Cliff’s Notes

As I get back into my blog groove, I’ve got a whole host of Cliff’s Notes links for you. Before I offer you the link barrage, a bit of housekeeping – in the next few weeks I’ll be re-launching this blog under a new name, design and url. This site will redirect you to the new one and I’ve been laboring on this for some time so I’m excited to see it nearly a reality. Medium At Large is the new name of the blog, and I hope the new look and feel will be to your liking; I’ve let this one get as ratty and overgrown as Bo Radley’s house……

Irish Pride – P.J. O'Rourke did a great review of the book Starbucked a few weeks back in The Times and I lap up his stuff luck an Irish Setter laps up whiskey (what?).

LEGO’S! – Check out this dude’s Lego Iron Man, isn’t this amazing? He’s got more here. For Christmas I got two Lego gifts, a cool Y Wing from Star Wars and a massive Eiffel Tower which is 3 feet tall and 1:300 scale! Pictures are coming on those soon.

Give A Little – Overlooked is a charity called Child's Play that the duo from Penny Arcade launched in 2003. The charity was, in part, a response to a scathing op/ed piece that gamers revel in violence and that video games breed criminals. Child’s Play has raised nearly a million bucks this year alone. Take a look and give a little, tis the season.

No One Read’s In New York? – My brother sent me a link to this study on America’s Most Literate Cities. It’s interesting discussion material. However, a similar study came out a few years ago and also rated my native Twin Cities high in the list, but somehow that didn’t provide any solace as I was shutting down the state’s largest independent bookstore.

-L