NonFiction
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel. With great humor and clarity, Chad Orzel explains to Emmy [his dog], and to human readers, just what quantum mechanics is and how it works - and why, although you can't use it to catch squirrels or eat steak, it's still bizarre, amazing, and important to every dog and human.
Read this book, teach your dog the principles, get the dog hired as a physics teacher. Wouldn't it be nice to have a dog do something worthwhile?
Fun and Adventure During Annual Report Time
Eat your heart out. This kind of fun is mine, mine, mine.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
It Smells Like Manure Outside. I'm not sure if it is pig or chicken.
Fiction
Black Hills by Dan Simmons. Another historical novel by Simmons. A young Sioux boy touches Custer right at the time of his death and Custer's ghost follows the boy for sixty years until 1936 when the Sioux man is working on the Mount Rushmore monument.
Simmons' book The Terror was really outstanding. Another of his books, Darwin's Blade, was a piece of crap. That is proof that no one is perfect. Even Crider, who is the one who recommended Darwin's Blade.
Heat Wave by Richard Castle. Novel from the television show. There is speculation on who ghosted the novel. Stephen J. Cannell gives a blurb on the back and is a common guess as the real writer.
Wild Zone by Joy Fielding. Some sort of book.
Black Hills by Dan Simmons. Another historical novel by Simmons. A young Sioux boy touches Custer right at the time of his death and Custer's ghost follows the boy for sixty years until 1936 when the Sioux man is working on the Mount Rushmore monument.
Simmons' book The Terror was really outstanding. Another of his books, Darwin's Blade, was a piece of crap. That is proof that no one is perfect. Even Crider, who is the one who recommended Darwin's Blade.
Heat Wave by Richard Castle. Novel from the television show. There is speculation on who ghosted the novel. Stephen J. Cannell gives a blurb on the back and is a common guess as the real writer.
Wild Zone by Joy Fielding. Some sort of book.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Did anyone read that last post?
Anyone? Did you see the vague and unrelated reference to Apocalypse Now?
DVD
Law Abiding Citizen with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. Revenge movie.
Fiction
Split Image by Robert B. Parker. A Jesse Stone novel. Revenge status unknown.
Money to Burn by James Grippando. Presumed dead wife seems to be alive and ruining life and career of finance guy. Revenge likely.
Coffee Break
Fiction Continued
Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer. The flyleaf has a long convoluted description of the plot but I'm pretty sure revenge is involved.
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb. Cover illustration has a two shot derringer and a sword with a circuit board in the background. I bet a computer specialist takes revenge on the evil religious order that killed his wife and destroyed his business.
Big Girl by Danielle Steel. Revenge status unknown but likely.
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke. This is one of those mystery with recipes so I'll bet the murder is revenge related.
Matthew's Story by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. You could say that Roman actions were revenge against rebellion and dissension.
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison. Some vampire/werewolf/zombie/witches novel with a belly button bared broad on the cover seeking revenge against the forces of evil. Is this like those Hamilton books with all the hard-core sex scenes packed into the plot?
A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow. One of Stabenow's Alaska novels. A grizzly bear seeks revenge against the vicious salmon invading his territory.
NonFiction
Nothing to Envy: ordinary lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. What a crap hole. When things change there you I bet there will be revenge killings.
DVD
Law Abiding Citizen with Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. Revenge movie.
Fiction
Split Image by Robert B. Parker. A Jesse Stone novel. Revenge status unknown.
Money to Burn by James Grippando. Presumed dead wife seems to be alive and ruining life and career of finance guy. Revenge likely.
Coffee Break
Fiction Continued
Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer. The flyleaf has a long convoluted description of the plot but I'm pretty sure revenge is involved.
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb. Cover illustration has a two shot derringer and a sword with a circuit board in the background. I bet a computer specialist takes revenge on the evil religious order that killed his wife and destroyed his business.
Big Girl by Danielle Steel. Revenge status unknown but likely.
Apple Turnover Murder by Joanne Fluke. This is one of those mystery with recipes so I'll bet the murder is revenge related.
Matthew's Story by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. You could say that Roman actions were revenge against rebellion and dissension.
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison. Some vampire/werewolf/zombie/witches novel with a belly button bared broad on the cover seeking revenge against the forces of evil. Is this like those Hamilton books with all the hard-core sex scenes packed into the plot?
A Night Too Dark by Dana Stabenow. One of Stabenow's Alaska novels. A grizzly bear seeks revenge against the vicious salmon invading his territory.
NonFiction
Nothing to Envy: ordinary lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick. What a crap hole. When things change there you I bet there will be revenge killings.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
These Items are so uninteresting I barely have the energy to type
DVD
The L Word: complete fourth season starring [the same people as last time]. L.A. lesbians lock lips and love alliteration.
The Great Circus Parade 2009: Wisconsin national treasure. Sell the house.
Fiction
The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson. I don't care. Neither do you. Sell the car.
Large Print
Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins. Sell the kids.
Find Someone Else
Forget it by I'm Never Coming Back. Forget it.
The L Word: complete fourth season starring [the same people as last time]. L.A. lesbians lock lips and love alliteration.
