DO I CONTRADICT MYSELF? VERY WELL THEN I DONT CARE THAT MUCH OR WHATEVER var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-25178212-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @spartanburgspoonful)http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly48c6LRSK1qljqbwo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>I’ve always wanted to be a book.</em></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://booksmatter.tumblr.com/post/16361377493/skippy-dies-book-cover" target="_blank">booksmatter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><u><strong>Literary Oufits, v. 2: <em>Skippy Dies</em> by Paul Murray<br/></strong></u>    <a href="http://booksmatter.tumblr.com/post/15029952878/alan-bennett-smut-cover" target="_blank">v. 1: <em>Smut </em>by Alan Bennett</a></p> <p>What do you mean you haven’t read <em>Skippy Dies</em> yet? And here I am wearing sweaters to honor it.</p> <p>Lately, I have encountered <em>far</em> too many people who have not read this novel, which, I would happily argue, is the best book published in the last decade—not to mention being beautifully designed by <a href="http://leanneshapton.com/" target="_blank">Leanne Shapton</a>. </p> <p>Do something nice for yourself and read it! Your bookshelves will thank you, too.</p> <p>*       *       *</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780865479432" target="_blank">Skippy Dies</a></em> by Paul Murray<br/>Faber & Faber, August 2010<br/>ISBN: <span>9780865479432. 661 pgs.</span> </p> </blockquote>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/16494019446http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/16494019446Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:04:33 -0500<a href="http://byrnesms.blogspot.com/2011/12/gingrich-courting-apocalyptic.html">Gingrich: Courting the Apocalyptic</a>: <p><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-18546266-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript';...</script></div></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14556693793http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14556693793Wed, 21 Dec 2011 04:11:04 -0500<a href="http://byrnesms.blogspot.com/2011/12/judging-newt.html">Judging Newt</a>: <p><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-18546266-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript';...</script></div></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14450171734http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14450171734Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:17:38 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/lingua-musica-where-music-is-the-universal-language/">Lingua Musica: Where Music Is The Universal Language</a>: <p>I’m Joe Kendrick, producer of the independent video series Lingua Musica. I am also a radio host at WNCW Spindale where, among many other things, I produce a music talk show called What It Is. The…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14448293309http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14448293309Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:41:16 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/perspectives-soundtrack-its-finally-here/">“Perspectives” Soundtrack…..It’s finally here!</a>: <p><h6>The soundtrack for “Perspectives” has finally dropped! This sonic bath was drawn from the intoxicating Carolina environment and recorded by Art Loeb and the Trailers (Eric Kocher and Mark Rice) as a…</h6></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14397439803http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14397439803Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:51:17 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/why-do-you-love-hub-bub/">Why do you love HUB-BUB?</a>: <p><span style="text-align:center; display: block;"><a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/why-do-you-love-hub-bub/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/D9oqz4khIBA/2.jpg" alt=""/></a></span> <br/><a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/facebook/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/twitter/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2278/"/></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hubbubblog.wordpress.com&blog=3840289&post=2278&subd=hubbubblog&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1"/></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14012330888http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/14012330888Sat, 10 Dec 2011 08:26:10 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/my-hub-bub-phillip-stone/">My HUB-BUB: Phillip Stone</a>: <div id="attachment_2273" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 241px"> <a href="http://hubbubblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/phillip.jpg" target="_blank"><img class=" wp-image-2273" title="Phillip Stone" src="http://hubbubblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/phillip.jpg?w=231&h=214" alt="Phillip Stone" width="231" height="214"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Phillip Stone</p> </div> <p><em>This guest post is written by Phillip Stone, Wofford archivist, historian HUB-BUB Advisory Committee member, and community all-star.</em></p> <p>There’s always something…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13975365973http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13975365973Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:39:59 -0500<a href="http://byrnesms.blogspot.com/2011/12/rick-perrys-theocratic-vision.html">Rick Perry's Theocratic Vision</a>: <p><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Rick Perry’s new “I’m a Christian” ad is evidence that the people he’s targeting do not understand something fundamental about the American system that they proclaim is so “exceptional.” The…</div></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13956887126http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13956887126Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:04:08 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/get-green-with-the-urban-planter-tomorrow-at-holiday-handmade-hoopla/">Get green with The Urban Planter tomorrow at Holiday Handmade Hoopla!</a>: <p><em><em>Start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla tomorrow!Support your local artists…</em></em></p> <p>You will find the following at the <a href="http://theurbanplanter.net/urbanplanterhome.html" target="_blank">Urban Planter</a> table:</p> <p>Poinsettias<br/> Fresh wreaths<br/>…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13715131118http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13715131118Sun, 04 Dec 2011 00:25:31 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/visit-the-west-main-artists-co-op-tomorrow-at-holiday-handmade-hoopla/">Visit the West Main Artists Co-op tomorrow at Holiday Handmade Hoopla!