DVD
The Amazing Spider-Man starring GuyPretendingtoBeTeenager and Denis Leary. Peter meets his missing father's former partner and things happen.
NonFiction
Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: how to stop yelling and start connecting by Dr. Laura Markham. "When you and your child ate stuck in negativity" Yep, that happens sometimes.
Friday, December 07, 2012
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
Another Anthropomorphic Fox
Fiction
[Book with anthropomorphic fox on cover] by Rita Mae Brown.
The Forgotten by David Baldacci. Dalbacci took his author photo at 11:26. I was thinking Baldacci was the guy who spoke at the Fort Atkinson library last year. It was James Grippando who spoke, I looked it up. The story I heard is that Grippando showed up because his sister lives in Fort and forced him to speak since he was in town for his niece's graduation.
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. I do not know what time it was when Evanovich took her photo because he watch is turned to the side. Evanovich and another author dude, Lee Goldberg, have been collaborated on a novel. Goldberg does good stuff but I've only read one Evanovich novel.
Audiobook on CD
The Black Box by Michael Connelly. I watched a DVD extra for The Lincoln Lawyer where a cameraman drove around Los Angeles and Connelly pointed out different locations and his own favorite spots. Connelly lived in the apartment where Philip Marlowe lived in The High Window.
[Book with anthropomorphic fox on cover] by Rita Mae Brown.
The Forgotten by David Baldacci. Dalbacci took his author photo at 11:26. I was thinking Baldacci was the guy who spoke at the Fort Atkinson library last year. It was James Grippando who spoke, I looked it up. The story I heard is that Grippando showed up because his sister lives in Fort and forced him to speak since he was in town for his niece's graduation.
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. I do not know what time it was when Evanovich took her photo because he watch is turned to the side. Evanovich and another author dude, Lee Goldberg, have been collaborated on a novel. Goldberg does good stuff but I've only read one Evanovich novel.
Audiobook on CD
The Black Box by Michael Connelly. I watched a DVD extra for The Lincoln Lawyer where a cameraman drove around Los Angeles and Connelly pointed out different locations and his own favorite spots. Connelly lived in the apartment where Philip Marlowe lived in The High Window.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
1731 Minutes of Sex, Violence, Horses, CIA Agents, and Laughs
Audiobooks
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. 5 CD at 6' 04". Stephanie Plum does something new and my wife is sure to read it.
Last Man by Vince Flynn. 10 CDs at 11'00". Super good guy Mitch Rapp does derring do.
Running Wild by Linda Howard and Linda Jones. 10 CDs at 11'47". A cowboy stands around with his hand son his belt buckle, his unbuttoned shirt wide open and falling from his shoulders, and his face hidden beneath his hat brim.
Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich. 5 CD at 6' 04". Stephanie Plum does something new and my wife is sure to read it.
Last Man by Vince Flynn. 10 CDs at 11'00". Super good guy Mitch Rapp does derring do.
Running Wild by Linda Howard and Linda Jones. 10 CDs at 11'47". A cowboy stands around with his hand son his belt buckle, his unbuttoned shirt wide open and falling from his shoulders, and his face hidden beneath his hat brim.
Monday, December 03, 2012
Seven Books with Twelve Total Title Words
Fiction
Cold Days by Jim Butcher. I got my feet underneath me, seized a computer chair by its back, and lifted it.
Private London by James Patterson Manufacturing Industries and Mark Pearson. "You turning philosophical on me?"
Black Box by Michael Connelly. "I told you all to get!" Briscoe called from behind her security gate.
Shiver by Karen Robards. She glared at him.
Shadow Creek by Joy Fielding. Shit, Jennifer thought, hearing Brianne and James return to their tent and thinking she should probably go out there and apologize to James again.
Nano by Robin Cook. "Hey, Eric, they're on the move."
Threat Vector by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Chavez and Biery left through the garage door without another word.
Cold Days by Jim Butcher. I got my feet underneath me, seized a computer chair by its back, and lifted it.
Private London by James Patterson Manufacturing Industries and Mark Pearson. "You turning philosophical on me?"
Black Box by Michael Connelly. "I told you all to get!" Briscoe called from behind her security gate.