The Great Circus Parade 2009: Wisconsin national treasure. Sell the house.
Fiction
The Other Side of Blue by Valerie O. Patterson. I don't care. Neither do you. Sell the car.
Large Print
Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins. Sell the kids.
Find Someone Else
Forget it by I'm Never Coming Back. Forget it.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Another Trailer Park Movie
DVD
Trailer Park of Terror starring SomeCountryMusicSinger. Six high school students are stranded in a trailer park filled with hillbilly zombies playing guitar.
Music on CD
The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic by Weird Al Yankovic. Two discs of "hits".
Until the Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns. Christian themed rock.
Element of Freedom by Alicia keys. Fourteen pop songs.
Public Service Announcement
Trailer Park of Terror starring SomeCountryMusicSinger. Six high school students are stranded in a trailer park filled with hillbilly zombies playing guitar.
Music on CD
The Essential "Weird Al" Yankovic by Weird Al Yankovic. Two discs of "hits".
Until the Whole World Hears by Casting Crowns. Christian themed rock.
Element of Freedom by Alicia keys. Fourteen pop songs.
Public Service Announcement
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Some People Say A Christmas Wreath Should Be Removed by Ash Wednesday
I say, "That ladder is a hassle."
Internet Radio Stations
I don't listen to online radio as much as I used to. I still enjoy Little Steven's Underground Garage but don't listen to BBC6 nearly as much as I used to. I almost never listen to Australia national radio (ABC) or the Roots Rock Radio podcast anymore.
A favorite radio station of mine is WTKM out of Hartford, WI. Why? Because they play polka. Listening link here.
DVD
Fast Track starring Guysinshirtsiwthoutsleeves and Girlsinskimpydresses. Lee Goldberg (author of the Monk novels) was executive producer of this and seems really happy with the results. So I bought a copy for the Library. Plot: Kids race cars, wage money, and crash the cars.
Good Hair with Chris Rock. Straightened hair versus curly hair styles for black people. Chris Rock takes a look. That's good I suppose, I myself usually cannot remember what anyone has for hair.
Sometimes I'll play a game with myself called "What shirt am I wearing?" Without looking down I have to remember what shirt I am wearing that day. It can be tough.
Trailer Park Boys: the movie starring [Canadians]. I do not remember how I ran across this. Maybe a search for something else popped this up. I then looked at the web page and figured I should order it. The movie version of a Canadian television show set in a trailer park.
Drool School: family dog training by [some dog trainer who wanted to make a movie]. I don't remember how I found this either. I think I read a review. "Smart games, tricks, and commands for kids age 3 through 13, and timely tips for parents." Heck, we should shelve this downstairs in the kids section.
The Ministers starring John Leguizamo and Harvey Keitel. Some shoot-em-up murder mystery with religious overtones. This was advertised on television when the DVD came out. Leguizamo is such a dang good actor.
Downloading Nancy starring Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell. Self-destructive and suicidal married woman has been carrying on numerous affairs and disappears. Her husband has to find out what happened. Creepy sex scenes included so you - yeah you - will want to watch it.
AudioBooks on CD
Vegas Sunrise by Fern Michaels. Michales audio titles check out well so I got this older title, third in a trilogy.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. This will go out.
Internet Radio Stations
I don't listen to online radio as much as I used to. I still enjoy Little Steven's Underground Garage but don't listen to BBC6 nearly as much as I used to. I almost never listen to Australia national radio (ABC) or the Roots Rock Radio podcast anymore.
A favorite radio station of mine is WTKM out of Hartford, WI. Why? Because they play polka. Listening link here.
DVD
Fast Track starring Guysinshirtsiwthoutsleeves and Girlsinskimpydresses. Lee Goldberg (author of the Monk novels) was executive producer of this and seems really happy with the results. So I bought a copy for the Library. Plot: Kids race cars, wage money, and crash the cars.
Good Hair with Chris Rock. Straightened hair versus curly hair styles for black people. Chris Rock takes a look. That's good I suppose, I myself usually cannot remember what anyone has for hair.
Sometimes I'll play a game with myself called "What shirt am I wearing?" Without looking down I have to remember what shirt I am wearing that day. It can be tough.
Trailer Park Boys: the movie starring [Canadians]. I do not remember how I ran across this. Maybe a search for something else popped this up. I then looked at the web page and figured I should order it. The movie version of a Canadian television show set in a trailer park.
Drool School: family dog training by [some dog trainer who wanted to make a movie]. I don't remember how I found this either. I think I read a review. "Smart games, tricks, and commands for kids age 3 through 13, and timely tips for parents." Heck, we should shelve this downstairs in the kids section.
The Ministers starring John Leguizamo and Harvey Keitel. Some shoot-em-up murder mystery with religious overtones. This was advertised on television when the DVD came out. Leguizamo is such a dang good actor.
Downloading Nancy starring Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell. Self-destructive and suicidal married woman has been carrying on numerous affairs and disappears. Her husband has to find out what happened. Creepy sex scenes included so you - yeah you - will want to watch it.
