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That’s What He Said
There are things you just can’t do in life. You can’t beat the phone company, you can’t make a waiter see you until he’s ready to see you, and you can’t go home again. – Bill Bryson
The Urchin Bookshelf – Fall 2012
Let the leaves fall and the pages turn! Sarah’s books Fun Home by Alison Bechdel After months of reading Geo’s continuously high praise for cartoonist and graphic novelist Alison Bechdel (see here, here, and here), I decided it was time, … Continue reading
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Tagged alice walker, alison bechdel, amy goodman, angel nafis, Bill Bryson, blackgirl mansion, books, bookstores, dave eggers, democracy now!, denis moynihand, essential dykes to watch out for, fun home, glitter in the blood, graphic memoirs, matt weiland, mindy nettifee, novels, poetry, revolutionary road, richard yates, sam mendes, sean wilsey, state by state, the color purple, the silenced majority, Vermont
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A Summer Bookshelf
Whether you’re lounging in Central Park, hanging beside the river, or sitting next to a fjord, there’s always need for a good book. Here’s what your local Urchins are reading and soon to be picking up! Sarah’s Books Currently reading: … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Leach, Annie Proulx, Bill Bryson, Dubai: Gilded Cage, in a sunburned country, Maureen Dowd, Neither Here nor There, Sloane Crosley, Syed Ali, Taschen's Architecture Now! Museums, The Best American Travel Writing, Things That are, william t. vollman
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That’s What He Said
One of the small marvels of my first trip to Europe was the discovery that the world could be so full of variety, that there were so many different ways of doing essentially identical things, like eating and drinking and … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Sarah, That's What They Said, Travel
Tagged Bill Bryson, Europe, Neither Here nor There, quote, Travel
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Happy 4th of July!
To an American the whole purpose of living, the one constant confirmation of continued existence, is to cram as much sensual pleasure as possible into one’s mouth more or less continually. Gratification, instant and lavish, is a birthright. – Bill … Continue reading
Dreams, Come True
The Urchins are dreamers and daydreamers alike. Surely you’ve been able to tell. So sit back and enjoy, if you will, these latest wouldn’t-it-be-nice-ifs and feel free to share your own! Later this summer, I will be fulfilling a four-year-held … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 olympics, bea, Bill Bryson, bookexpo america, buckingham palace, dogs, england, goldendoodle, hampstead heath, i am a pole (and so can you!), Jon Stewart, london, london olympics, olympics, puppies, queen elizabeth, stephen colbert, the colbert report, The Daily Show, the daily show with jon stewart, uk, uk citizenship
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That’s What He Said
Liechtenstein’s last military engagement was in 1866, when it sent eighty men to fight against the Italians. Nobody was killed. In fact—you’re going to like this—they came back with 81 men because they had made a friend along the way. … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Politics & Global Issues
Tagged Bill Bryson, books, Europe, liechtenstein, military, Neither Here nor There, Travel, War!
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A Personal Reading Year in Review, Part Two
By Geo Ong You didn’t think I was done, did you? There’s more. In addition to the categories I’ve covered last week, here are some more reading trends to share with you. The Travelling Writer Travel literature is a mainstay … Continue reading
Posted in Geo, Literature, Travel
Tagged a field guide to getting lost, a walk in the woods, bbc, Bill Bryson, books, bruce chatwin, eadweard muybridge, edmund white, geoff nicholson, gertrude stein, helene hanff, in patagonia, Jack Kerouac, notes on a dirty island, paris, paris france, reading, rebecca solnit, river of shadows, satori in paris, the duchess of bloomsbury street, the flaneur, the lost art of walking, travel literature
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Happy Birthday to Us! The Urchin Movement Turns Two
Today the Urchin Movement website turns two years old! We want to thank everyone who continue to support, read, and/or write for this little effort. We opened our inbox this morning to find some wonderful birthday wishes from some of … Continue reading
Posted in Examples in Urchinism, Holidays
Tagged anniversary, Bill Bryson, birthdays, james joyce, Jon Stewart, stephen colbert
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