So, I'm eating a plum as I'm leaving the house this morning.  I get out to my car, open the hatchback, put my stuff down, and stand there a moment enjoying my plum and the morning and stuff before I head out.  On the opposite side of the street, a boy is walking in my direction.  He's walking a dog.  He's reading a book.  He's engrossed in his book ( Read more... )

So, off and on for a while now I've been hearing a lot of reports about reading being down.  No matter how surveys are cut -- age, gender, income, race, etc. -- people are reading less.

It's really hard to tell, though, how concerning this actually is.

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Whew. Just finished my self-assessment for focal reviews for work. Now, I've just got three focal reviews and six co-worker feedback things to write. My manager's in Hawaii starting tomorrow, and I get to go to a budget meeting on monday. This is the second time this has happened. I am beginning to suspect something ( Read more... )