AudioBooks on CD
Vegas Sunrise by Fern Michaels. Michales audio titles check out well so I got this older title, third in a trilogy.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey. This will go out.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Retro Horror Movie, Some Music CDs, Some Books
DVD
The House of the Devil starring Somebody Named Gerta. Desperate for quick cash, college sophomore Samantha Hughes takes a babysitting job in the isolated mansion of the creepy Ulman family. Ignoring the warnings of her best friend, Samantha has no idea that a nightmare of unspeakable fear and torment awaits her within these walls.
Music CDs
Rated R by Rihanna. Is this the gal who was dating Mr. Punchy?
Worship Jamz - Blue. Techno gospel?
Contra by Vampire Weekend. Flavor of the indie month.
Breakout by Miley Cyrus. Our last copy cracked.
Kidz Bop 16. Children sing popular pop tunes. The booklet says I am supposed to check out kidzbop.com. I refuse.
Original Soundtrack to Princess and the Frog. Randy Newman must have a lifetime contract with Disney.
Fiction
The Abortionist by Michael james Caughill. A Library customer read a review in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and requested I get purchase a copy. I did.
NonFiction
Women and Men on the Overland Trail: 2nd edition by John Mack Faragher. A lively and penetrating analysis of what the overland journey was really like for midwestern farm families in the mid-1800s.
Large Print
The Bargain Bride by Barbara Metzger. My wife watches that television show set in an expensive bridal gown store.
Early Dawn by Catherine Anderson. Woman kidnapped in Colorado by "murderous outlaws" who plan to sell her in Mexico. Local dude rescues her and they go on the run.
Love and Summer by William Trevor. Mid 1950s...orphan girl...blighted by unspeakable tragedy...young photographer...poignant love affair...herself.
Gemma by Meg Tilly. Twelve-year-old is kidnapped and just survives the abuse.
The House of the Devil starring Somebody Named Gerta. Desperate for quick cash, college sophomore Samantha Hughes takes a babysitting job in the isolated mansion of the creepy Ulman family. Ignoring the warnings of her best friend, Samantha has no idea that a nightmare of unspeakable fear and torment awaits her within these walls.
Music CDs
Rated R by Rihanna. Is this the gal who was dating Mr. Punchy?
Worship Jamz - Blue. Techno gospel?
Contra by Vampire Weekend. Flavor of the indie month.
Breakout by Miley Cyrus. Our last copy cracked.
Kidz Bop 16. Children sing popular pop tunes. The booklet says I am supposed to check out kidzbop.com. I refuse.
Original Soundtrack to Princess and the Frog. Randy Newman must have a lifetime contract with Disney.
Fiction
The Abortionist by Michael james Caughill. A Library customer read a review in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and requested I get purchase a copy. I did.
NonFiction
Women and Men on the Overland Trail: 2nd edition by John Mack Faragher. A lively and penetrating analysis of what the overland journey was really like for midwestern farm families in the mid-1800s.
Large Print
The Bargain Bride by Barbara Metzger. My wife watches that television show set in an expensive bridal gown store.
Early Dawn by Catherine Anderson. Woman kidnapped in Colorado by "murderous outlaws" who plan to sell her in Mexico. Local dude rescues her and they go on the run.
Love and Summer by William Trevor. Mid 1950s...orphan girl...blighted by unspeakable tragedy...young photographer...poignant love affair...herself.
Gemma by Meg Tilly. Twelve-year-old is kidnapped and just survives the abuse.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
What to Read 35: Gerald Seymour's "The Walking Dead"
What to Read 35
Gerald Seymour's The Walking Dead.
Gerald Seymour's The Walking Dead.
DVD and AudioBooks: Colombian Yoga Zombies Drive Trucks
DVD
Seven Pounds starring Will Smith. Another copy.
Zombieland starring Woody "THC" Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg. Nerd and White Trash Guy join forces after the zombie plague.
Yoga for Strength and Training with Stephanie Snyder. 60 minute toning and strengthening sequence and 30 minute core practice.
Isolated Incident starring Dane Cook. I thought this would check out.
Dog Eat Dog starring [people you never heard of]. El Orejon, the agoraphobic crime kingpin of Cali, Colombia, goes after two guys who stole a cash collection and killed Orejon's godson. Lot's of shooting. I think.
Somerstown starring [Limeys]. Two teenaged boys in London become friends. One is homeless and the other lets him stay in his house without his father's knowledge.
Trucker starring Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion. Truck driver Diane lives a carefree, unattached life as in independent driver. Diane's 11-year-old son, who she has not seen in ten years, shows up to stay with her when his dad is in the hospital.
The Biggest Loser Workout: 30-day jumpstart with [people from some television show]. Five 10 minute workouts.
AudioBooks on CD
Vegas Heat by Fern Michaels. Her books check out
The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz. His book check out, too.
No Mercy by Lori Armstrong. This is supposed to be good.
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins. Burning car on the cover.
Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker. Desert landscape on the cover.
Super Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Exploding apple on the cover.
Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler. Boring cover with compass face.
Seven Pounds starring Will Smith. Another copy.
Zombieland starring Woody "THC" Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg. Nerd and White Trash Guy join forces after the zombie plague.
