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February 19, 2010

Love the Book

I encourage reading. I've tried to do it here and there and elsewhere, noting a variety of excellent reasons to do so. I tend to think that reading in general and thoughtful reading in particular need all the support they can get. My suspicion is that if people are reading, books will get their fair share of attention.

But some people just really love books. And who am I to stand in their way? It's delightful when someone exposes such passion in unfettered terms. That's what James Emery White has done on his Serious Times website.

He even makes an ardent case for not just reading books but for buying them, marking them and keeping them.

May his tribe increase.

Posted by Andy Le Peau at 7:13 AM

February 10, 2010

To Sociologists: Duh!

It's tempting to roll our collective eyes when someone recognizes the obvious. Now we learn that sociologists have got religion. They have made the absolutely amazing discovery that religion is actually important.

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Posted by Andy Le Peau at 7:39 AM

February 5, 2010

Meetings Don't Get Work Done

"Meetings don't get work done. Meetings create work."

I've said that so many times I've almost convinced myself that I originated the aphorism. But probably it came from my predecessor, Jim Sire. (Unless he stole it from someone else.)

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Posted by Andy Le Peau at 8:04 AM | Comments (8) are closed

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