Jigoku. The Japanese word for hell. Yet probably no concept of hell is sufficient to convey the paroxysm of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Perhaps equally difficult to imagine is being within a few blocks or or a couple miles of Ground Zero and surviving to escape the city […]
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Bulletin Board At first, I thought today’s post was going to be short simply due to mid-January doldrums. But, in fact, today is actually National Nothing Day. By posting, though, I suppose I’m converting it to little or nothing day. Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes The dangers of a high-information diet Bookish Linkage The […] Announcements from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about product recalls aren’t new. But one for books? Oxmoor House is recalling 951,000 copies of nine home improvement books because of errors “that could lead consumers to incorrectly install or repair electrical wiring, posing an electrical shock or fire hazard.” The books were sold at home […] Do you read the inside flaps that describe a book before or while reading it? Since I suggested the question, I suppose I have somewhat of an obligation to answer it. I probably should have been more clear but I’m referring to the flaps on the dust jackets of books. And, as a general […] |
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