Maggie's Farm

More book recommendations, and blog linking

I figure that Christmas is partly about getting, and giving, enough books to keep everyone out of trouble for a while. NRO has some book ideas (thanks, Charmaine), including Charmaine's recommendation of a Walker Percy, one of my favorites. But I think Love in the Ruins was his best - or maybe The Last Gentleman.

And, speaking of Charmaine, she has a very pointed cartoon which raises the question of why so many bloggers, like us, offer so many�brief�links to other bloggers and to news sources, instead of�limiting ourselves to�original writing.

We do it to share interesting things we find, and to be part of the conversation.�Maybe it's a waste of energy and time: I don't know. As our contributor Opie famously said: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, link."

We�provide a mixed bag, reflecting our many interests, and, as I like to say, we all�just follow our doggy noses and see where�they lead us.