Shiver by Karen Robards. She glared at him.
Shadow Creek by Joy Fielding. Shit, Jennifer thought, hearing Brianne and James return to their tent and thinking she should probably go out there and apologize to James again.
Nano by Robin Cook. "Hey, Eric, they're on the move."
Threat Vector by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. Chavez and Biery left through the garage door without another word.
Monday, November 26, 2012
One Thing
Fiction
Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton. The queen of vampire sex novels publishes this short story collection. Random paragraph: Gannon the Sorcerer was tall, as tall as Sidra. His hair was yellow, his eyes the fresh blue of spring skies. But his face was set in cynical lines, as if he had seen too much of the world, and it all disappointed him. Today his eyes held anger and sorrow.
EDIT: Dang! This books is not new, it is from 2006! The spine label was replaced and I thought the book was new.
Extra Bonus Content!
Batman!
Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton. The queen of vampire sex novels publishes this short story collection. Random paragraph: Gannon the Sorcerer was tall, as tall as Sidra. His hair was yellow, his eyes the fresh blue of spring skies. But his face was set in cynical lines, as if he had seen too much of the world, and it all disappointed him. Today his eyes held anger and sorrow.
EDIT: Dang! This books is not new, it is from 2006! The spine label was replaced and I thought the book was new.
Extra Bonus Content!
Batman!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Driven Generals Pushed Too Far Navigating Driven Hope
Fiction
Pushed Too Far by Ann Voss Peterson. Police Chief Valerie Ryker solved a vicious murder case with the body burned to ash. The killer sits in prison. Now the original victim's body is found frozen in a lake and the killer is about to be freed.
The Colt revolver on the cover is a mirror image. The cylinder release is shown on the right hand side of the frame.
Large Print
Perfect Hope by Nore Roberts. "Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out."
Audiobooks on CD
Driven by James Sallis. 3 CDs at 3.5 hours. Driver escaped the mob in Drive and is living peacefully in Phoenix with his wife. Driver's wife is killed in a street attack and Driver knows the same people are still after him.
The Generals: American military command from World War II to today by Thomas E. Ricks. 14 CDs at 16 hours. I read a commentary piece this morning that ripped on Petraeus. Not because Petraeus had an affair but because he was a publicist's success and not a military success.
Super Brain: unleashing the explosive power of your mind to maximize health, happiness, and spiritual well being 9 CDs at 11.5 hours by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi. Long Titles: how to expand and exaggerate your claims with an overlong subtitle that never seems to end.
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom. 4 CDs at 4 hours. Mitch Albom just bought an island somewhere.
NonFiction
Navigating Autism: the essential how-to by parents for parents by Melissa Martinez Areffi and Andrew Areffi. What kind of name is "Areffi"? Seriously, what is the etymology because I have no idea. I'm thinking something Southeastern Europe. Or Arabic. Persian? Basque? I'm clueless on this one.
Pushed Too Far by Ann Voss Peterson. Police Chief Valerie Ryker solved a vicious murder case with the body burned to ash. The killer sits in prison. Now the original victim's body is found frozen in a lake and the killer is about to be freed.
The Colt revolver on the cover is a mirror image. The cylinder release is shown on the right hand side of the frame.
Large Print
Perfect Hope by Nore Roberts. "Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out."
Audiobooks on CD
Driven by James Sallis. 3 CDs at 3.5 hours. Driver escaped the mob in Drive and is living peacefully in Phoenix with his wife. Driver's wife is killed in a street attack and Driver knows the same people are still after him.
The Generals: American military command from World War II to today by Thomas E. Ricks. 14 CDs at 16 hours. I read a commentary piece this morning that ripped on Petraeus. Not because Petraeus had an affair but because he was a publicist's success and not a military success.
Super Brain: unleashing the explosive power of your mind to maximize health, happiness, and spiritual well being 9 CDs at 11.5 hours by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi. Long Titles: how to expand and exaggerate your claims with an overlong subtitle that never seems to end.
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom. 4 CDs at 4 hours. Mitch Albom just bought an island somewhere.
