SMILE Eugene

  This morning I sauntered down to the box to complete my post travel habit of checking out what's new in our little library.  As I walked up I noticed an officious looking typed page carefully wrapped in a plastic sheet protector and attached to the side of the box.  My first thought was "uh oh" we've had a complaint and the city's getting on our case.

  The notice started "Recently some neighbors have noticed unusual rocks mixed in the gravel at LFL 8481."  What is going on?  There's nothing wrong with this gravel, hey wait a minute what is that mixed in with the regular gravel the neighbors spread?  And just who put out this letter?

  Reading further the letter's mirth and sly manner was exposed.  Here's the full text for your own exegesis to make sure there's not something subtly nefarious at foot here.  Seriously it's great to be back in Eugene and see another spontaneous event around the box.

  Here's a quick review of a book I picked up from the Olive Street LFL: Finding George Orwell in Burma.  Did you know that George Orwell was actually a British Imperial policeman as a young man in Burma?  The connection from Orwell's young adult days, Burma (now Myanmar) and the protests of Aung San Suu Kyi is a fascinating memoir written by American journalist Emma Larkin.  Emma Larkin is actually a pseudonym and the writing is a detailed and enlightening account tying Orwell's life and writing to modern day events.  I'm almost finished and will pass this engaging read back to the box.  Cheers to All.