 4 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (6-4)

If it’s Tuesday, I must be teasing like Should Be Reading.  “The ticks are not bad, are they?” I asked him hopefully, viewing the tall grass and underbrush between the road and the mounds. “No,” said the driving, beaming. “When … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 11 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (30-3)

This is the day that Should Be Reading has made: let us rejoice and Tease in it. “Character formation began early, with family games of tossing naked children into the snow. (They were pulled out quickly and placed next to … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 3 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (23-3)

Give us this day our Tuesday Tease — from Should Be Reading. In this world there are two main paths: the yoga of understanding, for contemplative men; and for men  who are active, the yoga of action. Not by avoiding … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 3 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (16-3)

‘Tis Tuesday. Let us be Teased, from Should Be Reading.  According to a story told by the priest who became Joan’s confessor, as she crossed the bridge, a mounted soldier among the crowd called out, “Isn’t that the Maid?” and … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 2 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (9-3)

It’s Tuesday again, and time for teasing. As ever, this meme’s home is Should Be Reading. “What major are you most interested in?”“What’s the easiest?” I said.“Home economics,” he said.“What’s the next easiest?” I said.“It’s between sociology and library science,” … Continue reading

Posted in General | Tagged | 4 Comments

Teaser Tuesday (2-3)

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

Posted in General | Tagged | 6 Comments