NonFiction
Navigating Autism: the essential how-to by parents for parents by Melissa Martinez Areffi and Andrew Areffi. What kind of name is "Areffi"? Seriously, what is the etymology because I have no idea. I'm thinking something Southeastern Europe. Or Arabic. Persian? Basque? I'm clueless on this one.
Special Goldberg Edition, courtesy of Bill Crider
Fiction
The Dead Man: Volume One: Face of Evil [Goldberg and Rabkin]: Ring of Knives [James Daniels] : Hell in Heaven [Goldberg and Rabkin] by Lee Goldberg, et al. Goldberg and William Rabkin started this series of adventures novellas as eBooks. Amazon is printing the the eBooks with three stories per volume. A fun series with action, suspense, humor, so forth, so on.
Goldberg and Rabkin have been hiring new writers for each entry in the series. There have been some very fine ones chosen including James Reasoner, Bill Crider, Anthony Neil Smith, and Christa Faust. A fun series.
Lumberjack Matthew Cahill was buried in an avalanche. Cahill was dug up in spring, thawed back in the morgue, and came back to life. Cahill is hunting down a spirit/ghost/demon/something he calls Mr. Dark. Mr. Dark infects people with evil and only Cahill can see the rotting flesh of the infected.
The Dead Man: Volume 2: The Dead Woman [David McAfee] : The Blood Mesa [James Reasoner] : Kill Them All [Harry Shannon] by Lee Goldberg, et al. Cahill continues to travel the U.S. searching for Mr. Dark and fighting evil.
The Dead Man: Volume 3: The Beast Within [ James Daniels] : Fire and Ice [Jude Hardin]: Carnival of Death [Bill Crider] by Lee Goldberg, et al. Cahill kills evil people. Cahill meets chicks. Crider writes about gators. I liked Fire and Ice but I have not yet looked for more Hardin books.
NonFiction
Active Senior Living: a fictionalized memoir by Jan Curran [Goldberg's mother]. Humorous tales of living in an assisted living facility. Curran was a newspaperwoman in Southern California.
The Dead Man: Volume One: Face of Evil [Goldberg and Rabkin]: Ring of Knives [James Daniels] : Hell in Heaven [Goldberg and Rabkin] by Lee Goldberg, et al. Goldberg and William Rabkin started this series of adventures novellas as eBooks. Amazon is printing the the eBooks with three stories per volume. A fun series with action, suspense, humor, so forth, so on.
Goldberg and Rabkin have been hiring new writers for each entry in the series. There have been some very fine ones chosen including James Reasoner, Bill Crider, Anthony Neil Smith, and Christa Faust. A fun series.
Lumberjack Matthew Cahill was buried in an avalanche. Cahill was dug up in spring, thawed back in the morgue, and came back to life. Cahill is hunting down a spirit/ghost/demon/something he calls Mr. Dark. Mr. Dark infects people with evil and only Cahill can see the rotting flesh of the infected.
The Dead Man: Volume 2: The Dead Woman [David McAfee] : The Blood Mesa [James Reasoner] : Kill Them All [Harry Shannon] by Lee Goldberg, et al. Cahill continues to travel the U.S. searching for Mr. Dark and fighting evil.
The Dead Man: Volume 3: The Beast Within [ James Daniels] : Fire and Ice [Jude Hardin]: Carnival of Death [Bill Crider] by Lee Goldberg, et al. Cahill kills evil people. Cahill meets chicks. Crider writes about gators. I liked Fire and Ice but I have not yet looked for more Hardin books.
NonFiction
Active Senior Living: a fictionalized memoir by Jan Curran [Goldberg's mother]. Humorous tales of living in an assisted living facility. Curran was a newspaperwoman in Southern California.
Friday, November 16, 2012
That British Show That Was on MTV A Couple Times
DVD
The Comic Strip Presents starring [Limeys]. Several episodes of this funny show played on MTV in later '80s (or so). For years after I would check TV listings for Comic Strip. Whenever Comic Strip was listed I'd tune in and, sure enough, it was some stupid show with stand-up comics.
Each episode was a half-hour parody and, hopefully, they hold up after 30 years. This one is very 1980s. Lemmy of Motorhead appears at 1:01.
Cabin in the Woods starring [people I never heard of, again]. Summer campout turns deadly.
