Tag Archives: Wes
Black Holes and Gadgets
Are you interested in discussing the mysteries of the human mind? Do you have questions about the latest eReader technology? If so, mark your calendars for these two upcoming library events. The first is Black Holes, Beakers, and Books, Carnegie … Continue reading
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An Introduction to Some Great Contemporary Horror Short Story Writers
Horror seems to be best in short form. Sure, we’ve got Stephen King and The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby as shining examples of the success of the novelization of horror, but the really great stuff, the stuff that lies in … Continue reading
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For the Love of Trains
I come from a train family. My great-grandfather worked on the Delaware and Hudson Railway for 47 years, and literally died on its tracks. He instilled in my father a love for trains, and my father did the same for … Continue reading
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Got a New eReader? Don’t Forget What Your Library Can Offer!
There was a major surge in the sale of eReaders this past holiday season, resulting in a significant increase of eBook downloads at public libraries. Indeed, according to Digital Library Blog — the official blog of the company, Overdrive, which … Continue reading
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Daydreams About Books I Need to Read
Life has lately been hectic and unsympathetic to my reading needs. Fortunately, every now and then I have a minute to daydream about the books that I’ll read when I have a chance. Here are some that have been on … Continue reading
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Scary Haunted House Stories
When I was a boy, my great-grandmother filled my head with excellent ghost stories that she or someone she knew personally experienced. One, for instance, recalled the headless ghost that hid on the side of the road near her house –before the … Continue reading
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Black Holes, Beakers, and Books, Fall 2010
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Black Holes, Beakers, and Books: Popular Science Book Club returns this fall with our fourth discussion series of three recent books about science. This series is entitled Brains & Behavior, and features the following books: Sunday, October 17, … Continue reading
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Ripping Through the Curtain
In my past life as a sociologist I studied ideas that exposed the true nature of human behavior. No one and no thing was held sacred; scratch beneath the surface of society’s conventions and you’ll see people as they really are. Later, as I … Continue reading
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Ode to August 18th
August 18th is Bad Poetry Day. In honor of that fact, I’ve written a bad poem about today. Ahem. Oh, August 18th, you wretched day – Stuck in the middle of endless summer, Fall leaves and winter snow delayed; How can … Continue reading
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(Barely) Remembering the First Gulf War
Today marks the twentieth anniversary of Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, an event that eventually led to a 100-hour pummeling of Iraq by U. S. and coalition military forces in Operation Desert Storm. I was in seventh grade when this war happened, so my memory of the … Continue reading
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