"To compensate a little for the treachery and weakness of my memory, so extreme that it has happened to me more than once to pick up again, as recent and unknown to me, books which I had read carefully a few years before . . . I have adopted the habit for some time now of adding at the end of each book . . . the time I finished reading it and the judgment I have derived of it as a whole, so that this may represent to me at least the sense and general idea I had conceived of the author in reading it." (Montaigne, Book II, Essay 10 (publ. 1580))

Saturday, July 15, 2006

What I'm Doing Here

I like movies, concerts, books, etc. As noted in the header above, I'm tired of seeing, hearing or reading something and very quickly losing track of it. A few years ago I started keeping some notes on books and movies. After working the GalesAz blog for awhile, I recognize that this is an easier place to store this kind of information.

If I can figure out an easy way to import the earlier information, I will do so. In the meantime, here is a movie and book note from GalesAz. Future review-type items will appear here. We have fallen out of the habit of going to movies but perhaps this will pick up as my movie-buddy is now through with school and getting through her job orientation phase. I do read steadily, mostly when working out on the stair machine or by listening to books-on-tape when driving around, plus bits and pieces of reading at the house or when traveling.

Anyway, this blog is designed for me to have quick reference to things I want to keep track of. Not likely to be of much interest to others.

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