The Comic Strip Presents starring [Limeys]. Several episodes of this funny show played on MTV in later '80s (or so). For years after I would check TV listings for Comic Strip. Whenever Comic Strip was listed I'd tune in and, sure enough, it was some stupid show with stand-up comics.
Each episode was a half-hour parody and, hopefully, they hold up after 30 years. This one is very 1980s. Lemmy of Motorhead appears at 1:01.
Cabin in the Woods starring [people I never heard of, again]. Summer campout turns deadly.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Large Print Monster Will Crush You To Death
Large Print
Killing Kennedy: the end of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The Large Print Monster teeters above you.
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. The stacks of books seem to reach into space.
A Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans. A sudden gust of wind sways the stack sideways.
Last Man by Vince Flynn. At first, just a few copies at the top curl downward.
Sleep No More by Iris Johansen. Suddenly the whole stack starts to peel off as in a simile I cannot think of.
The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury. You fall to your knees, vainly covering your head from the tons of paper cascading down.
Dodger by Terry Pratchett. "No! No! Why did you let this happen?!" you scream to the Library Director.
Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. "Stop exaggerating," says the Library Director, "I'm weeding the old stuff and we can do a better shift after the renovation."
EDIT: I just noticed two of the titles listed above are regular print. Oh, well. My observation stands.
Killing Kennedy: the end of Camelot by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The Large Print Monster teeters above you.
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. The stacks of books seem to reach into space.
A Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans. A sudden gust of wind sways the stack sideways.
Last Man by Vince Flynn. At first, just a few copies at the top curl downward.
Sleep No More by Iris Johansen. Suddenly the whole stack starts to peel off as in a simile I cannot think of.
The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury. You fall to your knees, vainly covering your head from the tons of paper cascading down.
Dodger by Terry Pratchett. "No! No! Why did you let this happen?!" you scream to the Library Director.
Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. "Stop exaggerating," says the Library Director, "I'm weeding the old stuff and we can do a better shift after the renovation."
EDIT: I just noticed two of the titles listed above are regular print. Oh, well. My observation stands.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Select Quotes
Fiction
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson. Damon stood...beating a hooker...with a partner. ... "Court is now in session!" ..."Nobody better have touched those eggs!"
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan. I was naked ... and ... been typing for forty minutes. ...One hundred and thirty-six pages...had...a...talking-ape.
NonFiction
The Chronicle of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellows, et al. His uniform...excited...the Electric Hotpoint Toaster. There were some perks to this role...as a happy-go-lucky...horse.
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson. Damon stood...beating a hooker...with a partner. ... "Court is now in session!" ..."Nobody better have touched those eggs!"
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan. I was naked ... and ... been typing for forty minutes. ...One hundred and thirty-six pages...had...a...talking-ape.
NonFiction
The Chronicle of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellows, et al. His uniform...excited...the Electric Hotpoint Toaster. There were some perks to this role...as a happy-go-lucky...horse.
Friday, November 09, 2012
No More Room in Large Print
Large Print
Finding Casey by Jo-Ann Mapson.
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio.
Secret Keeper by Kate Morton.
Hostage by Elie Wiesel.
Mad River by John Sandford.
How I Came to Sparkle Again by Kaya McLaren. What?
Something Old, Something New by Beverly Jenkins.
Into the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes.
Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen.
You Don't Want to Know by Lisa Jackson. Then I won't read it to find out.
NonFiction
My Bad Parent by Troy Osinoff. Snapshot photographs of kids with humorous commentary. [I think very few comments were funny.]
Finding Casey by Jo-Ann Mapson.
Blackberry Winter by Sarah Jio.
Secret Keeper by Kate Morton.
Hostage by Elie Wiesel.
Mad River by John Sandford.
How I Came to Sparkle Again by Kaya McLaren. What?
Something Old, Something New by Beverly Jenkins.
Into the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes.
Last to Die by Tess Gerritsen.
You Don't Want to Know by Lisa Jackson. Then I won't read it to find out.
NonFiction
My Bad Parent by Troy Osinoff. Snapshot photographs of kids with humorous commentary. [I think very few comments were funny.]
