I don't know about you, but lately when I haven't been forcing myself to leave the comforts of home to go to work, I've simply been reading. So if you want to ignore all events this week, I completely understand.

For everyone else, there's plenty of fun to be had!

Saturday morning, the Enoch Pratt Library is sponsoring a Silent Spring discussion. Do you remember spring? Maybe this will jog your memory. Author Rachel Carson, a Johns Hopkins alum, wrote the book in response to concerns about the use of synthetic pesticides and their effect on the environment.

The 1962 book became a landmark controversy and eventual wakeup call about how man and nature interact. Who doesn't like a little controversy in the morning?

The creative types will be happy to see that it's that time of the month again: Ukazoo's creative writing group will meet Monday night at 6:30. Bring your projects, your ideas and a few friends.

And for $5 on Tuesday night, you can enjoy a mystical night with Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl; Breaking Open the Head; editor of Toward 2012; and founder of RealitySandwich.com. After his talk, which will include Pinchbeck's thoughts on 2012, Shamanism, alternate realities, crop circles, and plant spirit drugs, there will be a reception at Dogwood, whose food I highly recommend.

For more events, check out the calendar. And if you have any you'd like to add, please let us know!