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Basically the site drops you and the little yellow guy on Google Maps that walks down the street showing what you would see if you were driving there. It can be anywhere in the world where Google has done that mapping and photographing.
The idea is to come as close as you can to zeroing in on the location where they drop you. It's really interesting and easiest if you're in a town or city (because of signs, language, architecture, etc). If you're in the middle of rural nowhere without any stores, street or road signs or other identification, it's very tough. You get 5 different locations, one at a time and for each you get more points the closer you are to guessing the actual location. Believe it or not, I had three drops where my picked location was less than 2 kilometers from the actual location; those were big points. My high score is 18000 (something). On the other hand, I had one early drop off when I wasn't on even the right continent!
It's very absorbing, especially if you like maps, geography, puzzles...
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:53 am (EST) del May 20, 2013
First person: Atlantic Cites is an interesting resource. Today's issue has an article captioned, 'An Architectural Reflection of George W. Bush: The Bush Presidential Center will include a library, museum, and think tank.'
Second Person: That's a common thing after a president leaves the White House. The building is conservative and handsome.
First Person: And, how appropriate is that appellation, "conservative?" We'll leave the "handsome" part for another day.
Second Person: You seem to have a chip on your shoulder.
First Person: Well, I do have a problem with the building having a library for a proudly non-reading president, much less having a think tank for a president whose thought process was limited unless his Vice President or the Secretary of War, oops, Secretary of Defense, helped him out.
Second Person: Well! We certainly know what your opinion might be...
First Person: Damn right!
Curtain falls...
enviado por bookblotter a las 4:35 pm (EST) del Apr 25, 2013
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:25 pm (EST) del Apr 25, 2013
Heck, no... We'll be very judicious about what we allow and how we control the drillers. Here are our tight controls:
1) Drilling within 5000 feet of a lot with a house owned by a member of congress will be forbidden.
2) What more do we need?
It'll be as clean as the strip coal mines in WV.
A few more years of this stuff close to home, 3 floods of more or less biblical proportions, 1 drought, all in about 6 years) and I may move to the Maldive Islands. There seems to be a flaw in my plan, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe I'll just run for congress and be covered by point 1 above.
All this is not to say that we don't have serious environmental problems. And, government stinks in general about them and so many more things.
Maybe I'll just run for congress and be covered by point 1 above.
enviado por bookblotter a las 11:04 am (EST) del Apr 25, 2013
Boise City, OK was mentioned in the public TV video and in the book as well, I believe. I once spent a year in Boise City one night. The Oklahoma panhandle isn't very prosperous looking even today. I stopped in a ma & pa motel there on the way to Santa Fe, NM, got up at 3 am because of the bar noise from across the street where they were having a hell of a good time. As it worked out, I was happy it happened that way. About 50 miles west of Boise City in total darkness other than from the skies, I stopped the car and gawked at the shooting stars, the moon and stars in general. Spectacular!.
enviado por bookblotter a las 4:34 pm (EST) del Apr 24, 2013
A startling example is the O'Hare - Elgin Expressway planned to run from O'Hare Airport directly west to Elgin, a far west suburb. Only half was built and as a freeway (not under the Tollway) maybe 20 years ago running from the west side of O'Hare about half way to Elgin (all the state had $$$ for). In terms of logic, it makes no sense. It's close to and parallels the Northwest Tollway which also runs between O'Hare & Elgin. The dumping off point on the west side of O'Hare is exactly opposite the actual entry to O'Hare. Now, since the airport was expanded and an on grade busy freight rail line is on the west side of O'Hare, it doesn't appear that the expressway will ever run into O'Hare's entry point. Or, if it does, the cost and tolls will be astronomical.
Anyway, the state now wants to dump the expressway on the Tollway which, of course, will charge a toll. The next thing you know, the street we live on will become a toll road and we'll have to pay to leave our garage. :(
enviado por bookblotter a las 1:53 pm (EST) del Apr 9, 2013
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Here's the headline of the day, 'The Drums of War,' Sub head, 'China and Japan Square Up.' That distinctly isn't a comedy; regarding those little bitty islands between them.
Here is an anniversary topical bit with a quite interesting chart on numbers of abortions and deaths from abortions pre & post R v W Roe v Wade. The numbers of the abortions went up strongly and then retreated by 1/3 after R & W. The numbers of women's deaths from abortion dropped sharply. I do wonder how that stats pre R v W were obtained and how accurate they are??? Both of this and the item above are from The Economist of January 19-25. You may or may not be able to get into it since it is subscription (unless you do already subscribe, although they used to let you in free if you grabbed 5 or so articles or less per month).
I was out for a thankfully short bit this morning and it was 4º below zero and the wind was pretty strong. I just love Chicago, it builds character. I started my first "real" job in downtown Chicago in January a lot of years ago. My ears were frost bitten within two weeks (I wasn't too bright, let's leave this at just past tense).
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:48 pm (EST) del Jan 22, 2013
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:52 pm (EST) del Jan 15, 2013
Here is my favorite quote so far, from P 73, "Maverick once said that he considered 'human compassion' to be the fundamental difference between a 'progressive' and a 'conservative.' " Apt even today; maybe especially today.
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:28 pm (EST) del Jan 15, 2013
enviado por bookblotter a las 3:18 pm (EST) del Jan 12, 2013
Well, heck, we wouldn't want untrained Afghan troops left for the Taliban.
And, of course, we wouldn't want the Afghan troops, who have been known to aim their guns at our troops and other coalition forces, to be untrained anyway.
When they lost in Afghanistan the Russians just packed up and went home. Why don't we? Or, is that too simple? Or, are we pretending that we won?
enviado por bookblotter a las 6:05 am (EST) del Jan 12, 2013
enviado por bookblotter a las 7:17 am (EST) del Jan 5, 2013
In the meantime, Mr. Maverick arrived. If I wasn't involved in other books I would be reading it. If I get too many reads going at once, I end up thinking that Tom Sawyer is a supply side economist and Huck Finn runs a hedge fund.
A slightly belated Happy New Year...
enviado por bookblotter a las 5:10 pm (EST) del Jan 4, 2013
I actually read the Maverick article for which the Wikipedia piece below had a link, and it's pretty interesting and inspiring. So, I searched Google Books for a book on hom and found Maury Maverick, A Political Biography by Richard B Henderson. Truncated, you have to ransom from Google.