Yoga for Strength and Training with Stephanie Snyder. 60 minute toning and strengthening sequence and 30 minute core practice.
Isolated Incident starring Dane Cook. I thought this would check out.
Dog Eat Dog starring [people you never heard of]. El Orejon, the agoraphobic crime kingpin of Cali, Colombia, goes after two guys who stole a cash collection and killed Orejon's godson. Lot's of shooting. I think.
Somerstown starring [Limeys]. Two teenaged boys in London become friends. One is homeless and the other lets him stay in his house without his father's knowledge.
Trucker starring Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion. Truck driver Diane lives a carefree, unattached life as in independent driver. Diane's 11-year-old son, who she has not seen in ten years, shows up to stay with her when his dad is in the hospital.
The Biggest Loser Workout: 30-day jumpstart with [people from some television show]. Five 10 minute workouts.
AudioBooks on CD
Vegas Heat by Fern Michaels. Her books check out
The Eyes of Darkness by Dean Koontz. His book check out, too.
No Mercy by Lori Armstrong. This is supposed to be good.
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins. Burning car on the cover.
Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker. Desert landscape on the cover.
Super Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Exploding apple on the cover.
Noah's Compass by Anne Tyler. Boring cover with compass face.
Monday, February 08, 2010
Two Foot Stack Variety Pack with Blond Yoga Girl, Joe Sacco, Charlie Hood
DVD
Yoga for Beginners and Beyond by Ana Brett and Ravi Singh. I bought this DVD for two reasons. 1: People here like yoga DVDs. 2: Blond chick on the cover (she's okay looking).
50 Dead Men Walking with Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess. Crook in Belfast is recruited by the police as a grasser against the IRA during the height of the Troubles.
Blood Creek with Michael Fassbender. A Nazi scholar's effort with the occult in 1936 West Virginia come back to haunt a modern family.
Fiction
Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker. Sheriff's Deputy Charlie Hood has joined an anti-drug task force on the California-Mexico border. When a stakeout ends in the death of a boy the boy's father, an extremely violent Mexican cartel leader, is out for revenge against the ATF agents involved. The other two Charlie Hood novels have been quite good.
My Before and After Life by Risa Miller. Two daughters fly to Israel to try and convince their newly religious father to return to the U.S.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The last copy fell apart.
The Chill by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi. Comic book novel with a serial killer in NYC. Looks good with a deadly woman, ritualized murder, a centuries old cop, nudity.
NonFiction - Lots of it, so pay attention
Apache: inside the cockpit of the world's most deadly fighting machine by Ed Macy. British Army pilot Macy was ready to retire when he takes a job as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan. Only 2% of candidates complete the 18 months of Apache training. Macey is sent into the ultra-violence Helmand Province and is involved in a rescue attempt with the rescuers, Royal Marines, strapped onto the outside of his Apache.
Skateboarder's Start-Up: a beginner's guide to skateboarding by Doug Werner and Steve Badillo.
Ultimate Super Bowl Book: a complete reference to the stats, stars, and stories behind the football's biggest game - and why the best team won by Bob McGinn. Excluding yesterday's game.
Midwest Home Landscaping Including Southern Canada: new edition by Roger Holmes and Rita Buchanan. Believe it or not, some people actually enjoy gardening.
Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin by James Norton and Becca Dilley. Yeah, laugh it up. Cheese and Wisconsin, ha ha ha. But, this has great little bios of Masters with plenty of photographs to keep you interested.
Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco. Sacco is an excellent journalist writing in comics format. He travels to crappy places like Palestine and the Bosnian War then writes and illustrates the stories of his trip and the interviews he made with residents.
Murder for Hire: my life as the country's most successful undercover agent by Jack Ballentine. Ballentine joined the Phoenix Police Department in 1978 and often posed as a paid killer. His work led to 24 convictions for murder conspiracy. Phoenix is a dangerous beat. Remember that gunfight a few years ago when two officers were murdered?
None Left Behind: the 10th Mountain Division and the Triangle of Death by Charles W. Sasser. Delta Company's work along the Euphrates River in 2007. Including the attack and capture of several infantrymen on 12 May 2007 and the 10th's search for the missing men.
Checklist Manifesto: how to get things right by Atul Gawande. Gawande does some great writing and analyses on methods, procedures, and human nature. When medical checklists are followed they can save lives. Or, like when a pilot skips a step on his takeoff checklist, people will die.
Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin. I am late buying this book. Mainly because I think Griffin is a horses's ass and I ignore her whenever possible.
Inside the Teenage Brain: parenting a work in progress by Sheryl Feinstein. The brains of teenagers are growing and changing the same as the rest of the body.
Stones into Schools: promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson. Mortenson writes another book.
Large Print
I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter. Another tale on the beauty of the .30 caliber.
Impact by Douglas Preston.
Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexnader McCall Smith.
Prodigal Wife by Marcia Willett.
Yoga for Beginners and Beyond by Ana Brett and Ravi Singh. I bought this DVD for two reasons. 1: People here like yoga DVDs. 2: Blond chick on the cover (she's okay looking).
