As you can see, I've set up a blog where we can share random thoughts and comments about topics we've talked about in Book Club. While we should probably avoid using this as a forum to discuss books we have not yet discussed in person (so that we don't void ourselves of personal social interaction completely), this will hopefully become a fun and convenient place to share information that is relevant to books we've read in the past, post thoughts about other books that you think other would enjoy, or write anything else that's related to Book Club, however tangentially.
Hopefully you will all find this as a very useful tool and everyone will contribute regularly. I've attempted to make this accessible to everyone, so that we all have posting privledges. Please let me know if you have any problems accessing the blog.
Lastly, if you're wondering why I decided to call the Blog The Book Can Also Be . . . A Hat, it's a reference to a classic Family Guy quote from the episode "Breaking Out Is Hard to Do" from Season 4. Unfortunately, due to FOX's extremely stringent copyright regulations, I can't get a video clip. Instead, you'll have to settle for a quick synopsis of the scene and a screen shot:
Lois gets arrested for shoplifting, so Peter and the rest of the family go to visit her in jail. They have the following exchange:
Lois: Oh, it is so good to see all of you. How is everything at home?
Peter: Oh, it's horrible, Lois. I've had to do all the things that you usually do, like the other day I had to go to your book club meeting.
[Cut away to scene of Peter at a book club meeting; see screenshot below]
Member #1: Well, I really admire the mother character's admission of personal torment after her daughter's death.
Member #2: I disagree, I felt a total lack of ethical integrity in her readiness to abandon her children and start a life of her own.
Peter: Uh, here's another thing. The book can also be... (places book on head) a hat.
Anyway, as a reminder this month we're reading The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic by Darby Penney and Peter Stastny. Looking forward to seeing you all again on May 18th!
-- MTW
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