Dear Baba Rumcake,
Ever see someone crossing the street looking at their IPHONE and texting, not looking up once as they cross? Damn there be some real dimwits in this world.
Annoyed Driver [Read more…] about Readers Crossing Street Cause Distress
Archives for March 2011
Mercy Always Wins Over Judgment
The problem with making a judgment on another is not what it does or how it affects that person. It does not in real life affect them. The judgment however affect the judge on a personal level.
A wrong judgment can bring on a spiraling state of discontent, fear, anger and any slew of other heinous, uncomfortable states.
Since none know the extent of another person’s life, it is difficult to judge them with honest balance. When that happens it opens the door for more conclusions than facts, more judgments than mercy and more mistakes dishonoring the judge.
To make matters worse, the judge will share that point of view with others. Here the situation gets even murkier, uglier and sometimes irreparable.
Judgment should be minimal or not at all but never ever shared. Someone’s reputation may be at stake.
Harper Collins Failing Everyone
Harper Collins just announced to the libraries carrying their e-books that after 26 “lendings”, the book agreement with them is null and void. Hence, the free library is required to buy the same book again. Even worse, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster do not even allow libraries any e-books from their catalogs.
The nerve and gall of that failing industry still boggles the mind. Publishing companies are grasping at straws to keep their heads above water, but sink they will and soon. Willful disregard for integrity and fair treatment of their writers, authors and ancillary help that keep them afloat is coming back to bite them in the butt.
This greedy grabby irresponsible behavior shows publishers’ lack of vision for the future. E-books are here to stay but Harper Collins, Macmillan with Simon & Schuster, will soon be extinct like the dinosaurs that they are.
Quilt Because It’s Beautiful
Today is National Quilting Day.
I wonder if you have ever looked closely at a quilt and what it takes to create one? It is a wonder and an amazement to look at those close stitches one after the other, one as close to the other as possible. When I was being taught how to properly quilt, the stitches, I was informed, had to be 13 stitches to the inch. Imagine how tight and how small that is. [Read more…] about Quilt Because It’s Beautiful
Biscotti Should Not Be Unyielding
Biscotti for Foodie Friday
My mother made these wonderful, long, crunchy cookies that we grew up enjoying. We basked in the flavor of anisette and the soft, crumbly texture. Hers was not hard and unyielding.
Here is the recipe for it: [Read more…] about Biscotti Should Not Be Unyielding