I’m confusedly horrified and amused by this series of weird Russian Children’s Books with logic that makes the Grimm brothers look like Kant. Here’s two examples: If you decide not to clean your teeth then prepare to meet a wild beast! If you cry each time you eager Prepare to melt from the tears like…

If I were in High School I would definitely be making fun of the following chapter titles from Moby Dick. But, of course, I’m not. I’m a real live, honest to goodness grown-up who would never think of making fun of the following chapter titles. Chapter 10 — A Bosom Friend Chapter 30 — The…

Today we have Upper Fort Stewart’s first embarrassing reader dilemma. Hey Ian, Here’s my problem: I’m a really good reader, I mean, really good for my age (I’m in Grade Seven). So I figured I could use a challenge, Leonardo wrote backwards in his journal, I thought I could try reading upside down. Unfortunately, I…

Too many books is what I’m reading now. It’s starting to get to me. And I don’t think it would be so bad if it weren’t for the fact that I’m still reading Moby Dick. Yep, I’m one of those people now, slogging his way through the middle of it. Will I give up? I…

My home library is getting out of control. There, I’ve said it. That’s the first step, right? I’ve admitted my problem. My wife has been after me to go shelf-shopping for about a year now but thanks to my superhuman ability of put-offing-ness combined with the fortress-like layers of denial that cradle my book-buying habits…