50 Dead Men Walking with Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess. Crook in Belfast is recruited by the police as a grasser against the IRA during the height of the Troubles.
Blood Creek with Michael Fassbender. A Nazi scholar's effort with the occult in 1936 West Virginia come back to haunt a modern family.
Fiction
Iron River by T. Jefferson Parker. Sheriff's Deputy Charlie Hood has joined an anti-drug task force on the California-Mexico border. When a stakeout ends in the death of a boy the boy's father, an extremely violent Mexican cartel leader, is out for revenge against the ATF agents involved. The other two Charlie Hood novels have been quite good.
My Before and After Life by Risa Miller. Two daughters fly to Israel to try and convince their newly religious father to return to the U.S.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The last copy fell apart.
The Chill by Jason Starr and Mick Bertilorenzi. Comic book novel with a serial killer in NYC. Looks good with a deadly woman, ritualized murder, a centuries old cop, nudity.
NonFiction - Lots of it, so pay attention
Apache: inside the cockpit of the world's most deadly fighting machine by Ed Macy. British Army pilot Macy was ready to retire when he takes a job as an Apache pilot in Afghanistan. Only 2% of candidates complete the 18 months of Apache training. Macey is sent into the ultra-violence Helmand Province and is involved in a rescue attempt with the rescuers, Royal Marines, strapped onto the outside of his Apache.
Skateboarder's Start-Up: a beginner's guide to skateboarding by Doug Werner and Steve Badillo.
Ultimate Super Bowl Book: a complete reference to the stats, stars, and stories behind the football's biggest game - and why the best team won by Bob McGinn. Excluding yesterday's game.
Midwest Home Landscaping Including Southern Canada: new edition by Roger Holmes and Rita Buchanan. Believe it or not, some people actually enjoy gardening.
Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin by James Norton and Becca Dilley. Yeah, laugh it up. Cheese and Wisconsin, ha ha ha. But, this has great little bios of Masters with plenty of photographs to keep you interested.
Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco. Sacco is an excellent journalist writing in comics format. He travels to crappy places like Palestine and the Bosnian War then writes and illustrates the stories of his trip and the interviews he made with residents.
Murder for Hire: my life as the country's most successful undercover agent by Jack Ballentine. Ballentine joined the Phoenix Police Department in 1978 and often posed as a paid killer. His work led to 24 convictions for murder conspiracy. Phoenix is a dangerous beat. Remember that gunfight a few years ago when two officers were murdered?
None Left Behind: the 10th Mountain Division and the Triangle of Death by Charles W. Sasser. Delta Company's work along the Euphrates River in 2007. Including the attack and capture of several infantrymen on 12 May 2007 and the 10th's search for the missing men.
Checklist Manifesto: how to get things right by Atul Gawande. Gawande does some great writing and analyses on methods, procedures, and human nature. When medical checklists are followed they can save lives. Or, like when a pilot skips a step on his takeoff checklist, people will die.
Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin. I am late buying this book. Mainly because I think Griffin is a horses's ass and I ignore her whenever possible.
Inside the Teenage Brain: parenting a work in progress by Sheryl Feinstein. The brains of teenagers are growing and changing the same as the rest of the body.
Stones into Schools: promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson. Mortenson writes another book.
Large Print
I, Sniper by Stephen Hunter. Another tale on the beauty of the .30 caliber.
Impact by Douglas Preston.
Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexnader McCall Smith.
Prodigal Wife by Marcia Willett.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Snowy Snow of Snowitude
Various Photos
Library on Tuesday morning, 2 Feb 2010.
Street Slush
Motor-scooter with homemade outrigger
PVC pipe bolted to footboard.
Library on Tuesday morning, 2 Feb 2010.
Street Slush
Motor-scooter with homemade outrigger
PVC pipe bolted to footboard.
Seven Novels at Seven and a Half Inches Tall
Fiction
Wicked Craving by G.A. McKevett. Must be a cooking mystery because there is a caramel apple on the cover with the handle tied in a bow.
Cape Greed by Sam Cole. Crime novel set in Cape Town, South Africa. I just read a good mystery set in S.A., Blood Safari by Deon Meyer. There have been a handful of well received crime novels set in S.A over the past couple years. Maybe S.A. is the new Sweden in crime fiction.
I've read that the violent crime level in South Africa is freaking insane. I don't know if that is true but it should generate plenty of fiction.
Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton. Vampire killing and sex. Or something like that.
Blood Ties by Kay Hooper. The FBI's Special Crimes Unit follow after a serial killing sniper in Tennessee.
Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. "Only detective Michael Bennett can stop the most ingenious killer in New York history." Do people even read the description of Patterson plots? Don't they just buy them, read them, and stick them in a pile?
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. I am not interested enough to look at what this is about.
Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith. Oh, this is another crime novel set in Cape Town, S.A. Ex-model Roxy Palmer and her gunrunner husband are violently carjacked. The carjackers come after Roxy as do a mercenary owed money and the jailhouse "husband" of one of the carjackers.
Wicked Craving by G.A. McKevett. Must be a cooking mystery because there is a caramel apple on the cover with the handle tied in a bow.