</a>: <p><em>Start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla tomorrow! Support your local artists…</em></p> <p><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:small;">The mission of the West Main Artists Cooperative is to provide affordable workspace for…</span></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13664906736http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13664906736Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:23:50 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/saturdayone-epic-day/">Saturday=One Epic Day!</a>: <p><a href="http://hubbubblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/hoopla-poster.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft wp-image-2184" title="hoopla poster" src="http://hubbubblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/hoopla-poster.jpg?w=145&h=218" alt="Holiday Handmade Hoopla" width="145" height="218"/></a>So we’ve been telling you all about Holiday Handmade Hoopla for months now. How awesome it will be. How much cool handmade goodies you can buy. How many regional artists you can <em>directly</em>…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13543033982http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13543033982Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:07:30 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/go-goat-with-red-clay-soap-in-just-7-days-at-holiday-handmade-hoopla/">Go goat with Red Clay Soap…in just 7 days at Holiday Handmade Hoopla!</a>: <p><em>In just 7 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.redclaysoap.com/" target="_blank">Red Clay Soap’s</a> handmade soap combines the smooth qualities of fresh goat milk from our grade A dairy, with…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13418646528http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13418646528Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:38:48 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/meet-pottery-by-kate-in-just-11-days-at-holiday-handmade-hoopla/">Meet Pottery by Kate in just 11 days at Holiday Handmade Hoopla</a>: <p><em>In just 11 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p>All work done by Kate McAninch is with stoneware clay. Kate uses buttons and lace tatted by her great-grandmother…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13201324443http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13201324443Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:51:54 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/catch-up-on-new-wearable-art-by-once-again-sam-in-12-days-at-holiday-handmade-hoopla/">Catch up on new wearable art by Once Again Sam in 12 days at Holiday Handmade Hoopla</a>: <p><em>In just 12 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p>Sarah Finney of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/OnceAgainSam?ref=pr_profile" target="_blank">Once Again Sam</a> makes handmade jewelry created from old leather garments found at Goodwill….</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13153461008http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13153461008Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:09:19 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/discover-shelleys-family-jewels-at-holiday-handmade-hoopla-in-just-13-days/">Discover Shelley’s Family Jewels at Holiday Handmade Hoopla in just 13 days!</a>: <p><em>In just 13 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.shelleysfamilyjewels.com/" target="_blank">Shelley’s Family Jewels</a> is an Asheville, North Carolina based company that was inspired by the Biltmore Estate…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13105919685http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13105919685Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:48:05 -0500<a href="http://byrnesms.blogspot.com/2011/11/overtly-covert.html">Overtly Covert</a>: <p><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <i>[The last in a series of events marking Wofford’s hosting of last Saturday night’s Republican debate was a post-mortem, held Thursday night. Below are my remarks at that forum.]</i><br/><br/><br/><div class="MsoNormal">As I noted…</div> </div></p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13011162527http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13011162527Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:15:16 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/meet-stacey-hettes-and-her-awesome-pottery-in-just-15-days/">Meet Stacey Hettes and her awesome pottery in just 15 days!</a>: <p><em>In just 15 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p>A native of Pennsylvania, Stacey has been teaching biology at Wofford College since 2003. She began studying…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13008191863http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/13008191863Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:06:30 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/meet-erin-godbey-of-17-dove-street-and-her-colorful-accessories-in-just-16-days/">Meet Erin Godbey of 17 Dove Street and her colorful accessories in just 16 days!</a>: <p><em>In just 16 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p>Erin Godbey of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/17DoveStreet" target="_blank">17 Dove Street</a> creates sweet accessories for your hair, ears, neck, fingers, and clothes. She…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/12968024178http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/12968024178Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:43:40 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/stargelmasterblaster-all-over-you/">StarGelMasterBlaster – All Over You</a>: <p>Most of you probably have never heard of StarGelMasterBlaster. Which is fine. But, he hangs around Hub-Bub a lot making weird music and eating bacon. So it seems like it’s time y’all are introduced.</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/12904117901http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/12904117901Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:57:52 -0500<a href="http://hubbubblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/meet-sarah-finney-in-just-19-days/">Meet Sarah Finney…in just 19 days!</a>: <p><em>In just 19 days start your holiday season with HUB-BUB at Holiday Handmade Hoopla.</em></p> <p>Spartanburg artist, Sarah Finney makes fine sewn and crocheted tote bags, chic grocery bags, handbags, and baby…</p>http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/12829811946http://spartanburgspoonful.tumblr.com/post/12829811946Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:18:46 -0500