Thoughts While Reading
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- Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood quit production in the mid to late 70s while he focused on television for older audiences. It started up again in the 80s. This means that the whole time I was watching, it was in reruns. I feel sort of tricked by this.
- He swam every morning. They made a point of saying that he chose to go to one of a few men-only swim times at his gym. I wondered why until they mentioned that he liked to swim in a cap and goggles only. I didn’t need to consider that much of Mr. Rogers. But really, if you are swimming nude in public why the cap? And why are you swimming nude in a public place? Why are men so nasty?
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- This is the most adorable middle grade book ever and you have to read it.
- I’m a Twitter follower of the author based on her webcomic Digger, which is about a wombat who got lost and ended up involved in the affairs of gods which is really just too much for your average wombat.
- There needs to be more wombat literature.
- This is the only other book I have read by her even though I have others under other pen names. Now I really need to read those because this was delightful.
- I’m going to quit gushing now and go write a real review so look for that next week.
- Read this book.
- This is a complicated book for me. There are passages that I want to force everyone to read and then I get frustrated by some of the choices that she makes that are different from what I would do.
- I wish I was reading the ebook version instead of a library book so it was easier to highlight passages and copy them.
- I was hoping this would slide into place along Dance of the Dissident Daughter in my mind as wonderful books about women questioning conservative Christianity. It isn’t quite there.
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3 Comments
wendyklik
Maybe it’s like going outside to pee instead of to the bathroom even though the bathroom may be closer LOL
Jean @ Howling Frog
You’re the second person who has recommended Castle Hangnail, so I put it on hold.
Guys used to swim without clothes all the time — the YMCA actually had a rule that they *couldn’t* wear trunks, which is the weirdest thing I’ve ever heard. Mr. Rogers probably grew up with that being the normal way to swim. Still, WHY.
Jean @ Howling Frog
…and the internet has the answer to everything. Guys swam naked all the time until well into the 60s: https://www.vocativ.com/culture/fun/fairly-recently-ymca-actually-required-swimmers-nude/index.html