A New Years resolution for 2007

I have resolved to make 2007 the year I finish reading three books:

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I not only resolve to finish reading these, but also to make each of them my own (in the sense imparted by How to Read a Book).

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So, like an idiot . . .

So, like an idiot — an idiot with already too much to read that is, and hardly enough time to read it — what do I do? I stopped by the library this morning while picking up the pies for Thanksgiving and picked up not one, not two, but three books:

1. Thinkertoys: A Handbook of Creative-Thinking Techniques by Michael Michalko


2. The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)by Lemony Snicket


3. Best Friends by Martha Moody (in all fairness, this one is for my wife (she participates in the neighborhood book club)

To quote Bob Dylan (and yes, I'm talking about myself here):

You're an idiot babe
it's a wonder that you still know how to breathe

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