tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post4538324555543133437..comments2023-10-24T01:47:32.025-07:00Comments on Professor B. Worm: Interview with a BookieCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-31098214096146859302010-05-27T14:57:06.835-07:002010-05-27T14:57:06.835-07:00Charlie - WOW!Charlie - WOW!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-59590096375494788552010-05-26T07:25:04.052-07:002010-05-26T07:25:04.052-07:00STINKY: Reading blogs and books is a challenge, bu...<b>STINKY:</b> Reading blogs <i>and</i> books is a challenge, but I prefer reading real people—and friends.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-41769332582410232962010-05-25T22:45:54.606-07:002010-05-25T22:45:54.606-07:00That's a lot of books. I can't even read ...That's a lot of books. I can't even read blogs lately so just the thought of reading that many books, wow!stinkypawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418558395508830375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-68564629550724017532010-05-25T11:10:39.332-07:002010-05-25T11:10:39.332-07:00MADAME: I am shocked by a woman of your breeding u...<b>MADAME:</b> I am shocked by a woman of your breeding using the term, "happy puppy". I do, however, understand your preference for history books. A quite interesting one is <i>A Worst Hard Time</i> by Timothy Egan, an amazing account of the American Dust Bowl during the 1920s and 30s.<br /><br /><b>L-MAN:</b> No way does Stasia read just a few pages and quit. She writes blurbs about each book and discusses it on her threads. If by chance she DNF (did not finish) a book, she so notes it and does not include it in her count. <br /><br /><b>ALICE:</b> LOL. There's nothing like being wishy-washy, I always say.<br /><br /><b>TUI:</b> Sleep, eyesight, and gardening. Gotcha. You manage to complete the 75 Book Challenge anyway, weaving books into your real life.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-24112856820904796432010-05-25T10:44:43.119-07:002010-05-25T10:44:43.119-07:00WC: With your usual insight and aplomb, you said i...<b>WC:</b> With your usual insight and aplomb, you said it: holy crap.<br /><br /><b>BARB:</b> You are the least inadequate person and zombie I know. And thanks for the compliment.<br /><br /><b>MAMI:</b> I understand your stunnedness and I laud your ability to be impressed.<br /><br /><b>LINDA:</b> I don't <i>want</i> my blog back, now that you've dissed me:<br /><br /><i>"But Stasia, what were YOU thinking? Do you know how many books you could have read in the time you spent talking to him??"</i><br /><br />I appreciate the compliment, but it'll be a cold day in Pennsylvania before I ask <i>you</i> for an interview. **pouting with lower lip fully extended**Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-79530380525597363702010-05-25T10:25:00.935-07:002010-05-25T10:25:00.935-07:00KIM: CFS has you by the bollocks, to use a vulgar ...<b>KIM:</b> CFS has you by the bollocks, to use a vulgar term. Since the onset of glaucoma, my reading is way down: 20 books since Jan. 1, and some of them very short. Our spirits are willing, but ...<br /><br /><b>PONITA:</b> Not everyone suffers from bibliophilia; most people are quite normal.<br /><br />I added the pictures so you wouldn't have to read anything.<br /><br /><b>MAP:</b> I understand not wanting a good book to end. And I know about Kate's love for books and poetry.<br /><br />I like how you pass a book around, making it a family activity.<br /><br /><b>HANNAH:</b> Thank you for "coming round", and you're welcome.<br /><br /><b>SAVANNAH:</b> "Hannah and Savannah, sitting in a tree, r-e-a-d-i-n-g".Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-53827708614188951112010-05-24T19:25:52.509-07:002010-05-24T19:25:52.509-07:00Good interview, Charlie and Stasia. Time must flow...Good interview, Charlie and Stasia. Time must flow in a different continuum in Texas! <br /><br />I've always said if I didn't have to eat, sleep and go to the loo, I could get tons done, especially reading. The 8 hours per night I need/crave/enjoy are nonnegotiable so I guess I have to continue to chuff along at between 75-80 books a year. I read more when I was younger but the eyesight AND the brain were in much better shape then. And if it's gardening season, fuggetaboutit!Tiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778085151055551720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-3884384199849888012010-05-24T17:08:18.165-07:002010-05-24T17:08:18.165-07:00i now don't feel so bad that i have ten librar...i now don't feel so bad that i have ten library books at home. of course, mine have been renewed five times, because everytime i start one, i find a different one that i want to read more!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262132543395998379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-48599919188497640312010-05-24T15:04:40.545-07:002010-05-24T15:04:40.545-07:00an amazing volume of books - My yearly count is so...an amazing volume of books - My yearly count is sometimes in the single digits. Do you think she ever just reads a few pages and quits? <br />thanksBill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-22167018471556589742010-05-24T14:28:50.376-07:002010-05-24T14:28:50.376-07:00Very interesting interview. I don't read as mu...Very interesting interview. I don't read as much as I used to, but maybe I'm more selective in my material and I find very few fiction books of interest these days. Give me a good (or bad) history book and I'm a happy puppy.