by E. A. Bourland | Dec 21, 2021 | marketing, parenting, propaganda, reading
Occasional reminder: the media do not care about democracy or you; the internet is a psychological tool designed to overwhelm you; marketers want to prescribe your language, identity, and desires. One answer is to read books to children, often.
by E. A. Bourland | Mar 21, 2021 | marketing, reading
The more obstreperous the ecstasy in the blurbs, the more unreadable the work.
by E. A. Bourland | Feb 27, 2021 | anxiety, reading, writing
Stuff I do when someone uses literally: * scan memory for companion figurative reference (CFR) * IF CFR = FALSE, THEN review data record * IF CFR = TRUE, THEN applaud cleverness * discard data record * * * blink * * * LOAD...
by E. A. Bourland | Dec 21, 2018 | reading, Tolkien
I’ve been slowly re-reading The Lord of the Rings; I’m into the Return of the King now. It’s as spellbinding as it was when I first read it forty years ago. It’s worth returning to every few years. A few things of which I’m reminded, as I...