Cape Greed by Sam Cole. Crime novel set in Cape Town, South Africa. I just read a good mystery set in S.A., Blood Safari by Deon Meyer. There have been a handful of well received crime novels set in S.A over the past couple years. Maybe S.A. is the new Sweden in crime fiction.
I've read that the violent crime level in South Africa is freaking insane. I don't know if that is true but it should generate plenty of fiction.
Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton. Vampire killing and sex. Or something like that.
Blood Ties by Kay Hooper. The FBI's Special Crimes Unit follow after a serial killing sniper in Tennessee.
Worst Case by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. "Only detective Michael Bennett can stop the most ingenious killer in New York history." Do people even read the description of Patterson plots? Don't they just buy them, read them, and stick them in a pile?
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. I am not interested enough to look at what this is about.
Wake Up Dead by Roger Smith. Oh, this is another crime novel set in Cape Town, S.A. Ex-model Roxy Palmer and her gunrunner husband are violently carjacked. The carjackers come after Roxy as do a mercenary owed money and the jailhouse "husband" of one of the carjackers.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Library Open House, Local History, It's Not A Beard
Library Open House
Our annual Library Open House is Saturday, 13 February from 10 AM to 12 PM. Baked goods and coffee from Waterhouse Foods. Piano performance by the students of local instructor Emily Paape. Display of Library history. Come on over.
Local History
Dr. Liebenow published an updated version of People, Places, and Things. Get a copy for $20 with all proceeds going to the Library's building fund.
More Food
These were still warm when I took the photo. I took all my coffee mugs home to the dishwasher.
It's Not a Beard
I just don't feel like shaving.
Thoughtful:
Wise:
Suave:
Scheming:
That's it. I'm shaving tonight.
Our annual Library Open House is Saturday, 13 February from 10 AM to 12 PM. Baked goods and coffee from Waterhouse Foods. Piano performance by the students of local instructor Emily Paape. Display of Library history. Come on over.
Local History
Dr. Liebenow published an updated version of People, Places, and Things. Get a copy for $20 with all proceeds going to the Library's building fund.
More Food
These were still warm when I took the photo. I took all my coffee mugs home to the dishwasher.
It's Not a Beard
I just don't feel like shaving.
Thoughtful:
Wise:
Suave:
Scheming:
That's it. I'm shaving tonight.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Tom Piccirilli Does Great Work, I Don't Know About the Rest
Fiction
Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli. Blinded ex-cop Finn is teaching at "an isolated girls' prep school" when "a group of innocent studetns has been put in harm's way by a pair of vicious criminals stalking Finn for unknown reasons."
Secret of Everything by Barba O'neal. "Life is a treasure hunt - and the key is closer than you think."
Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson. I bought this for two reasons. 1. The cover illustration seemed unique but disturbingly romance-like. 2. The words "Medieval Noir".
Rogue Warrior: Seize the Day by Richard Marcinko and Jim DeFelice. Demolition Dick does a video impersonation of Castro declaring freedom. When the video is intercepted Demo Dick travels to Cuba.
Veracity by Laura Bynum. A future government controls the population through sex, drugs, and the "slate" that monitors every word you say. Utter a forbidden word and the Blue Coats come to get you. What happens when your daughter rebels against the government and her name is forbidden?
Ice by Linda Howard. Chick book.
Bryant and May on the Loose by Christopher Fowler. "A Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery"
Redemption by Karen Kingsbury w/ Gary Smalley. "A Baxter family drama" Kari Jacobs is "furious, hurt, and confused" when her professor husband has an affair with a student.
Hidden Flame by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke.
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury. Guy in twenties heads home to get forgiveness from an old girlfriend.
Snapped by Pamela Klaffke. Style guru Sara is losing her mojo. "Fueled by alcohol, nicotine and self-loathing, Sara launches into a cringeworthy but often comic series of blowups - personal, professional and provate - that culminte in an epiphany."
Shadow Season by Tom Piccirilli. Blinded ex-cop Finn is teaching at "an isolated girls' prep school" when "a group of innocent studetns has been put in harm's way by a pair of vicious criminals stalking Finn for unknown reasons."
Secret of Everything by Barba O'neal. "Life is a treasure hunt - and the key is closer than you think."
Serpent in the Thorns by Jeri Westerson. I bought this for two reasons. 1. The cover illustration seemed unique but disturbingly romance-like. 2. The words "Medieval Noir".
Rogue Warrior: Seize the Day by Richard Marcinko and Jim DeFelice. Demolition Dick does a video impersonation of Castro declaring freedom. When the video is intercepted Demo Dick travels to Cuba.
Veracity by Laura Bynum. A future government controls the population through sex, drugs, and the "slate" that monitors every word you say. Utter a forbidden word and the Blue Coats come to get you. What happens when your daughter rebels against the government and her name is forbidden?
Ice by Linda Howard. Chick book.
Bryant and May on the Loose by Christopher Fowler. "A Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery"
Redemption by Karen Kingsbury w/ Gary Smalley. "A Baxter family drama" Kari Jacobs is "furious, hurt, and confused" when her professor husband has an affair with a student.