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Looking for Arrow Sacks
Fiction
Looking for Yesterday by Marcia Muller. Caro Warrick was acquitted of murder but still slandered by the trial. She hires Sharon McCone to investigate and find the real killer.
Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. A flying plane. Explosions. Lots of flame. A burning yacht. Machine guns on the flying plane.
NonFiction
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks. Flyleaf says: Hallucinations don't belong wholly wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines may see shimmering arcs of light or tiny, Lilliputian figures of animals and people. People with failing eyesight, paradoxically, may become immersed in a hallucinatory visual world.
Looking for Yesterday by Marcia Muller. Caro Warrick was acquitted of murder but still slandered by the trial. She hires Sharon McCone to investigate and find the real killer.
Poseidon's Arrow by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler. A flying plane. Explosions. Lots of flame. A burning yacht. Machine guns on the flying plane.
NonFiction
Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks. Flyleaf says: Hallucinations don't belong wholly wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. People with migraines may see shimmering arcs of light or tiny, Lilliputian figures of animals and people. People with failing eyesight, paradoxically, may become immersed in a hallucinatory visual world.
Monday, November 05, 2012
New Books, Interior Renovation Notes, Hives
Fiction
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves. Measure out space at circ' desk for phase one - bins and holds.
Vacations From Hell by Libba Bray, et al. Mark closed dates on online calendar and SIRSI calendar and newspaper announcement.
NonFiction
Photograph Your Kids Like a Pro by Heather Mosher. Mark magazines as storage or mask in catalog.
New Dimension in Bead and Wire Jewelry by Margot Potter. Furniture to dispose has to be gone by January 14th.
Audiobooks on CD
Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Remove end of circ desk (last week of December?).
The Hives
"Dr. Matt Destruction seems a little down."
"Yeah. Hey, I know! Let's give him a bass solo."
Floor planning for Phase Two.
Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves. Measure out space at circ' desk for phase one - bins and holds.
Vacations From Hell by Libba Bray, et al. Mark closed dates on online calendar and SIRSI calendar and newspaper announcement.
NonFiction
Photograph Your Kids Like a Pro by Heather Mosher. Mark magazines as storage or mask in catalog.
New Dimension in Bead and Wire Jewelry by Margot Potter. Furniture to dispose has to be gone by January 14th.
Audiobooks on CD
Killing Kennedy by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. Remove end of circ desk (last week of December?).
The Hives
"Dr. Matt Destruction seems a little down."
"Yeah. Hey, I know! Let's give him a bass solo."
Floor planning for Phase Two.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Things
Fiction Things
Old Gray Wolf by James D. Ross. Trouble and violence.
Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel. Trouble and family.
Sanctuary by Ted Dekker. Trouble and prison.
Astray by Emma Donoghue. Trouble and an elephant.
Giving Quit by Jennifer Chiaverini. Trouble and stitching.
Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans. Trouble and Christmas.
Christmas Garland by Anne Perry. Trouble and "exotic India".
Audiobooks on CD Things
Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. Trouble and 18 hours.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin. Trouble and 26.5 hours.
The Racketeer by John Grisham. Trouble and 12.75 hours.
NonFiction Thing
Heavy Hitter Sales Linguistics by Steve W. Martin. Trouble and "recognizing the customer placebo" trouble.
Old Gray Wolf by James D. Ross. Trouble and violence.
Sins of the Mother by Danielle Steel. Trouble and family.
Sanctuary by Ted Dekker. Trouble and prison.
Astray by Emma Donoghue. Trouble and an elephant.
Giving Quit by Jennifer Chiaverini. Trouble and stitching.
Winter Dream by Richard Paul Evans. Trouble and Christmas.
Christmas Garland by Anne Perry. Trouble and "exotic India".
Audiobooks on CD Things
Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling. Trouble and 18 hours.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin. Trouble and 26.5 hours.
The Racketeer by John Grisham. Trouble and 12.75 hours.
NonFiction Thing
Heavy Hitter Sales Linguistics by Steve W. Martin. Trouble and "recognizing the customer placebo" trouble.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Canadians, Crows, and Cooder
Musical notes and singing digitized and phyiscally embedded onto a shiny surface for playback.
