Category Archives: A Catch-All
Textkit
Update: March 2025 — Unfortunately, the site won’t load. When you hit the home page at Textkit.com it looks pretty sad. The site is obviously broken, the image and CSS files having been stored and linked from a rackspacecloud.com account … Continue reading
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Tagged Greek, Homeschool, Latin, Non-Fiction, Self-Education, Websites
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It’s Alive! It’s Alive!
What a great week! First, I heard from Professor Grote. And today, Jim Tirey, the brains behind Textkit!! You always hope when you find that things have not changed for the better that there’s a happy reason. What a relief … Continue reading
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Tagged Greek, Homeschool, Latin, Non-Fiction, Self-Education, Websites
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LibraryThing Android App
It’s been a long time coming, but LibraryThing has launched their app for Android. The iPhone app has been available for awhile, so it’s nice to see one for the rest of us. 🙂 I haven’t tried it out yet, … Continue reading
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Yeah, I Needed Another Project!
I took on this project because, well, you can never have enough of them, right?! Goodness! I still love it — I’m not giving up as I’ve been a bookworm since I learned to read. Came across this literature map … Continue reading
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BookLikes
I’d like to be able to comment on my experience with BookLikes, but I can’t “get in” and, apparently, I’m not the only one. Better be paying attention when that verification code comes in. I obviously wasn’t! 🙂 It’s not … Continue reading
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8 Ways to Read (a Lot) More Books This Year
Neil Pasricha’s article in the Harvard Business Review has eight great suggestions on time management and organization: Centralize reading in your home, Make a public commitment, Find a few trusted lists, Change your mindset about quitting, Channel your reading dollars, … Continue reading
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Tagged How to Read, Neil Pasricha, Organization, Tips & Tricks
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Gilgamesh: A New Rendering in English Verse by David Ferry
I haven’t read any of the other translations of this book, but I will, so I can compare them. I really enjoyed this one, though. There’s also a great section with information about how David Ferry made decisions on how … Continue reading
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Tagged 4-Stars, David Ferry, Epic, Fiction
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