DVD
Bliss starring [no one who you heard of]. Family of girl in rural Turkey thinks she may have been raped. What to do? What to Do? Why, kill her of course. Hey, we'll get her cousin to do it. The cousin decides that is not such a good idea.
Bronson starring Tom Hardy. Biopic of "Britian's most dangerous prisoner." He has spent 34 years in prison and 30 of those years were in solitary confinement. He is a violent nutbag.
The Burning Plain starring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. Two women find their lives linked "by the forces of love and fate." What the heck is that supposed to mean? You call that a plot description? Here is a review from Allmovie.com.
Fiction
A Whisper to the Living by Stuart M. Kaminsky. Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov, one of the only honest cops in Moscow, is assigned to protect an English journalist writing about prostituion.
Kaminsky recently died so this is the last Rostnikov novel unless Kaminsky left behind some unpublished work or his estate licenses someone. I read an older Rostnikov novel and thought it was okay but not great. I then found out the novel won an Edgar award.
Horns by Joe Hill. Pitchfork on the cover. A horror novel. Maybe.
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen. Chick book.
Treasure of the Golden Cheetah by Suzanne Arruda. The further African adventures of Jade Del Cameron during the 1920s. Jade takes a job helping a Hollywood film crew and has to solve some murders.
Broken Places by Sandra Parsnan. A mystery. Which means someone died.
Pretty in Ink by Karen E. Olson. Las Vegas tattoo shop owner has to solve the recent murders of Vegas's famous drag queens. Some gal with a torso tattoo was just in the library.
The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz. This series circulates well.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Men's Book Club Meets Wed., March 24th at Tyranena Brewing
Men's Book Club
The Men's Book Club will meet on Wednesday, March 24th at Tyranena Brewing to discuss Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Why are we discussing Catcher in the Rye? Several reasons. They are:
1. Salinger just died.
2. You probably have not read the book since high school.
3. Since it was a high school assignment you probably never read the book anyway.
4. You'll feel like you know what the heck people are talking about.
5. What do you care anyway? You'll probably read ten pages, put it down, never finish, and just show up to drink beer.
The Men's Book Club will meet on Wednesday, March 24th at Tyranena Brewing to discuss Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.
Why are we discussing Catcher in the Rye? Several reasons. They are:
1. Salinger just died.
2. You probably have not read the book since high school.
3. Since it was a high school assignment you probably never read the book anyway.
4. You'll feel like you know what the heck people are talking about.
5. What do you care anyway? You'll probably read ten pages, put it down, never finish, and just show up to drink beer.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Several Large Print and Three Romance Novels From Lorelai James
Fiction
Branded as Trouble, Tied Up, Tied Down, and Rough, Raw, and Ready by Lorelai James. Three separate novels. James is the pen name for Lori Armstrong. Armstrong did a post on firstoffenders.blogspot.com about her romance series that generated a ton of responses. So, I decided to order several titles.
One of the responses to Armstrong's post was by me questioning whether these novels were gay porn because the titles sound sure sound like it. No, they are not gay porn. There is dude-on-dude sex but it's not an all gay romance. The back covers of each book have tongue in cheek warnings like: this book contains unbelievably explicit sex, including multiple cowboy/cowgirl/cowboy menage scenes, juicy, hot, male on male action [yeesh], a bucketful of politically incorrect situations and true Western ideology.
Large Print
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.
Tate by Linda Lael Miller. A McKettricks of Texas novel.
Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton.
Through the Heart by Kate Morgenroth.
Wife's Tale by Lori Lansens.
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag.
Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton.
Summertime by J.M. Coetzee.
Branded as Trouble, Tied Up, Tied Down, and Rough, Raw, and Ready by Lorelai James. Three separate novels. James is the pen name for Lori Armstrong. Armstrong did a post on firstoffenders.blogspot.com about her romance series that generated a ton of responses. So, I decided to order several titles.
One of the responses to Armstrong's post was by me questioning whether these novels were gay porn because the titles sound sure sound like it. No, they are not gay porn. There is dude-on-dude sex but it's not an all gay romance. The back covers of each book have tongue in cheek warnings like: this book contains unbelievably explicit sex, including multiple cowboy/cowgirl/cowboy menage scenes, juicy, hot, male on male action [yeesh], a bucketful of politically incorrect situations and true Western ideology.
Large Print
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah.
Tate by Linda Lael Miller. A McKettricks of Texas novel.
