Category Archives: Books

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Posted on February 27, 2011 by Gandalfe

For my friends. You know who you are. <smile> No porn on this site, no pop-ups, no redirects. No advertisements, no spyware, no animated interface or music. Just excellent nude pictures of beautiful girls and stories and articles about beauty, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 e-paper technologies in the next 20 years | ZDNet

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Gandalfe

This was too good not to share. Makes me wonder if my great grandchildren (no I don’t have any… yet) will not recognize paperback books. ZDNet | Chris Jablonski ~ Over the next two decades, conventional print and static information … Continue reading →

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Passion or a driven set of parents?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Gandalfe

Meet Saori Yano, saxophonist extraordinaire. I can help but wonder if this is what you get if insist upon your child puttin’ in the shed time? With the silly outburst of Amy Chua’s book, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Sensuous Dirty Old Man ~ Isaac Asimov

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Gandalfe

Last year I purchased this book from Amazon on a whim because of its quirky title. I must admit that the fact that Isaac Asimov wrote this was also compelling. Something was not right, so I was curious to read … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman talks to my grandkids, and to me…

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Gandalfe

"Remember, dragons have one soft spot, always." See more…

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‘Outliers’ and the 10,000 Hour Rule

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Gandalfe

I have been espousing the 10,000 hours to become a professional (in this case for music) for a while now and a friend of mine attributed that to the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Wikipedia has a nice little blurb … Continue reading →

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Book Banning: Who, Where, and Why

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Gandalfe

The American Library Association has this wonderful data on book banning. I won’t get on my soapbox about this but the charts are fascinating. Read more…

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John Bogle: The Twelve Pillars of Wisdom

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Gandalfe

My dad dropped this off at my house after an afternoon of 4th of July festivities including grilled food, happy kids, exuberant pets, and family talk. “Despite the 15% stock market rally of the past month, a nice rebound from … Continue reading →

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Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Gandalfe

There are so many great people to hear at my company as part of the Visiting Speaker Series. This is mostly for Dad who used to work here too. I know he misses going to many of these. ABSTRACT: What … Continue reading →

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StrangeMaps: A Floor Plan of 221B Baker Street

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Gandalfe

I luv maps, maps of all flavors and types. So http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/ is on my RSS and periodically I get a stunner like this map aptly titled: Holmes, Sweet Holmes. Know how my my son loves Sherlock Holmes I sprang into … Continue reading →

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