Inaugurating the B & BS Blog

Why a blog? Well, it's kind of a long time between drinks, in every sense. Maplewood's a small place and, if your experience has been like mine, you find yourself bumping into members at social events, picking up their kids at practice or getting bagels on a Saturday morning. And the conversation frequently turns to our most recent selection, with questions that range from those that guage progress ("Did you get your copy yet?", "How far along are you?") to those that address the merits of the book ("Isn't it slow going in the beginning"?, "What did you think of the chapter on.....?"). Anyway, my sense is that people like to talk about what they're reading as they are reading it. So, modern technology being what it is, why wait for our meeting? Granted, intenet discussion is no substitute for the golden elixir and the collegiality that accompanies the clink of our mugs, but it might just serve to enhance the experience of getting together. So I'll be posting here from time to time. Like our meetings, I expect the subject matter, though focused on books (and, in particular, the ones we nominate and read), to be a bit of a smorgasbord (a little sports, a little politics, a little "BS'). Please feel free to post your comments and ruminations, so we can get some momentum going and have some fun....All the best, Mike.