Comments on: Some Questions

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 02:21:00 +0000

Beth,Yes. Purple, really. Ugh.etc. whatever,Great site!! Everyone should go look. How do you know about this person???Karen,Your dad is a wise, wise man. I always quote him re. rearing the Very Young Child: "A day feels like a year, and a year feels like a day." Thank him for me, would you?, on this tidy way of marking the page.Paul,Well, I am not at all above folding down a corner. No. Not at all. Do it all the time, in fact. I did pause, however, in front of a display today that featured those little do-hickeys that allow one to stick "tabs" on a page of interest. That's not a bad idea.

By: Paul M.

Paul M. — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:01:00 +0000

Guilty as charged. You should see my intro to psych book from 1990.I stopped using highlighters in college, but I still mark everything I read heavily. Guess it takes a true writer (like yourself) to appreciate the black-and-white aesthetic of the unadorned page. Or, perhaps, maybe it just takes self control. When I was a kid, I never marked in my books, and got furious if someone bent a corner.It's much different these days. Maybe my problem is just an inability to sit down and read a book for fun--I'm always thinking about the eventual essay/chapter/research that will refer back to what I'm reading.Alas and alack.

By: Karen DiRuggiero

Karen DiRuggiero — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:36:00 +0000

In eighth grade, my father taught me to bracket items in pencil when I study or read a book. It stuck…check out my Bible or my most recent workbook from Wednesday night small group. I must admit, every once in a while I use a small star in the margin instead, like in Say Anything, with her dictionary.

By: etc. whatever

etc. whatever — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:55:00 +0000

You’d enjoy this then, and note the Duke connection!http://www.stuebegreen.com/wonderland/writing/highli.html

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:41:00 +0000

Purple? Really? Is that the color used in your book? How annoying! But I am sure you can just take a deep breath and overcome. Or why not just doodle in the margins with that pen you mention below. I am sure that would be soothing