It's also on Amazon in hard copy for a couple of bucks, plus $10,000 shipping (Just Joshing on that part...). I ordered one.
That's my next read and I'm psyched!
enviado por bookblotter a las 12:59 am (EST) del Dec 28, 2012
An idle mind is the devi's workshop (referring to me, not Mr. Maverick).
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:01 am (EST) del Dec 23, 2012
They seem to both apply to certain - unnamed - politicians.
enviado por bookblotter a las 8:48 am (EST) del Dec 23, 2012
Is this a seasonal gift some 2100 years ago to a baby from three wise guys? Not Huey, Dewey & Louie. And not Larry, Curley and Moe. And certainly not the Kingston Trio.
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:06 am (EST) del Dec 20, 2012
Sorry to keep you waiting like that!
-Eris
enviado por ErisofDiscord a las 11:26 pm (EST) del Dec 15, 2012
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enviado por bookblotter a las 4:09 pm (EST) del Dec 11, 2012
Ages ago I tried to bamboozle my way talking about a book I was supposed to have read for class and didn't want to read and hadn't. Ended with two books I didn't want to read and had to...
I snooped once more at your recent book reviews. I loved the second paragraph in the Team of Rivals review. Actually, I don't think Republican office holders even like each other. They probably distain even (or, especially?) those that cough up big campaign bucks who are, after all, trying to buy their point of view.
enviado por bookblotter a las 12:44 am (EST) del Dec 11, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:52 pm (EST) del Dec 10, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:48 pm (EST) del Dec 10, 2012
Because this is my usual Christmas entertainment.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:36 pm (EST) del Dec 10, 2012
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:10 am (EST) del Dec 10, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:06 pm (EST) del Dec 8, 2012
(Left out the Persians, though).
Honestly, I think they could say the same thing about the whole Middle East, from the Med to Iranian plateau; one of the hazards of being a crossroads to three continents.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:26 pm (EST) del Dec 4, 2012
I'm new here and I was enjoying great libraries, like yours. In 2013, I'd like to share in groups and I'm planning to add the books I read to my library. But for the moment, it's completely empty yet.
Best wishes,
Diana (wilkiec)
enviado por wilkiec a las 4:28 am (EST) del Dec 3, 2012
LT gives some interesting hints for books I should borrow from your library, and you also have some fun pictures
enviado por paulstalder a las 5:44 pm (EST) del Dec 1, 2012
Just thought you might like this Magic card
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:05 pm (EST) del Nov 26, 2012
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enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:56 pm (EST) del Nov 18, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:56 pm (EST) del Nov 18, 2012
It's cool if they're nudists, but I just don't think it's clean.
But it's time we reestablish some law and order. And until Justified is cancelled and Timothy Olyphant becomes available, please help by signing this White House petition. Frankly, it deserves more attention than the Texan Secession.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:01 pm (EST) del Nov 15, 2012
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enviado por bookblotter a las 11:00 am (EST) del Nov 13, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:41 am (EST) del Nov 13, 2012
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nations-women-wake-up-relieved-to-find-selves-s...
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:13 pm (EST) del Nov 7, 2012
Mitt Romney Style (Gangnam Style Parody)
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:16 pm (EST) del Oct 31, 2012
cheers,
Suzanne
enviado por Chatterbox a las 12:16 pm (EST) del Oct 22, 2012
Of my four, three are ER books and the Clemente one comes highly recommended by tymfos, who chose it for me for my 12 in 12 challenge category "books chosen by friends." I've been "reading" the Carl Hubbell book for over a month. Kind of dry.
enviado por lindapanzo a las 4:05 pm (EST) del Aug 31, 2012
I liked Blockade Billy. Very short, quick read. Plus it deals with my Chicago Cubs. :) Haven't read Indian Summer. Did not like that Mickey Mantle book. Well, it was ok but nowhere near as great as her Sandy Koufax book, which was one of the best baseball bios I've read in the past 10 years.
enviado por lindapanzo a las 3:55 pm (EST) del Aug 31, 2012
This works out great since several of my overdue ER books are baseball-related.
enviado por lindapanzo a las 11:41 am (EST) del Aug 31, 2012
Also, 5 stars? I'm not looking for a book to make me reflect on life right now, but it sounds really good.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:17 pm (EST) del Aug 28, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 1:50 am (EST) del Aug 24, 2012
6 dogs, they must eat you out of house & home.
enviado por bookblotter a las 11:36 pm (EST) del Aug 23, 2012
Personally, I don't mind spoilers, because (1) I think good movies should be able to stand on their own merits, not on some plot twist gimmick, and (2) I gave up after my sister spoiled Shutter Island. She texted me less than a minute after I'd bought the ticket and I decided I could either fume or enjoy the movie. And you know what? Knowing what was going to happen made me really appreciate Ruffalo and DiCaprio's performances. And yes, I also The Dark Knight Rises spoiled for me; I still enjoyed it, though.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:21 pm (EST) del Aug 21, 2012
major spoilers, but worth it.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:58 pm (EST) del Aug 21, 2012
enviado por kewhawaii a las 12:03 am (EST) del Aug 17, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:32 pm (EST) del Aug 5, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:35 am (EST) del Aug 5, 2012
You cannot imagine how flattered I am that you thought of me when signing up for a class on aliens. :D
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:26 pm (EST) del Jul 28, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:33 pm (EST) del Jul 28, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:12 pm (EST) del Jul 26, 2012
". . . you just can't get enough"?
You know, you should take care not to encourage me. For example, the following, out of the mouths of babes.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:55 pm (EST) del Jul 25, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:24 pm (EST) del Jul 25, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:37 pm (EST) del Jul 13, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:43 am (EST) del Jul 13, 2012
:) Gonna use the money for candy instead.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:40 pm (EST) del Jul 9, 2012
My cats were safely ensconced during the fireworks. Though if they had been scared and ran away, at least I would have the opportunity to put up this poster.
Fake Science! Dorkily off-center. I particularly love the Time Machine one.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:28 pm (EST) del Jul 8, 2012
I love Fake Science!
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:24 pm (EST) del Jul 8, 2012
Wired's got some great vids on the Higgs boson.
