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Portrait Of a Beautiful Day
I took the bike and the guitar to Prospect Park yesterday, where Brooklyn photographer Bill Wadman took my photograph for his project 365 Portraits, for which he’s shooting and posting a portrait every day, some taken in the studio and … Continue reading
The God Delusion — Richard Dawkins
This is not the book to read if you want an overview of the philosophical underpinnings of atheism. Dawkins reviews them superficially, without adding anything new and without acknowledging the subtleties of the various positions. But part of his point … Continue reading
Protected: We spent a lot of time here once…
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2006 Books
I read 86 books in 2006, about the same number as last year, and thanks to LibraryThing, I can list them here. (I’ve now entered all the books I’ve read back to April, 1995 into LibraryThing, and I’m working backwards … Continue reading
Bluegrass Brunch This Sunday
I’ll be playing the Bluegrass Brunch at Nolita House this coming Sunday, January 7, with Fresh Baked. We start at 12.30 and go till about 3. Great food and the music’s not bad either.
Protected: The Comedians — Graham Greene
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Prospect Park In Lights
I finished a much-needed day at home alone yesterday with a ride around Prospect Park, to photograph Prospect Park In Lights, a set of holiday lighting displays at the various grand entrances to the park. It was a mild evening … Continue reading
Happy Winter (?) Solstice
Yesterday’s New York Times said there was a cherry tree blooming at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Today was so warm and beautiful that I got the bike out, did a bunch of errands, then rode over to the Gardens. Sure … Continue reading
Protected: Bel Canto – Ann Patchett
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
This book, by the extraordinary journalist Tracy Kidder, is a sobering portrait of Dr. Paul Farmer, who has spent his life caring for the sick in Haiti and other poverty-stricken parts of the world. He is no Mother Theresa: Acerbic, … Continue reading