my life » Book Club http://blog.devonck.com and a few of the recipes that fuel it Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:40:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Book Club and other things http://blog.devonck.com/2009/01/23/book-club-and-other-things/ http://blog.devonck.com/2009/01/23/book-club-and-other-things/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:29:02 +0000 Devon http://blog.devonck.com/?p=149 Well, the first meeting of the Book Club was a relative success, given that it was, after all, the very first meeting. A couple of people showed up, and we chatted for half an hour, settling on How Soccer Explains the World: an unlikely theory of globalization by Franklin Foer … continue reading: Book Club and other things]]> Well, the first meeting of the Book Club was a relative success, given that it was, after all, the very first meeting. A couple of people showed up, and we chatted for half an hour, settling on How Soccer Explains the World: an unlikely theory of globalization by Franklin Foer as the book for the month. We plan on meeting twice monthly, on the first and third Wednesdays, but that may be adjusted as more people start attending.

My plans for this weekend are fairly uncertain at the moment. There was a death in the extended family, so my mother is flying in today for the services tomorrow morning. I was planning on getting some raquetball in that afternoon, but obviously that may not be possible given the circumstances. One thing that is certain? New episodes of Monk and Psych tonight.

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I have to admit that I actually skipped my morning class to watch the Inauguration (relax — … continue reading: Inauguration]]> For those of you who get flustered when speaking in public, you’re not alone — even Chief Justice Roberts managed to mess up the Oath of Office of the President during the inauguration yesterday. And the oath is only 35 words long.

I have to admit that I actually skipped my morning class to watch the Inauguration (relax — the PowerPoint slides are available online anyway.) A couple of my friends who are in the DC area were able to watch it from the Mall, which was pretty brave of them considering how bitter cold it was and the fact that most of the roads were closed to the public, forcing them to walk a considerable distance.

Tonight will be the first meeting of the newly founded 207th Ward Book Club. As of this morning, no one has called to volunteer to bring a dessert, which isn’t really an issue, but it does mean that I have no idea how many people from the ward are going to show up. Since this is the first-ever meeting, we won’t be discussing a specific title, which should give us plenty of time to just chat and eat.

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