Welcome

“Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”

― Kurt Vonnegut

Has anyone said it better? I doubt it, though if Vonnegut had ever been to Newfoundland, he might rethink that 'hot in the summer' bit. Long before I ever had kids I knew I wanted a print of this quote to hang in their library.

That's right: my fictional kids had their own library.

Now I have two kids and a better understanding of the kind of mansion you'd need in order for your kids to have their own library, but I still love the quote. I love Vonnegut. I love my babies. I love people being nice to other people. And I love books.

If you love any of those things, then you should stick around.

The whole "it takes ten thousand hours to become an expert" mantra is apparently a myth that has been debunked, but if there's anything in which I would consider myself an expert, it's books. Reading them, discussing them, sharing them. One of my major parenting goals is raising readers, and so far it seems to be working out.

So I guess whether or not you love books yourself, if you also want to raise a reader, then you should stick around. Talk to me about books.

Welcome.