Hidden Flame by Davis Bunn and Janette Oke.
Shades of Blue by Karen Kingsbury. Guy in twenties heads home to get forgiveness from an old girlfriend.
Snapped by Pamela Klaffke. Style guru Sara is losing her mojo. "Fueled by alcohol, nicotine and self-loathing, Sara launches into a cringeworthy but often comic series of blowups - personal, professional and provate - that culminte in an epiphany."
Friday, January 22, 2010
I Need To Do Library Bills, Here Is My Evasion
Fiction
Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. Author of the moment. Too bad he died in 2004.
No Mercy by Lori Armstrong. Army gal Mercy returns home to South Dakota on medical leave. When an Indian boy is found dead on her property Mercy is concerned by the lack of investigation. When a relative dies Mercy is out for revenge. Reall good reviews on this one. The author likes to do that blogging thing.
Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville. Listed on several best-of lists. A former IRA killer is hired to do in the IRA leaders who used to decide who died.
Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry. Some world-on-the-brink with only-one-man-can-stop-the-evil-conspiracy book.
Noah's Book by Anne Tyler. Tyler's books check-out pretty well here.
13th Hour by Richard Doetsch.Nick Quinn is accused of murdering his wife. A mysterious guy gives him the ability to jump back in time one hour at a time and prevent his wife's murder.
Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. Author of the moment. Too bad he died in 2004.
No Mercy by Lori Armstrong. Army gal Mercy returns home to South Dakota on medical leave. When an Indian boy is found dead on her property Mercy is concerned by the lack of investigation. When a relative dies Mercy is out for revenge. Reall good reviews on this one. The author likes to do that blogging thing.
Ghosts of Belfast by Stuart Neville. Listed on several best-of lists. A former IRA killer is hired to do in the IRA leaders who used to decide who died.
Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry. Some world-on-the-brink with only-one-man-can-stop-the-evil-conspiracy book.
Noah's Book by Anne Tyler. Tyler's books check-out pretty well here.
13th Hour by Richard Doetsch.Nick Quinn is accused of murdering his wife. A mysterious guy gives him the ability to jump back in time one hour at a time and prevent his wife's murder.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Usual Appearances
Fiction
Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell. Cornwell takes a break from killing Frenchmen and goes back to the Danish and English killing each other instead.
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins. Members of the British Prime Minister's "private army" are being assassinated in the U.K and U.S. Hey, an Elvis Costello song just came on.
Kisser by "Stuart Woods". Woods's ghost writers are hard at work writing Stone Barrington novels. I wish I knew who wrote some of those Nick Stone novels for Andy McNab.
Silencer by James W. Hall. I read a couple Hall books before. He does good work. Hall's recurring character, Thorn, is kidnapped after the murder of a man intent on donating his land for conservavtion. Hey, a Crowded House song just came on and I found a link.
NonFiction
Bo Ryan: another hill to climb by Bo Ryan with Mike Lucas. Autobiography of the UW-Madison basketball coach and member of the 500-win club.
Tim Russert, We Heartily Knew Ye: wonderful stories from friends celebrating a great life edited by Rich Wolfe.
Large Print
Committed: a skeptic makes peace with marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert. Sing with me again: I don't care, I don't care, I don't care.
Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell. Cornwell takes a break from killing Frenchmen and goes back to the Danish and English killing each other instead.
The Wolf at the Door by Jack Higgins. Members of the British Prime Minister's "private army" are being assassinated in the U.K and U.S. Hey, an Elvis Costello song just came on.
Kisser by "Stuart Woods". Woods's ghost writers are hard at work writing Stone Barrington novels. I wish I knew who wrote some of those Nick Stone novels for Andy McNab.
Silencer by James W. Hall. I read a couple Hall books before. He does good work. Hall's recurring character, Thorn, is kidnapped after the murder of a man intent on donating his land for conservavtion. Hey, a Crowded House song just came on and I found a link.
NonFiction
Bo Ryan: another hill to climb by Bo Ryan with Mike Lucas. Autobiography of the UW-Madison basketball coach and member of the 500-win club.
Tim Russert, We Heartily Knew Ye: wonderful stories from friends celebrating a great life edited by Rich Wolfe.
Large Print
Committed: a skeptic makes peace with marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert. Sing with me again: I don't care, I don't care, I don't care.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
3,220 Pages of Large Print Fiction
Large Print
Chopin Manuscript: a serial thriller by Jeffery Deaver and others. I said hello to Deaver when he was at the Murder and Mayhem event in Muskego this past Fall. He is a good dude.
The Disciple by Stephen Coonts. Iran has a nuke and wants to use it. The CIA plans to stop them. Coonts uses the real President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as a bad guy intent on martyring his whole nation. Doing that seems like a bad idea for several reasons.
While I'm Falling by Laura Moriarty. Chick book.
Dragon House by John Shors. American couple open school for Vietnamese street kids.
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro. Short stories.
Breaking the Rules by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Chick book.
The Maverick by Diana Palmer. Major chick book.
The Humbling by Philip Roth. Hoity-toity literary book. No vampires or private detectives allowed.
