Take a listen: from The Tavis Smiley show, "Undocumented students granted in-state tuition rights" (not in my state [OR], what about in your state?)Image: source.
More on the hunger strike at Pelican Bay, including an op-ed in the NYTimes, and radio commentary from Mumia Abu-Jamal.
A few people wrote or commented yesterday with mystery suggestions - specifically, they reccomended I checkout Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, Sara Paretsky, and Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. I can't wait to give them a look! I love the Elizabeth George's Lynley series on PBS but I've only read one of them, so this is a great reminder to go back and read more - he's a great character and she's a great author. And yay for women mystery writers! There is something extra awesome about them....
For now, I've just started the second Wallander book and also got Let The Great World Spin (both from the library - I love our local library!). Thanks for the tips, everyone - I love that so many other people love a mystery. (Oh, and if you are on Goodreads and want to check out my reviews or share suggestions, you can find me here. I love Goodreads, it makes it so much easier to keep track of my "to read" lists and see what friends are loving (or hating).)
3 comments:
Awww, the dad's story about his kid totally made me squee! That is so sweet! Kids are just little people, so it's nice to see the dad let him do his thing and treat him as a person, not a little kid. Love it!
Agreed! Loved that he had boundaries, but also gave him some leeway and ownership over the process. Great parenting, in my opinion....
Oh, totally! How do good parents think of how to do this? My friend Jurgen is like this with his six year old son and it's so cool to see him because Tiernan is learning how to do things on his own, even when he tries resisting. ;o) He knows he can do it (you can see it in his eyes that he really can but doesn't want to make the effort) and Jurgen was saying "No, buddy, you know how to do that. I'm not going to play your game for you," etc. I just don't know how good parents do it. This is why I'll leave the parenting to them!
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