Carry Me Back by Old Crow Medicine Show. Allmusic.com reviewer says: It isn't easy straddling two different centuries with one's sound and style, but Old Crow Medicine Show pull it off once again on their fourth studio album, the Ted Hutt-produced Carry Me Back, a ragged, breakneck romp that crackles with more energy than a thrash band on Red Bull.
Antennas to Hell by Slipknot. I thought "attennas" had an extra "e" in it. Metal guys play metal music. Booklet has blood and guts imagery.
Spark Seeker by Matisyahu. Reggae rapper from New York.
Election Special by Ry Cooder. Cooder complains on politics.
Audiobook on CD
Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny. 11 CDs at 13.5 hours. Quebec cop Inspector Gamache investigate a murdered monk.
DVD
Headshot starring [Thais and guns]. Policeman is blackmailed and "becomes disillusioned by the state of human nature", starts killing people for pay, shaves his head, sees things upside-down.
Le Havre starring [French]. Shoe shiner in Le Havre takes in a stowaway boy who stranded in the port town.
Moonrise Kingdom starring Bill Murray. Two 12-year-olds run away for the summer. Adults look.
Walking Dead: the complete second season starring [actors]. Zombies walk around and eat people. Non-zombies try to escape.
Carry Me Back by Old Crow Medicine Show. Allmusic.com reviewer says: It isn't easy straddling two different centuries with one's sound and style, but Old Crow Medicine Show pull it off once again on their fourth studio album, the Ted Hutt-produced Carry Me Back, a ragged, breakneck romp that crackles with more energy than a thrash band on Red Bull.
Antennas to Hell by Slipknot. I thought "attennas" had an extra "e" in it. Metal guys play metal music. Booklet has blood and guts imagery.
Spark Seeker by Matisyahu. Reggae rapper from New York.
Election Special by Ry Cooder. Cooder complains on politics.
Audiobook on CD
Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny. 11 CDs at 13.5 hours. Quebec cop Inspector Gamache investigate a murdered monk.
DVD
Headshot starring [Thais and guns]. Policeman is blackmailed and "becomes disillusioned by the state of human nature", starts killing people for pay, shaves his head, sees things upside-down.
Le Havre starring [French]. Shoe shiner in Le Havre takes in a stowaway boy who stranded in the port town.
Moonrise Kingdom starring Bill Murray. Two 12-year-olds run away for the summer. Adults look.
Walking Dead: the complete second season starring [actors]. Zombies walk around and eat people. Non-zombies try to escape.
Big News and Small News
Big News
Fundraising goal achieved. We will soon request bids for general contracting.
Small News
I got rid of my cardboard coffee cup sleeves.
Fundraising goal achieved. We will soon request bids for general contracting.
Small News
I got rid of my cardboard coffee cup sleeves.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Witches Night Out 2012
Witches Night Out 2012
Why was this one week before Halloween? I have no idea.
Why was this one week before Halloween? I have no idea.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Onion Book of Blood
NonFiction
Onion Book of Knowledge: 183rd Imperial Edition edited by Joe Randazzo. Shipped without a paper cover and embossed in gold colored ink to make it look fancy. Hard Hat, protective metal or plastic helmet worn by construction workers and the pussy architects who sometimes stop by for a peek.
Fiction
Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber. I'm thinking this is a Christmas themed novel. No trees on the cover but lots of shiny lights and red color.
The Racketeer by John Grisham. What do you care about the plot? You'll read it anyway.
Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith. Mma Ramotswe visits England to speak with Isabel Dalhousie about why Library Director, Gerard Saylor, has never read any of these Smith books.
Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe. Yes, Tom Wolfe is still alive. Yes, Tom Wolfe is still writing books. Yes, Tom Wolfe is still dressing like a frippery ponce.
Onion Book of Knowledge: 183rd Imperial Edition edited by Joe Randazzo. Shipped without a paper cover and embossed in gold colored ink to make it look fancy. Hard Hat, protective metal or plastic helmet worn by construction workers and the pussy architects who sometimes stop by for a peek.
Fiction
Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber. I'm thinking this is a Christmas themed novel. No trees on the cover but lots of shiny lights and red color.