So, how have you been doing? Hope your July 4th was more boom than bust.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:49 am (EST) del Jul 6, 2012
I may have been reinvented, but deep down, I secretly suspect there's still the same kid, just trying to collect enough books to spend a weekend building a book-igloo.
I hope you haven't changed, either.
Regeneration sounds good. I want to find out what made Anna that way.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:00 pm (EST) del Jul 5, 2012
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enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:28 am (EST) del Jun 4, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:13 am (EST) del Jun 4, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:51 pm (EST) del May 30, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:47 pm (EST) del May 29, 2012
Over and over.
Just look for them.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:02 pm (EST) del May 28, 2012
I think the phrase you were looking for, in your review, was "government by clique."
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:14 pm (EST) del May 27, 2012
Persephone and the Prince Meet over Drinks by Jeannine Hall Gailey
Becoming the Villainess by Jeannine Hall Gailey
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:55 am (EST) del May 22, 2012
And, shucks, I hope you enjoy my book!
enviado por 7sistersapphist a las 11:17 pm (EST) del May 8, 2012
enviado por 7sistersapphist a las 11:12 pm (EST) del May 7, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:34 pm (EST) del May 2, 2012
I hope that you have seen the "hell" pic and the time lapse graffiti video that I noted at One Horse. They're both unusually smashing.
Vimeo videos are, on average, much better that the YouTube videos. I could lose a lot of time at Vimeo. Here is my favorite so far for creativity. How the maker of the video didn't get sued, especially by McDonalds, is beyond me. Many of the folks that post videos on Vimeo are pros.
In the past I was an avid photographer, especially on vacation and, if I do say so, pretty good. I gave it up when I realized I spent my vacations peering through a view finder. So now my images are in my brain. No clutter and no mess. Hard to show others, though, and the erase feature seems to work overtime. :)
enviado por bookblotter a las 1:55 pm (EST) del May 2, 2012
:)
Yes, we can be contradictory and inconsistent. But they be at liberty to make their own decisions, and given the space and opportunity to do so. Mistakes will be made, that is inevitable. But I believe that, in the end, they pursue push to better their conditions and their own interests. It's better we build our lives around our own mistakes than let it dictated by someone else's wisdom.
Some medical humor
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:41 pm (EST) del Apr 25, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:04 pm (EST) del Apr 23, 2012
aside:
Hope this message wasn't lost on the audience
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:49 pm (EST) del Apr 18, 2012
Can't wait to see what you think of her other works.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:31 pm (EST) del Apr 18, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:30 pm (EST) del Apr 18, 2012
That would also seem to apply to the top dogs in finance in the financial debacle of the past five years. Has anyone except the Lehman people, the vast majority of them with nothing to do with the actual misdeeds, paid for their transgressions? I don't mean agreed to fines w/o admitting any guilt, "Oh, no, we only paid $3 billion (effectively from the share holders) to get the Justice Department off our backs and end the suit expense." We admit nothing wrong.
I don't know if the extremeness of the past few years is unusual, I think that it may be, but it would be nice if a few finance top dogs went to the slammer occasionally. It might even make CEOs think that they might get caught up in this illegal thing that I disclaim any knowledge of.
Of course, our governors in Illinois have an enviable record of retiring to jail (Four since the 1960s - No state tops that record). At least they do end up in jail.
And, then, there's the vast amount of money in politics. Oh, well.
enviado por bookblotter a las 12:59 am (EST) del Apr 16, 2012
As CEO of IBM - no less - Rometty must have some aggressiveness to her. IBM is committed to gender equality, but she seems to be biding her time. Perhaps there are more cards to be played.
enviado por bookblotter a las 8:40 pm (EST) del Apr 13, 2012
enviado por bookblotter a las 4:50 pm (EST) del Apr 13, 2012
There's the usual rural/urban and class division themes, but also some surprisingly darker ones.
Worth checking out.
And I'm given to understand there are more in the pipeline.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:27 pm (EST) del Apr 13, 2012
Here it is
Thank you for the book recommendation. But from reading the reviews available, I am already dreading the ending.
Do you think I'm strong enough for it?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:58 pm (EST) del Apr 12, 2012
As sad as I am about Mr. Obama in certain respects, I could not imagine voting for any of the GOP (um, I'm searching for the right word without profanity) - okay - people running for the GOP presidential slot. What really astounds me is that of all my friends and acquaintances, with two or three exceptions, all lean GOP; some very strongly. Demographically, I'm obviously in a strong GOP area. But, it is very disheartening. What astounds me even more than the first astound herein, is that it seems absolutely clear to me that the GOP positions are antithetical to their best interests and the interests of their kids and grand kids.
If the GOP should win the presidency and both branches of congress, the US of A will be unrecognizable. In some ways, even more troubling is the way big time money, aided by the Supreme Court, has tainted all politicians, at least at the federal, state and big city levels.
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:27 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2012
If you're interested, click and explore.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:08 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:00 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2012
With the ill-heath that comes with old age, health care access is, to put it bluntly, permission to live. And no one should ever have to beg for permission to live. No one should ever have to slink off into a corner to die.
Plus, I'm much more concerned about energy, climate change, libertarian fanatics, citizens united, & c. to give much concern to my health. Did you, when you were 20? Until I almost lost my fingers to frostbite, not only did I never really considered that my body would break down as I get older, I think I honestly never really considered death or not being whole as I aged. And you know, the economic ramifications as technology steadily erodes away at human employment.
But they broke that compact. They've fought so zealously against that pathetic, compromised, shriveled health care bill because they would rather they have their slice of pie than see the thing grow to everyone's benefit. They screwed us over in 2010. Koch brothers or no, the Tea Party tapped into the discontent over expanding access to children, single mothers, the poor because that would threaten their own. Rick Perry may be a Texan, but he's right about the whole thing being a Ponzi scheme. But it was one my generation was willing to accept until they showed themselves to be untrustworthy partners.
Personally, I'm sick of senior citizens vetoing every single piece of spending except Social Security and Medicare. They're like vampires feeding on the young.
To paraphrase Paine, "The past weighs like a nightmare upon the living."
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:56 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2012
More can be found
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:43 am (EST) del Apr 4, 2012
On a serious note, I, unfortunately, can relate. I've voted Democrat all my life (that is, twice) even thought they've continually failed to stand up for me and mine.
And I'll vote for Obama, because he's not a Republican. I imagine she is feeling the same despair and anguish that I shall be experiencing later this year.
