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Dave Driftless

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Ceaselessly seeking out non-fiction writing on almost any topic, Dave can carry almost forty pounds of books in the pannier pack on his bicycle and knows all the librarians at his local public library by their first names.

Little Free Library Series – Wait Till Next Year

Solitude and Cold Toes... Reading a book and riding a bike are my two favorite ways to find some solitude.  And it’s hard to be more alone than on a snow covered bike trail on a cold, windy Sunday morning in December.  After double checking my Little Free Library map, adjusting my various layers of winter wear and noting a temperature of 12°F, I headed out for a new LFL adventure. In the predawn darkness, it was just me and a few hardy cottontail rabbits scurrying out of the way as I concocted a roundabout route to the suburbs while [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:50-07:00December 17th, 2013|

Book vs. Movie — The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien vs. Peter Jackson The Story The evil Lord Sauron has been slowly building his strength in the East, plotting his takeover of Middle Earth – a magical and bounteous land of Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits and dozens of other creatures.  The only missing piece to his malevolent puzzle is the One Ring, which he treacherously created in the depths of time, but subsequently lost in an ancient battle.  Over the following millennia, he has been biding his time, striving to regain the lost ring and restore himself to indomitable power.  Meanwhile, the ring has fallen into the hands [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:50-07:00December 3rd, 2013|

Book vs. Movie — 12 Years a Slave

Solomon Northup vs. Steve McQueen The Story It’s 1841 in the small town of Saratoga, New York, and Solomon Northup, a free black man, has established himself as an upstanding and honorable citizen with a loving wife and three – two in the movie – beautiful children.  It’s a day like any other when he’s approached by two businessmen from the big city who offer him work in New York City and Washington DC, which he accepts with enthusiasm not suspecting treachery.  After a few days, he finds himself drugged and in chains, captive in a basement in the nation’s [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:51-07:00November 17th, 2013|
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