Alrighty: Christmas break started December 18th for me. I measured, cut, sewed, ripped out seams, re-sewed, and adjusted for four days; then I sketched, wrote, colored and framed for the next day. The weekend was spent finishing up shopping, wrapping presents, and attending the Christmas Eve service. In betweentimes, like one evening when Mom was working, I read a romance I found on her bedside table. (Hey Mom, if you read this, are there any other Georgette Heyer books that I don't know about?)
Christmas morning we opened our presents. I GOT PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!!!! Now Mom and I each have our own set, but hers is the old one (with Crawford and Brightman) while mine is the new one; so we don't duplicate ourselves too much.
Christmas afternoon was spent reading, pretty much. I started "How to Read a Book", by Adler/Van Doren.
It's actually rather interesting! It sounds silly, as if it's intended for a young child perplexed by all the marks on his picture-books, but it's not. It's based on the premise that it is possible to learn from a book. So Mr. Mortimer Adler (such an odd name... "Mortimer" anyway. Makes me think of Star Trek for some reason...) contends that you have to read actively if you really want to "read for understanding" (as opposed to reading for knowledge), with a pen in your other hand and so on. He even gives fifteen rules for reading in such a manner. (They make sense if you look at them. Not much new to me, but it's clearer than before.) I'm in the middle of the part after those rules, the part that applies the rules to specific genres of fictional & expository works. (Page... two-hundred-something. Near the end of the chapter on philosophical books.)
And, on the day after Christmas, my brother found all my CDs - that had been missing since before Election Day. I'm quite happy. :-)
Christmas morning we opened our presents. I GOT PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!!!!! Now Mom and I each have our own set, but hers is the old one (with Crawford and Brightman) while mine is the new one; so we don't duplicate ourselves too much.
Christmas afternoon was spent reading, pretty much. I started "How to Read a Book", by Adler/Van Doren.
It's actually rather interesting! It sounds silly, as if it's intended for a young child perplexed by all the marks on his picture-books, but it's not. It's based on the premise that it is possible to learn from a book. So Mr. Mortimer Adler (such an odd name... "Mortimer" anyway. Makes me think of Star Trek for some reason...) contends that you have to read actively if you really want to "read for understanding" (as opposed to reading for knowledge), with a pen in your other hand and so on. He even gives fifteen rules for reading in such a manner. (They make sense if you look at them. Not much new to me, but it's clearer than before.) I'm in the middle of the part after those rules, the part that applies the rules to specific genres of fictional & expository works. (Page... two-hundred-something. Near the end of the chapter on philosophical books.)
And, on the day after Christmas, my brother found all my CDs - that had been missing since before Election Day. I'm quite happy. :-)
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With such varied tastes, we've probably covered almost the whole spectrum. (Except rap... which shouldn't really be counted...)
All of which I like. :-) There are some that I'm not remembering, I know..... but oh well.
I've grown up in the Christian & Missionary Alliance.... great churches, at least in my experience; but then I've heard there are all kinds within the denomination.
Meh, rap = annoying/irritating/headachey. And mind-numbing. And unintelligible (usually). :-P
yup. CMA. I hear they're really huge overseas... just not that big in the US, interestingly enough. My pastor grew up in a pentecostal church, though.
Hah, "unfortunately" intelligible? That's hilarious.... :-D