On a lighter note, you're going to be reading Dave Barry and Packing for Mars? Jealous.
You're in for a great read.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:39 am (EST) del Apr 4, 2012
:)
fyi: history of gop war on women
*you know, it kinda looks like a chi rho.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:18 pm (EST) del Mar 27, 2012
my take: Feminist self-immolation, like those poor monks in Tibet. And with as much effect on the right as the Tibetans' protest had on the Han.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:16 am (EST) del Mar 24, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:05 am (EST) del Mar 23, 2012
Lust, which is "fun and fleeting" and pretty much centers purely on sexual gratification.
Romance, that giddy euphoria and intense passion combined with the expectation that this'll persist.
And what you're centering on, the calm attachment and companionship (but lacking the intensity of the second).
FYI, I do agree. I don't think love is possible without the security of the third.
However, I disagree with you that any two people can fall in love with each other "under the right circumstances" as if it's as simple as a Katherine Heigl movie.
There's is a grace and attentiveness to it that is beyond some deliberate formula. I don't think it can be forced, is all.
Or controlled. Okay, I mean, there comes a moment when you have to willfully let go and allow yourself to trust in her and feel it totally. But that's built from all those little unexpected--unplanned--moments of openness and intimacy and passion, among other things.
Obviously, you're experiences differ from mine. And maybe I'm naive, but I can't separate romance or passion from love. Without those, it's simply an infatuation or a mild occurrence of affection.
Yep. I think Fenby should be commended for reducing +2000 years to a mere 400 pages.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:05 am (EST) del Mar 23, 2012
At the time, I had no degree, but did work that was quasi-legal. Many of our customers thought that I was an attorney (I told them the truth if they asked!). As a result of my learning what I did and exposure to the public, my career did pretty well. Many years later, I was talking to a woman friend, who was a "real" attorney, about our mutual career paths and happened to mention the secretarial pool. She said, accurately, "What chance did they have?"
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:30 am (EST) del Mar 22, 2012
"one-stop overview of China’s politics, economics, society, international relations, history, environmental issues, corruption and new leadership" in 400 pages.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:18 pm (EST) del Mar 20, 2012
I hope the article's true, as well.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:49 pm (EST) del Mar 20, 2012
Burden?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:26 pm (EST) del Mar 19, 2012
And there's nothing wrong with women engaging in temporary dalliances. That is the best case scenario.
And yes, romance is fleeting and make break-ups especially intense. But you'll be missing a big part of why sexuality matters so much in assuming the solipsistic view that sex is just another kind of sensation, as if it were just a variations of mutual masturbation. Any partnership not based on mutual respect and participation is doomed to be a stagnant one.
An aside:
I hate to add to your burden but Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 is worth it. Not only is it a brilliant biography by Tuchman, since you're still on your China kick, but she offers a great way to understanding China through the American mission and Chiang Kai-shek.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:59 pm (EST) del Mar 19, 2012
I hope by "Europe" you don't mean Romance-speaking Europe, particularly France and Italy. Sure, most of America still views women through the whole "Madonna/Whore" prism, but it's even more prevalent in Italy (the funnier version replaces "saint" with "virgin") and Paris is probably the most misogynist city east of Moscow. Naturally, by "Europe" I am excluding the U.K.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:18 pm (EST) del Mar 19, 2012
It's published by powerHouse Books (sic), to me an unknown publisher. So, it may not be showing up on your library shelves very soon.
I do like Maier's photos and the back story of her post humus discovery is really interesting. It is too bad that she didn't live and stay solvent to profit from her photos.
Eudora Welty is certainly double, maybe more, talented. Kinda like Steve Martin - yes, that one - playing the banjo.
Unfortunately, my double talents are in reading and listening to music. Wish that I had creative flair somewhere. To quote you, "Alas."
enviado por bookblotter a las 11:38 pm (EST) del Mar 18, 2012
I don't think it's a biological imperative to wipe out the "alien." It's just the logical conclusion of the GOP's marriage of Southern caste politics and corporate Objectivism. Instead of creating wealth for the commonwealth, their capitalism has become a system which brings about as many interactions between the strong and the weak, creating opportunities to exploit the latter.
They're not exploited because they're different. It's because they don't matter. Since the repeal of many of the New Deal institutions (by both Republicans and Democrats, as well as the Supreme Court), our society has become increasingly organized around power, competition, and wealth. And those who don't have any are fodder for battle, economics, johns, Soylent Green, any way to satisfy the Erysichthonian hunger we've unleashed.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:56 pm (EST) del Mar 18, 2012
In a similar vein, Eudora Welty has at least two books of photographs which contain black and white photos (as you might anticipate, most were taken in the US south, I believe in the 1930s to 1950s and most of them are of African-American subjects). Ages ago, I heard her interviewed on public radio, liked what I heard and have ever since tried to read some of her books. As you may surmise by the use of the word "tried," I have been an abject failure. Just can't get through them. My failures, not hers. In any event, the two photography books are Eudora Welty Photographs which I have and enjoy. The other is One Time One Place: Mississippi in the Depression which I don't have. Just thought that you might have an interest given the Maier book.
Hope that you're doing well.
enviado por bookblotter a las 4:35 am (EST) del Mar 18, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:38 pm (EST) del Mar 16, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:34 pm (EST) del Mar 16, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:47 am (EST) del Mar 16, 2012
On a related note, I was watching The Twilight Zone and I noticed that a lot of the acting consists of not blinking.
I hope the surgery works. Please send her my sympathies.
Noticed you're reading M.Lewis. Yay!
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:07 am (EST) del Mar 1, 2012
enviado por bookblotter a las 12:43 am (EST) del Mar 1, 2012
The Accidental Capitalist: A People's Story of the New China
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:27 pm (EST) del Feb 29, 2012
Make 'em laugh and they forget you're whistle-challenged.
Can't get to sleep right now (got fourteen hours in transit, and I think Bruce Springsteen was playing the whole time; he's really good [apparently I shouted "I'm on fire!"]) so I'm answering correspondence and reading the times to catch up.
Give your niece my regards. I do hope she's doing well.
I hope I'm not intruding, but what happened? Nothing serious, I hope.
Glad to talk to you, too. (But, what are you doing up so late?)