Dead by Midnight by Beverly Barton.
Through the Heart by Kate Morgenroth.
Wife's Tale by Lori Lansens.
Deeper Than the Dead by Tami Hoag.
Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton.
Summertime by J.M. Coetzee.
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
One NonFiction, Four Fiction, and One YA Misplaced in Fiction
YA in Fiction
Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. "A companion to The Forest of Hands and Teeth." Not a sequel to Forest but with a new main character and told from a different community surrounded by the same zombies of Forest. This book came up on the holds list with my wife's name on it. I'm going to check Dead-Tossed out for her but not let her have it until after I read it. I can write that because my wife never reads this blog.
Fiction
The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler and Jack De Brul. Max Allan Collins posted an interesting piece on his blog about co-writing novels. Collins has been finishing some manuscripts left behind by Mickey Spillane and also collaborating with Matthew Clemens. Collins writes that you cannot tell by the cover who is doing most of the work.
Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White. Another Florida mystery. Who is it that started all this? John D. McDonald? I have yet to read one of his books.
Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein. The cover has some sort of stone tower building on the cover. I'm going assume someone was tied up and thrown off the roof.
Bone Fire by Mark Spragg. A novel set in rural Iowa with meth-heads, Alzheimers disease, and other stuff. We have two copies of this because I screwed up the order. Spragg should be happy about that. Maybe we'll get a thank you note but I doubt it.
NonFiction
Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller. The last back-order of that big cookbook order I did a month or so ago. Ad Hoc is the name of the author's restaurant in California. A big book with lots a pretty pictures. I have a 1.75 liter bottle of Dewar's at home that I got over the weekend. I have not cracked it yet.
Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan. "A companion to The Forest of Hands and Teeth." Not a sequel to Forest but with a new main character and told from a different community surrounded by the same zombies of Forest. This book came up on the holds list with my wife's name on it. I'm going to check Dead-Tossed out for her but not let her have it until after I read it. I can write that because my wife never reads this blog.
Fiction
The Silent Sea by Clive Cussler and Jack De Brul. Max Allan Collins posted an interesting piece on his blog about co-writing novels. Collins has been finishing some manuscripts left behind by Mickey Spillane and also collaborating with Matthew Clemens. Collins writes that you cannot tell by the cover who is doing most of the work.
Deep Shadow by Randy Wayne White. Another Florida mystery. Who is it that started all this? John D. McDonald? I have yet to read one of his books.
Hell Gate by Linda Fairstein. The cover has some sort of stone tower building on the cover. I'm going assume someone was tied up and thrown off the roof.
Bone Fire by Mark Spragg. A novel set in rural Iowa with meth-heads, Alzheimers disease, and other stuff. We have two copies of this because I screwed up the order. Spragg should be happy about that. Maybe we'll get a thank you note but I doubt it.
NonFiction
Ad Hoc at Home by Thomas Keller. The last back-order of that big cookbook order I did a month or so ago. Ad Hoc is the name of the author's restaurant in California. A big book with lots a pretty pictures. I have a 1.75 liter bottle of Dewar's at home that I got over the weekend. I have not cracked it yet.
Friday, March 05, 2010
Six Chick Books
Fiction
Cook the Books by Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant. Some chick tries to solve the murder of a chef.
Game Over by Fern Michaels. Another book about the Sisterhood which is a group of gals fighting injustice.
Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs. Some broad who owns a teashop solves murder of a neighboring store owner.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult. Skirt with an autistic son who likes to watch crime scenes has to defend her son when he becomes a suspect.
False Mermaid by Erin Hart. Sister of dead woman suspects her brother-in-law of murder and believes her niece and his new squeeze are in danger.
NonFiction
Your Beautiful Wedding on any Budget by Todd Outcalt. It all starts with having this printed as a paperback for $12.99. Dames like weddings.
Coffee Break
I'm going over to Sweet Lips Gallery shortly at around 10:30 to get an Americano. I have not had one in a while. If you get to Sweet Lips while I am still there I will buy you a drink. If you get to Sweet Lips while I am still there I will pretend to be someone else so I do not have to by you a drink.
2010 Census
I've been getting phone calls from some Census people. Many of them seem to be nitwits. I suppose I should not be too surprised considering who they have hired in the past.
Cook the Books by Jessica Conant-Park and Susan Conant. Some chick tries to solve the murder of a chef.
