Teasing on Thursday & A Lootless Library Week

On brothers, latrines, closing out the city, starting the big machine, and uncovering the hidden brain:
No excuses for my two-day silence.  Onwards and upwards, folks!  Besides, I’m feeling pretty good since I just polished off China Mieville’s The City & The City.  I’ll say only that I liked it, because I’ve found that the less [...]

What Am I Reading? One Too Many Books.

On reading too many books, a bit of a conundrum, two cities, and a big machine:
What am I reading?  One too many books, that’s what.  I need help!  One of my goals this year was to cut down on the number of books I read at a single time.  I was doing pretty well too. [...]