I honestly have no idea how long a chapter is in Great Expectations, or how many chapters it has, so I can’t say whether being assigned a chapter a day would be too little or too much. However, it was originally serialized in Dickens’s weekly periodical for almost a year, so reading a bit at a time is how it was…

I agree that there is benefit to creating a common language and cultural touchstones; however, I don’t think you need to read a book to do this. I never read 1984, but I understand references Big Brother and Newspeak because the were discussed in class. I understand Shakespeare plays better when I watch them being…

About a month into my sophomore year in high school, my English teacher decided to ditch required reading. We were halfway through Julius Caesar and ended up watching the 1953 film instead of reading the play. For the rest of the year, we divided class time between creative writing and reading whatever we wanted. We…

How lucky you were assigned Great Expectations a chapter at a time (which is probably more similar to how it would have been serialized). I think my class had to read the whole things within a week or so. I stopped reading it as soon Pip’s mysterious benefactor was introduced because I figured it was the convict.…

Yet he had the time to hand-deliver a rigid mini-submarine that wouldn’t bend with the twists and turns of the Thailand cave.

I have nothing against the NY Time like empty sea does, but I prefer The Guardian. It doesn’t have a paywall and has pretty good international coverage.

Have you tried using Swiss buttercream? It’s the buttery deliciousness of buttercream but less cloyingly sweet.

Maybe it’s just me, but the past few times I’ve had guacamole at Chipotle (at different locations in different cities), it hasn’t tasted as good as it used to. It almost tastes stale. I wonder if they’ve started using a bottled lime juice instead of fresh (if the lime juice ever was fresh). They also seem to be…

Or who booked the tickets first. Or whose tickets had the higher fare code.

I travel with the REI Co-Op Stuff Travel Duffel. For my return trip, I usually fill it with my dirty clothes so I can carefully pack souvenirs in my structured suitcase. It’s really light but has held up well when checked.

During an online webinar, a Rick Steves tour guide mentioned she had a woman on a tour who would buy a cheap travel wardrobe at Goodwill so she could leave the clothes behind and fill her bag with souvenirs.

I just finished watching BBC’s The NHS: A People’s History (via VPN) and was surprised at how honest it was, warts and all. I wish it would air on primetime US TV to because it addresses how the NHS has overcome the same concerns that many Americans have about having a similar service.

I found a Politico article from December 2016 about his wanting to cancel the order — https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/trump-boeing-air-force-one-232243. I think he thought he could fly around in his tacky personal jet. Of course he wouldn’t realize all the upgrades Air Force One has to make it a secure…

If memory serves me correctly, there was already an order with Boeing for a new Air Force One before he took office. He said he was going to cancel the order early on in his presidency (maybe even before he took office), but obviously that didn’t happen.

A few sites have pointed out that Pippa’s christening dress is the same cut as Abigail Spencer’s wedding dress. The polka dot pattern, contrasting collar and cuffs and belt make a world of difference.

I could watch The Holiday on an endless loop for the rest of my life and be happy.

I think some of the best episodes and stories are when the Doctor is a supporting character. When he’s been the main focus, there’s been way to much exposition, running and deus ex machine conclusions.

I just finished a basic FEMA training for work, and they repeated numerous times that you don’t report to the site until you are asked to. Having extra people randomly show up (even if they are highly-trained experts) can cause confusion and hurt the mission.

I totally get where you’re coming from (I despise pinkwashing), but they are supposed to be doing more than wearing pink. Men participating in this campaign (to wear pink the entire month of October) are supposed to be raising money while they do it. And not just a few hundred dollars. They are targeting men who…

I guess it’s because we had Teen Beat and not Wikipedia when I was a kid, but I always thought John Austin was his biological father. Now I find out that people thought his father was Desi Arnaz Jr until he had a DNA test that showed Michael Tell is his father.