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:38 am (EST) del Feb 29, 2012
He's a right canny lad. Meanwhile, I'm still at the same point I was in middle school: I place two fingers in my mouth and shout "Whistle!"
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:46 am (EST) del Feb 29, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:29 am (EST) del Feb 29, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:26 am (EST) del Feb 29, 2012
enviado por 7sistersapphist a las 8:08 pm (EST) del Feb 25, 2012
I may be holding my nose, but I'm voting out of the eternal human hope for transcendence. As for the other guys, I'm gonna give them the benefit of the doubt and say it's not about race.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:42 am (EST) del Feb 10, 2012
enviado por one-horse.library a las 1:40 pm (EST) del Jan 31, 2012
Once here I started looking at all of the political humor in your member gallery...good times!
enviado por PaperbackPirate a las 10:54 pm (EST) del Jan 27, 2012
- Kierkegaard
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:03 pm (EST) del Jan 10, 2012
Hate to correct your image of me as a stud, but I'd been celibate these past few months. Else you'll find me engaged in a superb display of braggadocio: How many centuries has the sun stood in Heaven? But the sun never looked down until yesterday upon the embodiment of so much loveliness. She is a pageant which for splendor of appearance--& esp. for splendor of suggestion--has never been paralleled in the history of womankind. History may be searched--& searched in vain--to discover so wonderful an exhibition of beauty & grace amongst so many myriads of women. Sigh. Yep; been celibate for far too long. Damn long distance and the net's lack of any physical elements.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:05 pm (EST) del Jan 9, 2012
- joseph.
enviado por Quixada a las 10:43 pm (EST) del Jan 3, 2012
enviado por danielx a las 10:04 pm (EST) del Jan 2, 2012
enviado por danielx a las 12:06 am (EST) del Jan 2, 2012
You might not like this so much.
Happy, warm holidays!
enviado por bookblotter a las 12:40 am (EST) del Dec 21, 2011
Now I'm reading P.D. James "Death Comes to Pemberley" which is light and just right for this hectic holiday time.
All the best!
enviado por NarratorLady a las 4:41 pm (EST) del Dec 18, 2011
It reminds me of my reaction to "The Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" which has also been on the best seller lists for ages - 70 weeks and counting! The absurdly banal representation of life in a Japanese-American detention camp made my skin itch, the protagonist was a cipher of a human being, and when a character joins a grief support group on the internet in 1986 when such a thing was years away, I felt like throwing the book ..... at somebody who thought it was great literature. Friends loved it. I could barely conceal my contempt that they ignored the sophmoric writing.
So I feel your pain. None of us expects everyone to agree with all our reading tastes but when we come across a book that is so blatantly offensive to us - and others whose opinion we value can't see it - it feels like the world has gone mad!
I hope you're reading something these days that's giving you real pleasure. You deserve it after having to read something you hate twice!
Anne
enviado por NarratorLady a las 1:34 pm (EST) del Dec 18, 2011
I read 'The JA Club' a few years ago but liked the film version better.
Happy Holidays
Kerry
enviado por avatiakh a las 10:36 pm (EST) del Dec 15, 2011
oh, hey, you read endless forms most beautiful. that was a hard one to do in audio. would've loved to read it in print but enjoyed it a great deal anyhoo though i did have to rewind a lot.
also, i notice you read A child's Christmas in Wales. don't know if you've ever listened to Dylan Thomas reading it but they've re-released the old Caedmon recording--not very well, if at all, remastered--and you can hear a snippet at audible.com, the part in which Miss Prothero speaks to the firemen, the best part of the tale, i always think and i love DT reading it, even with all the echo. he also reads Fern Hill on this recording although i'm not sure Michael Williams [Mr. Judi Dench] doesn't do it at least as well if not better.
glad you enjoy your grandson. he looks to be at that age that can be so difficult for boys and so delightful for people who aren't their parents. the boys' thoughts are turning to lust, the girls, if they're inclined toward girls, are all maturing too fast for them, they can't control any of their body parts, they're torn between wanting to be mothered and wanting to be manly [irreconcilable desires] . . . wonderful.
see you on audiobooks.
ellie
enviado por mirrordrum a las 2:39 am (EST) del Dec 15, 2011
enviado por mirrordrum a las 10:24 pm (EST) del Dec 14, 2011
I'm not a vegetarian yet, but working on it gradually and without any goal - kinda like my life.
Re: Some comments on pic comments...
Isn't that library lovely? I wish that it was mine, but the rest of the house would look pretty shoddy by comparison. I agree with you on leather seats; better to have fabric. Dunno about fireplace.
The deer did get away. Never knew what was chasing him, but he was wild eyed.
Tiled bathroom wall - We partially remodeled the 33 year old "across the street from the lake house" a few years back. I remembered a tile store in Chicago that sold similar tiles and went there only to find them out of business. I'll spare you the details, but I drove over 100 miles in a quest for tiles only to find a source at a store about 6 miles from our house near Chicago. We redid the kitchen in a simple white farmhouse style and used the same type tiles (about 8 scattered on backsplash) in a farm animal style. I thought that it all came out kinda cool. Ceramic Tile Trends is the wholesaler - importer.
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:51 pm (EST) del Dec 1, 2011
Looks to me that you've added a few pics to the gallery. I particularly liked this and that. And, as a photo, I've always liked this action shot.
Hope Thanksgiving was marvelous and full of family and delicious bird (and, that you're not a vegetarian) and other good eats.
Just poking around...
enviado por bookblotter a las 11:18 am (EST) del Dec 1, 2011
In looking at some of your reading preferences, I was going to make a couple of suggestions, but you already own them (Beloved and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).
enviado por santhony a las 10:52 am (EST) del Nov 30, 2011
Katie
enviado por cammykitty a las 10:44 pm (EST) del Oct 4, 2011
enviado por MarthaHuntley a las 7:56 pm (EST) del Oct 1, 2011
Countdown until April...
enviado por 7sistersapphist a las 6:59 pm (EST) del Oct 1, 2011
enviado por MarthaHuntley a las 4:34 pm (EST) del Sep 26, 2011
enviado por MarthaHuntley a las 4:33 pm (EST) del Sep 26, 2011
Hope you have a good Saturday,
God Bless,
Robin
enviado por ldybug a las 10:49 am (EST) del Sep 17, 2011
My name is Robin, and you had recommended a book called Affinity to me and I requested it from my local library. It seems to be a very interesting book. Your library is built on titles I probably would never have even found.
enviado por ldybug a las 5:28 pm (EST) del Sep 16, 2011
I think that we should leave USA politics alone; it's too depressing and resistance is futile. It's the ultimate lowest common denominator trend and concentrate on a moving goal. I'm concentrating on filtering countries for future domicile...
Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Ireland; broke, broke, broke, broke, broke; scenic though.
France (I'm 1/4); can't hack the language, even if I could, people would snicker at my pronunciation constantly. Goofy at best. Bush 2 & his ilk treated them poorly, even their freedom fries...(that's in their favor). Their politicians could be even worse than ours, look at DSK. Is that possible?
Germany (I'm 1/4); solvent so far, their politics doesn't seem too bad from afar, but the history gives one pause.
Norway (I'm 1/4); it's cold, English widely spoken, an inspired land, I think. Has oil from North Sea and has managed the money from that marvelously. Can't hack lutefisk. Even though lutefisk is also found in Sweden, the Norwegians are more hard core lutefiskeans (okay, I made that word up).
Sweden (I'm 1/4); cold, stayed semi neutral in WW II, impression of a buff bunch of folks (will I fit in?), likable, English widely spoken, The Refreshments and even Johan Blohm. Ya, maybe.
Australia, New Zealand (I'm 0%); semi-common language, NZ prettiest, most interesting, compact place on earth according to very well traveled friend (worked internationally for the Big Mac company). Aussies may be approaching us politically in a few years at the rate they are going.
England; semi-common language, maybe not, riots; although we have had ours (note heavy list US riots starting in 1960s) and they may be recurring soon at a theater near you. Politics messy, although I do like the way that the PM pops up and down in Commons and he/she gets booed or cheered by the folks in attendance; good political theater. Swedes and Norwegians speak better US english.
Well, that was more fun than dissecting politics, wasn't it? One can't be too serious, even in crappy times.
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:18 am (EST) del Sep 16, 2011
The last three sentences of the article were obviously written by the Grimm Fairy Tale brothers right after they wrote "Rapunzel." It's a triumph of wishful hope over hard experience. It's particularly wan (definition 3) given the preponderance of the far right both in Congress and running for prexy. And, to further depress us, this. I can't believe that the common man or woman wants - if he or she really understands it (a key assumption) - the toxic waste the GOP sells today. Mind you, I'm not thrilled by the Dems either; although it's certainly the lesser of two evils by light years.
Somewhere in the next year or so, it's not hard to imagine Congress going to the wall and something very unpleasant happening. This is kinda mushy, but who knows the issue and catalyst, other than the fact that it will involve the GOP?
Now that I've depressed us, I'll wish a "Good Night."
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:11 pm (EST) del Sep 15, 2011
enviado por markon a las 11:53 am (EST) del Sep 15, 2011
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:55 am (EST) del Sep 10, 2011
We had an MBA type guy come in looking for a loan of $6 million. He had everything, plans, projections on costs and income/expense. He had so much material that we asked that he leave it with us to peruse and he did. One of our analysts poured over it at length and reported back that the numbers looked great but something seemed amiss. We looked at it and found that he hadn't included interest expense on the loan he wanted from us in expense projections. We rejected...
The other story I loved was a minister of a very small church with poor income statements (maybe 30-40 members) looking for a $2 million loan for a church that could hold 800 plus people. We asked how he expected to pay the debt service and find all those members and he responded, "God will provide..." We were tempted to ask if He would co-sign, but played it straight and said, "No, thanks."
Triggered by re-reading the Bloomberg Businessweek article below last night.
enviado por bookblotter a las 10:52 am (EST) del Sep 10, 2011
All that said, thanks for the link. I did watch the two videos online. The upcoming election is going to be interesting and, I'm afraid, depressing. I was a fan of Obama last time around. This time, he is likely to be the choice by default.
I think that the GOP should change their name to the Voodoo Party.
We have a lot of very serious issues in the US. Jobs, housing, run-away income inequality, debt (US, states, local govts, individuals) and not much positive is going to happen until the debt issue is at least tempered. Bloomberg Businessweek had a brief interesting take on the US debt situation. The graphic, (if the whole graphic doesn't appear, click on it) in particular was striking.
As I mentioned to one-horse, maybe it's time for a third party?
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:05 am (EST) del Sep 9, 2011
Of course...
enviado por bookblotter a las 8:47 am (EST) del Sep 8, 2011
Politicians (whatever happened to "statesmen" or women) of both parties are way too beholden to contributions, especially of the big buck variety, and it isn't healthy. To me, that's the reason there aren't more shackles on financial firms after the recent past and why there aren't more of those folks in the pokey.
I see you have Putnam's American Grace. Should be an interesting book; he's a thoughtful and bright guy. My wife was state director for the Junior women's clubs in Illinois which were losing members when he came out with Bowling Alone and he was right on as far as voluntary associations (clubs, lodges, sports teams...) diminishing in activity and membership. Interesting though, is the boom in organized sports for kids. Whatever happened to ad hoc sports, self organized by the kids themselves? That seems to me to be a sadly lost piece of learning for the kids.
Note on "statesman" --- Just for the heck of it, I searched the word "statesman" on Google Images. The result was startling. Searching the plural "statesmen" yields a totally different result. Interesting! But then I'm apparently easily amused.
enviado por bookblotter a las 11:57 am (EST) del Sep 7, 2011
Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the American West, 1865-90
Good data but lacking in composition.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:05 pm (EST) del Aug 10, 2011
The picture isn't me, it's just a beautiful photo I found in a children's clothing catalog. I loved it so much I actually ordered the dress for my daughter. :o)
enviado por UnrulySun a las 10:36 am (EST) del Aug 10, 2011
enviado por bookblotter a las 8:37 pm (EST) del Jul 28, 2011
Then there famously is the Pig War with Canada...
enviado por bookblotter a las 8:58 pm (EST) del Jul 26, 2011
He does have a way of setting out interesting, curious historical or other factual tidbits that make me lust - excuse me - for more info. I said at one time that he would be a great neighbor and, if he was my neighbor, I'd stand at the fence with him listening and saying, "Really, Bill?