Chopin Manuscript: a serial thriller by Jeffery Deaver and others. I said hello to Deaver when he was at the Murder and Mayhem event in Muskego this past Fall. He is a good dude.
The Disciple by Stephen Coonts. Iran has a nuke and wants to use it. The CIA plans to stop them. Coonts uses the real President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as a bad guy intent on martyring his whole nation. Doing that seems like a bad idea for several reasons.
While I'm Falling by Laura Moriarty. Chick book.
Dragon House by John Shors. American couple open school for Vietnamese street kids.
Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro. Short stories.
Breaking the Rules by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Chick book.
The Maverick by Diana Palmer. Major chick book.
The Humbling by Philip Roth. Hoity-toity literary book. No vampires or private detectives allowed.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Triple Crais, MJ, That Gal from Juno, Gagnon Returns?
DVD
Whip It starring Ellen Page, Daniel Stern, Kristen Wiig. Girl joins a roller derby team.
Michael Jackson's This Is It. DVD of the movie of the concert practice.
Whiteout starring Kate Beckinsal and a Glock 19. A U.S. Marshal is sent to Antarctica to investigate a murder. Since when does the Marshals Service investigate murder?
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell starring [people you never heard of] and Traci Lords. Scuzzy dudes have a night on the town. I tried reading the book of this and realized it was just one repeating story of drunken foolishness.
Yoga for the Rest of Us: heart healthy yoga with Peggy Cappy. The cover photo of Cappy is odd. I cannot tell if she is winking at the camera, had a stroke, squinting at the light, or what.
The Girl from Monaco starring [French People]. Neurotic attorney goes to Monaco to defend a crook. A "beautiful she-devil" makes him a wreck. Comedy.
Adult Fiction
The Gatekeeper by Michelle Gagnon. FBI Special Agent Kelly Jones investigates the murder of a Senator that may be related to the terrorist kidnapping of a sixteen-year-old girl. Last time I bought a Gagnon book she posted some comment here.
The First Rule by Robert Crais. The mysterious Joe Pike returns as the lead character. One of Pike's former mercenary colleagues and the man's family are murdered in a home invasion. The cops think the dead man must have been a crook. Pike sets out to clear the dead man's name and kill those responsible.
Large Print
The First Rule by Robert Crais. All Joe Pike wanted was a little vacation time away from his hectic work in L.A. But, his vacation in Alaska takes a turn for the silly with a lonely moose, a leaky cabin, and the local, and beautiful, donut shop owner.
Committed: a skeptic makes peace with marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert. Chick gets remarried.
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Chick Book.
Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart. Private investigator Mickey Dade finds the body of a prominent San Francisco activist.
AudioBook on CD
The First Rule by Robert Crais. Joe Pike never wanted a life as a bus driver. But, when his career as a rock singer never broke and his wife died he needed a steady job to raise his kids. Now he's angling for a big role in a Broadway show and maybe a spotlight lead with famous stage actress Melody Meringer.
Whip It starring Ellen Page, Daniel Stern, Kristen Wiig. Girl joins a roller derby team.
Michael Jackson's This Is It. DVD of the movie of the concert practice.
Whiteout starring Kate Beckinsal and a Glock 19. A U.S. Marshal is sent to Antarctica to investigate a murder. Since when does the Marshals Service investigate murder?
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell starring [people you never heard of] and Traci Lords. Scuzzy dudes have a night on the town. I tried reading the book of this and realized it was just one repeating story of drunken foolishness.
Yoga for the Rest of Us: heart healthy yoga with Peggy Cappy. The cover photo of Cappy is odd. I cannot tell if she is winking at the camera, had a stroke, squinting at the light, or what.
The Girl from Monaco starring [French People]. Neurotic attorney goes to Monaco to defend a crook. A "beautiful she-devil" makes him a wreck. Comedy.
Adult Fiction
The Gatekeeper by Michelle Gagnon. FBI Special Agent Kelly Jones investigates the murder of a Senator that may be related to the terrorist kidnapping of a sixteen-year-old girl. Last time I bought a Gagnon book she posted some comment here.
The First Rule by Robert Crais. The mysterious Joe Pike returns as the lead character. One of Pike's former mercenary colleagues and the man's family are murdered in a home invasion. The cops think the dead man must have been a crook. Pike sets out to clear the dead man's name and kill those responsible.
Large Print
The First Rule by Robert Crais. All Joe Pike wanted was a little vacation time away from his hectic work in L.A. But, his vacation in Alaska takes a turn for the silly with a lonely moose, a leaky cabin, and the local, and beautiful, donut shop owner.
Committed: a skeptic makes peace with marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert. Chick gets remarried.
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Chick Book.
Treasure Hunt by John Lescroart. Private investigator Mickey Dade finds the body of a prominent San Francisco activist.
AudioBook on CD
The First Rule by Robert Crais. Joe Pike never wanted a life as a bus driver. But, when his career as a rock singer never broke and his wife died he needed a steady job to raise his kids. Now he's angling for a big role in a Broadway show and maybe a spotlight lead with famous stage actress Melody Meringer.
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