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“A good vocabulary is not acquired by reading books written according to some notion of the vocabulary of one’s age group. It comes from reading books above one.”
—J.R.R. Tolkien (via shonelikethesun)
Some People Like Poetry.: Have I shared MY favorite poem yet? There are many, but I always loved... →
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Have I shared MY favorite poem yet? There are many, but I always loved “The Garden” by Ezra Pound. When I was in high school, we had those incredibly classy tiled ceilings, that rained asbestos, and that you could pop a square out of with one flick of your finger. For art projects we used to turn…
‘Lord of the Rings’ Extended Editions Coming Back To Theaters This June →
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The three week event begins on June 14 with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition), continues on June 21 with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) and concludes with the Best Picture winning The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) on June 28th 2011. That’s also the same day the extended edition blu-rays come out in stores.
Would SHUT UP! be the wrong response to this? Hello June 28!
“After giving birth to my first child 2 years ago, it is amazing how many “must have” items for parents are plastic. Bottles, toys, bath tubs, spoons, bowls, the list goes on and on. It’s a constant struggle NOT to add new ones. Definitely trying to reduce my reliance on them, but it’s not an easy task. Particularly for a working mom because so many decisions are based on convenience.”
—Elizabeth from GA
“In the summer of 2008, I participated in a SEA Semester summer program in which we sailed on a tall ship research vessel from Honolulu, Hawaii to San Francisco, California. My team’s project was to analyze plastic density along the cruise track. We sailed right through what is now so commonly known as “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” and it was incredibly eye-opening…mostly because we DIDN’T see an island of garbage. We found a plastic soup, which to me was even more terrifying. From then on, it has been my mission to reduce my use of non-essential plastics and to advocate for a refusal and reduction in single-use plastic items.”
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Ryan from VT
How soon after you wake up do you touch something plastic?
For people like me who rely on a cell phone to rise and shine, I think the answer is about 0.02 seconds. Hm. For more info, check out PLASTIC: A Toxic Love Story by Susan Freinkel.
“I am an RN on a busy oncology floor. I am appalled at the plastic waste I am forced to generate each day, from gloves to IV tubing - it is depressing to think of how much plastic I have to throw away every minute of every shift.”
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Karen from Jaffrey NH
“We eat out about 1-2 times a week and I often only eat half of my meal (too big of portions). I got tired of all the plastic I was bringing home from the take-out containers. While I can recycle them, I felt I could do better. So, I now have a small reusable bag that I keep in my car with ~3 GLASS containers (enough for both me and my fiance). Whenever we eat out, I bring the bag in with me and say “no” to take-out boxes. It’s liberating and inspiring to others (friends have made comments at how cool it is).”
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Lane from OR
What is your plastic MVP? Glasses? Cell phone? Medical equipment?
It’s not all bad! For more info about our intense and multi-layered relationship with this revolutionary substance, check out PLASTIC: A Toxic Love Story by Susan Freinkel.
“How many pieces of plastic are within arm’s reach of you right now?”
—The answer may surprise you, and there could be even more plastic lurking where you least expect it. (Chewing gum? Ew.) For more info, check out PLASTIC: A Toxic Love Story by Susan Freinkel.
Plastic in Daily Life
This Earth Day we’re taking a hard look at plastic use around the office, in light of the new nonfiction we’ve all got our noses in, PLASTIC: A Toxic Love Story by Susan Freinkel. Check in for some of the questions you should ask yourself to reevaluate your relationship with this amazing, frustrating, life-saving, destructive material.
Oh, and you should enter to win our plastic-free green swag bag, too.
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Remember, you can still enter to win collections from each of the eight poets featured on the blog this month. For more info, click here.
Enter here! Do it.
Master of Disguises by Charles Simic
Old War by Alan Shapiro
The Needle by Jennifer Grotz
Displacement by Leslie Harrison
The God of Loneliness by Philip Schultz
American Rendering by Andrew Hudgins
The Common Man by Maurice Manning
Woods and Chalices by Tomaz Salamun
Celebrate National Bookmobile Day and win The Time Traveler's Wife! →
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Enter for your chance to win a set of Audrey Niffenegger’s works through Regal Literary.
“Regal Literary is giving away, with the support of Harcourt Houghton Mifflin and Abrams Publishing, 25 copies each of Audrey Niffenegger’s Her Fearful Symmetry, The Night Bookmobile, and The Time Traveler’s Wife.
All you have to do is complete this statement in 140 characters or less: “I love my library (or bookmobile) because….” We’ll pick 25 people at random, and then deliver the books to your library or bookmobile!”