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-71174606199534547282010-05-24T11:53:17.196-07:002010-05-24T11:53:17.196-07:00Great interview with a great lady, Charlie. But S...Great interview with a great lady, Charlie. But Stasia, what were YOU thinking? Do you know how many books you could have read in the time you spent talking to him?? Here's what I think---since everything is bigger in Texas, time must be expanding for your benefit, allowing you to fit in several more hours of reading in a given day than normal humans like Charlie and me. I read 81 books last year, and felt pretty good about that. This year, I'm limping along at something like a 60 per annum rate. No matter hw you explain it, I just cannot fathom how you do what you do. Oh, sorry, Charlie....you can have your blog back now.Linda Koonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614162024708881395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-85265184134051788592010-05-24T10:42:14.588-07:002010-05-24T10:42:14.588-07:00I am stunned. Very impressive.I am stunned. Very impressive.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-43558829333864027162010-05-24T10:01:37.109-07:002010-05-24T10:01:37.109-07:00I am gobsmacked. I don't even have a real job,...I am gobsmacked. I don't even have a real job, I too sleep very little and it still takes me weeks to finish a book.<br /><br />I feel rather inadequate now.<br /><br />But I did love this interview - very insightful. Well done, Charlie!Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-7277931755937083302010-05-24T09:25:06.424-07:002010-05-24T09:25:06.424-07:00Oh, holy crap! That is incredible! I don't e...Oh, holy crap! That is incredible! I don't even work 40 hours a week and I feel pretty stoked when I read 2 books a week! Go Stasia! And thanks for the interview, Charlie!Wandering Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478039463695542535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-10232057389385238142010-05-24T03:34:58.056-07:002010-05-24T03:34:58.056-07:00right now, i feel fortunate to finish a magazine a...right now, i feel fortunate to finish a magazine article. *sigh* i need to change that! xoxoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-58479098946253628692010-05-24T00:09:58.436-07:002010-05-24T00:09:58.436-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this - this is certa...Thank you so much for sharing this - this is certainly a prodigeous appetite for reading!<br /><br />Happy monday<br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-64564695212182506852010-05-23T17:58:09.083-07:002010-05-23T17:58:09.083-07:00I've always loved reading, (though it takes me...I've always loved reading, (though it takes me a while to get through each book, and I always slow down coming to the end if it's a good'un! I hate finishing a good book, it's like saying goodbye to a dear friend!<br /><br />I started reading to Kate when she was a baby, pointing to the words as I read them when she was able to understand. She was reading on her own before she started school (as a 4 year old), and still has a great love for books. The other two also have a great love of reading, as does Mrs. Map. Quite often three of us will be reading the same book, passing it around, eacw with our own unique 'dog-ear' markers! :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-26119412208270814952010-05-23T16:34:49.557-07:002010-05-23T16:34:49.557-07:00Wow.... just, wow! I cannot even fathom reading th...Wow.... just, wow! I cannot even fathom reading that much! <br /><br />I do enjoy reading, and used to a lot more than I do now, but I also have a life and work, although no kids. I couldn't live with only 2 hours sleep, though. I might end up killing someone at work, and that just wouldn't do...<br /><br />I'm very proud to say I have finally finished reading the book my sister lent me in October of last year. Just finished it on Friday. It's over 800 pages and a gripping tale, but you do have to sit down and crack the cover to actually get any pages read. That's where I am lacking, I think.<br /><br />Great interview, Charlie!!! Complete with pictures too. :-)Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38422444.post-2432640034336508702010-05-23T15:20:10.968-07:002010-05-23T15:20:10.968-07:00So you read more than a book a week, and Stasia re...So you read more than a book a week, and Stasia reads more than a book a day...<br /><br />These days it often takes me 3 months or more to read a book.<br /><br />This is basically because the only time I read a book is when I go to bed, just before I fall asleep.<br /><br />But because I stay up until I'm extremely tired, in order to get some chance of a bit of sleep, by the time I climb into bed, I rarely manage to read more than 2 or 3 pages. In fact some nights I can't make anything more than a paragraph.<br /><br />Luckily I read quite a lot before the days of CFS, so I am reasonably literate. But I do miss that feeling of getting lost in a good novelKim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.com