I just love off beat stuff. My brother-in-law and I went up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan recently. On the way up, we were talking about how ridiculous it seemed to have the UP as part of Michigan plopped on top of Wisconsin and wondering why it was so. We got to a tourist center in a small Michigan town and we and the woman behind the counter were the only ones there and started talking. We asked her about the Illogic of the UP as part of Michigan. She said that it was because, when it was going to be a state, Michigan wanted the area around Toledo as part of Michigan and got into a small "war" with Ohio over it. It was settled by giving Michigan the UP in place of the Toledo area. I thought that sounded suspect but kept shut for a change. Later, I went on line and darned if she wasn't right. Copper was discovered on the UP and the area, for a time in the 1800s, ended up wealthy. Toledo, in the meantime, is worth $2.83 (no offense if you're from Toledo).
enviado por bookblotter a las 9:12 am (EST) del Jul 26, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:13 pm (EST) del Jul 23, 2011
You might be interested in it, even if you're not interested in baseball beyond your grandson's games. Mike might want to take a look into it, too.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:30 pm (EST) del Jul 23, 2011
enviado por camnini a las 8:20 pm (EST) del Jul 12, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8594808/84-Charing-Cross-Road-revisited.html
mollygrace
enviado por mollygrace a las 10:51 am (EST) del Jul 2, 2011
Heard about it, too. But I figured it was a joke. I mean, his last name is Weiner! Had to be prank. But if it was, and he was a victim, he sure handled it badly.
An aside: You've probably already read this, Physician, Heel Thyself, but you ought to find hope in the following commencement address at Harvard Med. Things do appear to be changing.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:42 pm (EST) del Jun 6, 2011
enviado por lindapanzo a las 9:00 pm (EST) del Jun 2, 2011
enviado por lindapanzo a las 8:06 pm (EST) del Jun 2, 2011
enviado por lindapanzo a las 5:28 pm (EST) del Jun 2, 2011
I'm especially eager to see what people will be reading for your June challenge. I'd thought about making this a category for my 11 in 11 challenge but didn't. Maybe next year.
enviado por lindapanzo a las 2:04 pm (EST) del May 31, 2011
I was a reluctant FB person, but I've found what I really like it the stuff I get from social causes that I "like". Places that support human rights issues, women's rights, etc. It's the latest and hottest news from the groups that I respect. I think you might actually get something out of it.
enviado por Nickelini a las 2:27 am (EST) del May 29, 2011
http://www.hulu.com/watch/243622/saturday-night-live-mozart-dress-rehearsal
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:45 pm (EST) del May 24, 2011
And just because
Dog.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:54 pm (EST) del May 24, 2011
enviado por lorax a las 6:57 pm (EST) del May 24, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:07 am (EST) del May 24, 2011
Gotta say, is probably my favorite.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:00 pm (EST) del May 23, 2011
It's pretty funny. But am I the only one who thinks the games would be so much better had Yahweh been influenced by Ricky Gervais? I want rainbow powers!
And just because:
Christmas Cards
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:25 pm (EST) del May 23, 2011
:)
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:10 am (EST) del May 23, 2011
God Fighter
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:21 pm (EST) del May 22, 2011
I really do believe our world (human civilization) is coming to an end, except I leave out "God" and call it climate change, overpopulation, demography, resource demands/depletion, globalization, industrialization, and good old chemistry and physics. And instead of Harold Camping and the Bible, I rely on the prophecies of Svante Arrhenius and database of the Mauna Loa Observatory. Boils and tongues of fire would be the least of our worries. Just ask those 35,000 people who were killed in the 2003 European heat wave.
They have as much chance of convincing me of the Rapture as I have of overcoming their denial of climate change. I can sympathize with them, esp. their efforts to convince and save us heathens, because I'm trying to do the same. The only difference is, I'm not looking forward to my apocalypse.
It's not really "reform" if it worsens things. Well, I guess they don't see it that way. For them, the time when women and minorities couldn't vote was a paradise. Then we can all live in a Christian Saudi Arabia. Except we won't have any oil . . . what are we going to do for fun then?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:27 pm (EST) del May 21, 2011
Either way, we'll find out what Tina Fey has planned for Kenneth. Yay!
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:56 pm (EST) del May 21, 2011
I don't think it's power over women, specifically. You have to see them as people, first, in order to even consider that.
* * *
Enough about politics. What's up with Kenneth [30 Rock]? Are the writers hinting at a magical beginnings? The reference to "Union soldier meat" . . . he was born during the Civil War?
I think it's a LOST thing. I mean, they all live on an island. None of them can leave. The references to Jacob--I think he's haunting the building, secretly manipulating everyone, and has Kenneth Parcell under his thumb. What do you think the odds are that 30 Rock ends on a Sopranos-like finale?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 1:09 am (EST) del May 21, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:27 pm (EST) del May 20, 2011
It isn't really about abortion; it has nothing to do with family values. Just as the death penalty has nothing to do with justice. It's about power.
P.S. When it's debt-financed "tax cuts" it's called a subsidy. The antithesis to Robin Hood. Which brings me to the good news. King John had to sign the Magna Carta. Whenever the rulers start basing their support upon the nobility, they tend to fall. From the Optimates politicians to the Vasa dynasty, it's mostly held true.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:10 pm (EST) del May 20, 2011
20:38
God wouldn't dare end the world before 30 Rock's 6tjh season.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:01 pm (EST) del May 19, 2011
enviado por charbutton a las 2:45 pm (EST) del May 19, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 1:52 am (EST) del May 18, 2011
I am sure I shall go to sleep smiling.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:28 am (EST) del May 12, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:08 am (EST) del May 12, 2011
If you don't hear from me, it'll be because I'll be trying to figure out how cover my tracks.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:45 pm (EST) del May 10, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:09 pm (EST) del May 10, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:25 pm (EST) del May 9, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 1:59 pm (EST) del May 5, 2011
enviado por blaiseslibrary2 a las 6:34 pm (EST) del Apr 29, 2011
ethos, logos and pathos. sorry.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:45 pm (EST) del Apr 20, 2011
Ex: My quoting Aristotle to support my argument despite the fact that I think he's wrong in pretty much every single way. Smart, but wrong.
Ball's in your court.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:44 pm (EST) del Apr 20, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:26 pm (EST) del Apr 19, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:33 pm (EST) del Apr 19, 2011
Still, to put someone under anaesthetics is risky in the best of conditions. To do so while not operating at his best mental capacity . . . I'm pretty sure that violates the core of the Hippocratic Oath (do no harm).
