Quote "To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." Jane Austen Joke German sausage jokes are just the wurst Fun Fact In 1981, a black lab named Bosco was elected honorary mayor of Sunol, California. Reading Fact As a struggling young writer, Harper Lee once got a year’s wages as a gift from her friends so that she could quit her job and devote more time to writing. She wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. The book became an immediate succ

Quote "Concentrate on what can be lived (which means the present)… then you can spend the time you have left in tranquility. And in kindness. And at peace with the spirit within you." Marcus Aurelius Joke I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it Fun Fact The first person to perform a successful C-section in South Africa was Dr. James Barry...a doctor who was actually a woman. Reading Fact There are more public libraries than McDonald’s restaurants in the Unit

Quote "Laughter is the fireworks of the soul." Josh Billings Joke Need an ark? I Noah guy Fun Fact For a brief time, Melbourne had the best name on the planet: Batmania. Reading Fact Roald Dahl was buried with some of his favorite items: a bottle of Burgundy, his snooker cues, HB pencils, a power saw and some chocolate. He was buried in November 1990 in Oxford, England, and according to his granddaughter, the family gave him a “sort of Viking funeral”. Today, children continu

Quote "Make time for yourself…stop letting yourself be pulled in all directions." Marcus Aurelius Joke What do you call an alligator in a vest? An investigator Fun Fact There are lower-case numbers in addition to lower-case letters. Reading Fact In ancient Egypt, all ships visiting Alexandria were obliged to surrender their books to the Royal Library and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner. The impressive collection of the

Quote "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius Joke The other day I tried to make a chemistry joke, but got no reaction Fun Fact There are 70 (!) ingredients in a McRib sandwich. Reading Fact In some libraries you can check out animal skeletons, Santa suits, prom dresses, and dogs, among many others. Your local library might be offering much more than just books, audiobooks, or ebooks. Quite a lot of libraries lend home improvem

This week I have read… 1. Night Flights by Philip Reeve 2. A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson 3. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haid This is what I thought of each one Night Flights by Philip Reeve This story follows Anna Fang and how she was an orphan on the Arc Angle Ship and her code name was K420.The Arc Angel is being run by Kale Industries. Mr. Kale's youngest son is wanting a