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Archive for June 10, 2005 - ד' סיון תשס"ה

book extravaganza

By penny • June 10, 2005 - ד' סיון תשס"ה • Category: books

We all know the way to my heart & attention is books…
I have an addiction of nypl’s book sale. I’ve found some good treasures over the past few years.
Last week I found a small pb Yiddish dictionary for 50¢. Not Weinreich’s, but Harduf’s the orange one that sells for $10.
Yesterday, I picked up three [...]



procrastination

By penny • June 10, 2005 - ד' סיון תשס"ה • Category: misc

80s lyrics quiz I can’t even try it.. no I was born in the 70s thank-you-very-much … I just am clueless. So I’ll save myself the pain and agony.
Anyway, thanks Owen. :) and no, i haven’t seen Madagascar yet. I want to see the penguins!!!



books for boys

By penny • June 10, 2005 - ד' סיון תשס"ה • Category: books

well, big boys. why aren’t boys reading? probably because they’ve been corrupted by the horrors of high school english class with a flowery girly reading list. i was a bit lucky in that my senior year teacher was amazing (die wood, i mean it with love) and that i’m not a boy. well, a tom [...]