The Racketeer by John Grisham. What do you care about the plot? You'll read it anyway.
Uncommon Appeal of Clouds by Alexander McCall Smith. Mma Ramotswe visits England to speak with Isabel Dalhousie about why Library Director, Gerard Saylor, has never read any of these Smith books.
Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe. Yes, Tom Wolfe is still alive. Yes, Tom Wolfe is still writing books. Yes, Tom Wolfe is still dressing like a frippery ponce.
Friday, October 19, 2012
More
More AudioBooks
Winter of the World by Ken Follett. 25 CDs at 31.75 hours. Interview with Follett from BookTV.
Hexed by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, Jeanne C. Stein. "Four all new stories of magic and mayhem" by four authors with oddly spelled first names.
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Old bachelor helps out pregnant teen girls.
Into the Woods by Kim Harrison. 16 CDs at 20 hours. Scary stories.
Bailout: an inside account of how Washington abandoned Main Street while rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. More scary stories.
More Books
Double Vision by F.T. Bradley. Troublemaker kid Linc is a ringer for a kid super agent. Linc gets hired. Book bio says Bradley is from the Netherlands. That means she wears wooden shoes, hates Germans, and panics when hearing water leaks.
The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. Bones. Dead people. Bad guys.
Winter of the World by Ken Follett. 25 CDs at 31.75 hours. Interview with Follett from BookTV.
Hexed by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James, Jeanne C. Stein. "Four all new stories of magic and mayhem" by four authors with oddly spelled first names.
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin. 12 CDs at 14.5 hours. Old bachelor helps out pregnant teen girls.
Into the Woods by Kim Harrison. 16 CDs at 20 hours. Scary stories.
Bailout: an inside account of how Washington abandoned Main Street while rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky. 8 CDs at 9.5 hours. More scary stories.
More Books
Double Vision by F.T. Bradley. Troublemaker kid Linc is a ringer for a kid super agent. Linc gets hired. Book bio says Bradley is from the Netherlands. That means she wears wooden shoes, hates Germans, and panics when hearing water leaks.
The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. Bones. Dead people. Bad guys.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
3 Print 3 Plastic
Print
Into the Woods by Kim Harrison. Short story collection of fantasy tales set in the woods. Harrison has long red hair.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin. Apocalyptic zombies. Cronin taught at Rice. That means he is a nerd. We were going to go by Rice during our family trip to Houston but since my father, the only Rice alumnus in the group, was not there we skipped it. I was happy to go and visit the cheap bar there.
Sleep No More by Iris Johansen. Series character Eve Duncan experiences thrills and chills. Johansen was born in 1938. Her son has an Edgar nomination. The Edgar Award is a big deal.
Plastic
Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. 10 CDs at 13 hours. Scarpetta researches missing paleontologist.
Tales From the Fire Zone by Jonathan Maberry. 3 CDs at 3 hours. Zombie tales from zombie man.
Fatal Dive: solving the World War II mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F. Stevens. 6 CDs at 7 hours. Submarine Grunion sunk in 1942 with 70 crew aboard. Found in 2006. What caused the sinking?
Into the Woods by Kim Harrison. Short story collection of fantasy tales set in the woods. Harrison has long red hair.
The Twelve by Justin Cronin. Apocalyptic zombies. Cronin taught at Rice. That means he is a nerd. We were going to go by Rice during our family trip to Houston but since my father, the only Rice alumnus in the group, was not there we skipped it. I was happy to go and visit the cheap bar there.
Sleep No More by Iris Johansen. Series character Eve Duncan experiences thrills and chills. Johansen was born in 1938. Her son has an Edgar nomination. The Edgar Award is a big deal.
Plastic
Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell. 10 CDs at 13 hours. Scarpetta researches missing paleontologist.
Tales From the Fire Zone by Jonathan Maberry. 3 CDs at 3 hours. Zombie tales from zombie man.
Fatal Dive: solving the World War II mystery of the USS Grunion by Peter F. Stevens. 6 CDs at 7 hours. Submarine Grunion sunk in 1942 with 70 crew aboard. Found in 2006. What caused the sinking?
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