Game Over by Fern Michaels. Another book about the Sisterhood which is a group of gals fighting injustice.
Teaberry Strangler by Laura Childs. Some broad who owns a teashop solves murder of a neighboring store owner.
House Rules by Jodi Picoult. Skirt with an autistic son who likes to watch crime scenes has to defend her son when he becomes a suspect.
False Mermaid by Erin Hart. Sister of dead woman suspects her brother-in-law of murder and believes her niece and his new squeeze are in danger.
NonFiction
Your Beautiful Wedding on any Budget by Todd Outcalt. It all starts with having this printed as a paperback for $12.99. Dames like weddings.
Coffee Break
I'm going over to Sweet Lips Gallery shortly at around 10:30 to get an Americano. I have not had one in a while. If you get to Sweet Lips while I am still there I will buy you a drink. If you get to Sweet Lips while I am still there I will pretend to be someone else so I do not have to by you a drink.
2010 Census
I've been getting phone calls from some Census people. Many of them seem to be nitwits. I suppose I should not be too surprised considering who they have hired in the past.
Monday, March 01, 2010
Janette Oke and More Vampires
DVD
Janette Oke Movies
You know why these movies annoy me? I never hear about their release dates. The DVDs are quite popular and always check out, but I never hear when the new ones come out. Heck, I just looked at the studio's website and found out that the eighth one, Love Finds A Home, was released this past November. Dang it!
Love's Unending Legacy starring Erin Cottrell. Fifth in the Love Comes Softly series. Missie and her young son move nearer to her parents two years after Missie was widowed. Missie adopts a teen girl off an orphan train and starts to dig the local sheriff.
Love's Unfolding Dream starring Erin Cottrell. Sixth in the series. Missie's adopted daughter wants to become a doctor against the resistance of the local doctor and her own boyfriend.
Feeling Better Now
A tune by Richard Thompson, Mr. Rebound, just came up on my computer. I decided to listen to all the songs beginning with Mr. and Mr. Rabbit was next. Listen here, player in upper right corner.
Another DVD
Vampire's Assistant starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek's Breasts, Chris Massoglia. Teen visits a traveling sideshow called Cirque Du Freak. He trades in his ordinary life to be a vampire with the Cirque, "his existence as a member of the undead is filled with more challenges, suspense and fun than he ever thought possible."
Best of Johnny Carson and Friends. Four DVDs worth at 23 hours. 23 hours? Screw that.
NonFiction
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin by Robert A. Birmingham and Leslie E. Eisenberg. People like to steal these books. Filthy, thieving weasels. ABout 4,000 mounds remain in Wisconsin. Drive over to the mound at Aztalan State Park. Just don't bring your four year old because he will be bored.
Janette Oke Movies
You know why these movies annoy me? I never hear about their release dates. The DVDs are quite popular and always check out, but I never hear when the new ones come out. Heck, I just looked at the studio's website and found out that the eighth one, Love Finds A Home, was released this past November. Dang it!
Love's Unending Legacy starring Erin Cottrell. Fifth in the Love Comes Softly series. Missie and her young son move nearer to her parents two years after Missie was widowed. Missie adopts a teen girl off an orphan train and starts to dig the local sheriff.
Love's Unfolding Dream starring Erin Cottrell. Sixth in the series. Missie's adopted daughter wants to become a doctor against the resistance of the local doctor and her own boyfriend.
Feeling Better Now
A tune by Richard Thompson, Mr. Rebound, just came up on my computer. I decided to listen to all the songs beginning with Mr. and Mr. Rabbit was next. Listen here, player in upper right corner.
Another DVD
Vampire's Assistant starring Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Salma Hayek's Breasts, Chris Massoglia. Teen visits a traveling sideshow called Cirque Du Freak. He trades in his ordinary life to be a vampire with the Cirque, "his existence as a member of the undead is filled with more challenges, suspense and fun than he ever thought possible."
Best of Johnny Carson and Friends. Four DVDs worth at 23 hours. 23 hours? Screw that.
NonFiction
Indian Mounds of Wisconsin by Robert A. Birmingham and Leslie E. Eisenberg. People like to steal these books. Filthy, thieving weasels. ABout 4,000 mounds remain in Wisconsin. Drive over to the mound at Aztalan State Park. Just don't bring your four year old because he will be bored.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Dogs Teaching Physics During the Annual Report
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.
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.
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.
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