Big Read Book Discussion Wed 14 Jan 2015 6:30 pm

The second Big Read book discussion of The Things They Carried by O’Brien starts tomorrow evening, 6:30 p.m., at the Lansing Community Library, 730 1st Terrace, Suite 1, Lansing, Kansas.

Questions to think about:

  • In the list of all the things the soldiers carried, what item was most surprising?
  • Which item did you find most evocative of the war?
  • Which items stay with you?

Leading the discussion: Sister Rosemary Kolich, English Professor, St. Mary University.

A 1980 Saint Mary College grad, Sr. Kolich never dreamed as a student she would one day be teaching at her alma mater.

“I had excellent teachers as a student at Saint Mary. They truly engaged us. What was so transparent was their love of teaching and their commitment to us as both students and individuals. I hope I model the same for my students.”

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I plan on attending the discussion tomorrow evening and I hope to see you there.

Hubble’s high-definition panoramic view of the Andromeda Galaxy | Astronomy.com

Mega coolness!

Andromeda Galaxy Hubble Closeup
NASA/ESA/J. Dalcanton/B.F. Williams/L.C. Johnson (University of Washington)/The PHAT team/R. Gendler

Never before have astronomers been able to see individual stars inside an external spiral galaxy over such a large contiguous area.

Hubble’s high-definition panoramic view of the Andromeda Galaxy | Astronomy.com.

Via io9: The Correct Way(s) To Load A Dishwasher

http://io9.com/the-correct-way-s-to-load-a-dishwasher-1678020434

The resulting album, “How to load the dishwasher,” is organizational porn at its finest. It might even help settle some debates in your household.

I’m pretty sure the debate will rage on in my home and others.

Posting for my hubby who just happens to be my favorite dishwasher loading task master extraordinaire.

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Comcast and Time Warner Cable hike modem fees as much as 33%. Time to buy your own. January 02

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/02/technology/comcast-time-warner-cable-modem/

I guess I’d better scrutinize my Time Warner bill this month.  And maybe start pricing cable modems.

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