Mooresville Public Library » Cauli http://mooresvillelib.org You're very welcome! Mon, 20 May 2013 23:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 When I Get a Round Tuit http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/when-i-get-a-round-tuit/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/when-i-get-a-round-tuit/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:04:56 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=2237 Today (September 6) is National Fight Procrastination Day.  Don’t let another minute go by!  Fight procrastination now!  Well, I will when I get a round tuit.

Round Tuit

Yep, that’s the ticket, pretty much

 

Everybody puts off something she or he (or s/he) doesn’t very much want to do.  For us felines, it’s called prudence.  We think through everything quite carefully before we commit to any action.  It may look like procrastination, but appearances are deceiving.

Seriously, don’t let time pass by when there is important work to do.  First and foremost, there’s my din-dins.  Minions, you know what I like.  Next, I need a nice, safe, warm, dry, and comfortable place to snooze.  Around here, that’s outside the Library, but I’ve got my favorite spots “marked,” if you catch my drift.

MPL Courtyard Spring 2012

MPL Kinder Garden has many sheltered spots for moi


Well, I’d better finish this blog posting.  These things don’t write themselves.  Wait, I think a nap takes priority.  Later is good.

Much Later, I’m Thinking,

 Cauli Le Chat MPL feline roving reporter

Cauli Le Chat
MPL Roving Reporter
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Crafty Gal is a MSTie (i.e., fan of MST3K–Mystery Science Theater 3000), so I know we will get along smashingly.

Welcome, Crafty Gal!  You’ve survived a Sammy video interview.  No mean feat, that.

 

Much More to Come, Crafty Gal, So Hit the Ground Running,

Cauli Le Chat MPL feline roving reporter

Cauli Le Chat
MPL Roving Reporter
New Staff News Beat

]]> http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/crafty-gal-is-here/feed/ 0 THE Classic Gothic Horror Tale http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/the-classic-gothic-horror-tale/ http://mooresvillelib.org/blog/the-classic-gothic-horror-tale/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:25:18 +0000 bill http://mooresvillelib.org/?p=2167 Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus when she was 18 years old.  It was first published anonymously in 1818 (when she was 21) and has been in print ever since.  It is THE classic Gothic horror tale and has been characterized as the first true science fiction novel, since it involves the use of scientific experiment.

Our book trailer summarizes the plot.

Shelley was deliberately vague about Victor Frankenstein’s procedures in reanimating his creation–although she was versed in Galvanism and the current (no pun intended) scientific investigations regarding the human body’s function–presumably because she did not wish to outrage early 19th century readers with grisly details.  Shelley was probably more intrigued by the moral and philosophical issues than the precise scientific concepts involved.  Still, the novel remains the best early example of science fiction and provided generations of contemporary and future authors of horror stories with a solid template for generating a truly terrifying tale.

 

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