After writing this week about killer cliches, and then about a character whose great obsession is the disturbing preposition in the phrase “in Maui,” I was going to plunge once more into the dark seas of murky language. But then the Hawaii weather turned crisp and clear, I began listening to the words of some of my favorite Christmas music, and I decided not to take the plunge.
Instead I took out “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and surrendered to the magical words of Dylan Thomas. I don’t want to talk about this classic, I just want to experience it, again.
Read the rest of this entry »For several months, all eyes in the world of books—authors, publishers, librarians, and a great many readers—were trained on the district court for the Southern District of New York and Judge Denny Chin, because a seemingly small-scale squabble over copyright looked likely to determine the digital future for all of us.
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The Honolulu Stadium 2010 Calendar features twelve months of memories from Mickey Mantle to Elvis Presley, the Hawaii Islanders to high school football. With rare photos and important dates from Arthur Suehiro’s bestselling book, Honolulu Stadium: Where Hawaii Played, both calendar and book celebrate the golden era of Hawai‘i athletics, a time when Honolulu was young and sport was king.
The Honolulu Stadium 2010 Calendar is currently part of a special promotion at Hawaii Barnes & Noble bookstores: purchase a copy of Honolulu Stadium, the book, and receive a complimentary calendar while supplies last at the three Hawaii Barnes & Noble locations (Ala Moana, Kahala Mall and Lahaina Gateway). The promotional period runs now through October 14, 2009.
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If you read “Attack of the killer cliches” here on Monday, you witnessed the power of words to drive us crazy. Here’s a short story, a cautionary tale, I wrote on the subject.
I read “Obsession” at the Hawaii Book & Music Festival a few years ago. Just one note on this story—yes, it’s important to care about language, but be careful that it doesn’t take over your life. There, you’ve been warned.
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Right after Thanksgiving weekend Richie, my friend from up the street, came over to watch Monday Night Football. It’s been a great season so far. After another sensational second half comeback the day before, Peyton Manning and the Colts were still undefeated, and we wanted to see how the other undefeated team, the New Orleans Saints, would do against the New England Patriots in the Monday night spotlight. The Saints did just fine, and we knew they would give the Colts a fight if they happen to meet at the end of the season.
But at halftime it isn’t the Saints that Richie wants to talk about. Instead he begins telling me about what happened that Saturday night when he and Noelle went out to dinner. I turn the TV sound down and settle back to listen to Richie’s latest adventure.
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