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:12 pm (EST) del Apr 19, 2011
But all kidding aside, did he ever, y'know, hurt anyone? If he, either indirectly or indirectly, caused serious harm or death, then a fishing trip ain't gonna cut it. Unless, y'know, it's an ice fishing expedition to Ice-catraz.
That's why I could never cut it as one. Just lucky I talked an ER nurse before graduating half a million dollars in debt only to discover that just the thought of someone's life being in my hands sends me into a catatonic state. My own life, I'm okay with (so much so that I nearly fell off the mountainside in my uncle's motorcycle, drowned (twice, once while in a car), 8 centimeters away from being blown up by an impromptu chemical chain reaction, you get the idea). Anyone else's life, though, and I have a panic attack.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:02 pm (EST) del Apr 19, 2011
So your anesthesiologist was drunk? Even drug dealers know better than to sample their own wares.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:35 pm (EST) del Apr 18, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:04 pm (EST) del Apr 17, 2011
Alright, let's get started on the script, then.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:11 pm (EST) del Apr 16, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:40 pm (EST) del Apr 15, 2011
What did happen with the bird?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:54 pm (EST) del Apr 15, 2011
g2g Sis's pet bird died.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:09 pm (EST) del Apr 13, 2011
Ooh, The Tiger's Wife? Great selection (good thing NPR survived, else I'll be in want of good reads). Me, I'm going to be stuck with non-fiction for a while and have to sneak in a little fiction whenever possible. Although, I'm not sure how one would classify The Kosher Guide to Imaginary Animals, a cookbook for unicorns and dragons and oh my!
The strawberries were eaten plain but still to die for.
Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime (1968) - it's a French sci-fi movie. Kind of like Slaughterhouse-Five and The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) meets It's a Wonderful Life (1946) except not so wonderful. It was discomforting (strawberries really came in handy) but I like it. It achieves what so many films fails to do, that is use the medium of visual storytelling to delve inside ourselves and engage us in a conversation about human existence, the relevance and importance of being human, & c. Y'know, French existential cinema with time travel as a plot device. But without being nihilistic.
And it's a little late for April Fools', but someone sent me this. I actually spent more time than I'd like to admit looking for it on Amazon before I realized it was a prank.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:22 am (EST) del Apr 13, 2011
As for me, eating strawberries and watching Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime.
Maybe we can fob Cage & the Zombies off on Burton--they seem to like working with the macabre--and keep Cage away from Austen. You ought to see what he did to de Bernières's Captain Corelli's Mandolin? No, maybe it's better if you didn't.
And wow, this almost makes me want to spend more time on writing my emails. Or take up letter writing.
Take care.
(1) Is italics the correct way to denote a book title? Or do you underline it?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:04 pm (EST) del Apr 12, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:48 pm (EST) del Apr 11, 2011
But thank you. Because now I feel doubly vindicated, and trebly smug.
Now that we've gotten the small talk out of the way, I'm afraid that we can't "[j]ust leave out Cage and the Zombies." It's in the contract. Any nonsensical movie must have Nic Cage in it or he kills one of the
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:46 pm (EST) del Apr 11, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:15 pm (EST) del Apr 10, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 7:35 pm (EST) del Apr 9, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:40 pm (EST) del Apr 5, 2011
:D
enviado por one-horse.library a las 3:26 pm (EST) del Apr 5, 2011
:)
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:26 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:25 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2011
I have this story about how religion is actually a giant hoax to get humanity to plant apples. It was for a biology project. Didn't do so well in Bible Lit. :)
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:22 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:08 pm (EST) del Apr 4, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:35 am (EST) del Apr 4, 2011
You could say that. Let's see. . . I woke up outside on a cold hard surface, in an awkward yoga position and convinced I was some kind of goat. Yeah, you could say I had a wild night.
How did the game go?
:D
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:55 pm (EST) del Apr 3, 2011
enviado por beelzebubba a las 9:32 pm (EST) del Apr 2, 2011
You should upload your scans to another site, say Flickr, and paste the url. That works.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 9:03 pm (EST) del Apr 2, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:17 pm (EST) del Apr 2, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:55 pm (EST) del Apr 2, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:14 am (EST) del Apr 1, 2011
It seems that models aren't vain after all. Just ahead of their time.
:D
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:07 pm (EST) del Mar 31, 2011
enviado por bohemima a las 4:55 pm (EST) del Mar 31, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:37 pm (EST) del Mar 29, 2011
:D
enviado por one-horse.library a las 10:55 pm (EST) del Mar 28, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 5:20 pm (EST) del Mar 27, 2011
I'm gonna be honest with you: I think it's satire. I was of the mind that Futrelle's blog was a satirical response to Adams's satirical blog. In an oblique manner, kind of like when former Justice O'Connor highlighted the injustice of laws favoring men over women, to convince the other justices of the importance and to tackle it. The comments, though, kinda suggests that's not how it was received, though Cara [moderator] did--at first--lend credence to my supposition. But, well, I'll change my mind, too . . .
Anyway, it's interesting you brought that up; last night I was reading le Guin's "The Matter of Seggri," a sc-fi short story where she imagines a role reversal of the genders.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:06 pm (EST) del Mar 26, 2011
Have fun tomorrow! If only you'd let me know earlier; we could've planned ahead and made sure it was the best game ever.
:D
enviado por one-horse.library a las 1:58 am (EST) del Mar 26, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:43 pm (EST) del Mar 25, 2011
"I have always said, heard, that it would not be strange that there had been civilisation on Mars, but maybe capitalism arrived there, imperialism arrived and finished off the planet."
Hugo Chavez.
Y'know, from any other world leader, something that Busey would be cause for remark. But from that guy, well, I just hope that means he'll be using his oil revenues to fund a trip to Mars.
And now back to the actual purpose of this dispatch:
Does the Universe Need God? by Sean Carroll
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:37 pm (EST) del Mar 25, 2011
Part One
Part Two, when smartphones came along.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:47 am (EST) del Mar 25, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:24 pm (EST) del Mar 21, 2011
Yeah, but sci-fi is a double edged sword. It could very well save the world. But it could just as easily destroy it.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:25 pm (EST) del Mar 17, 2011
If I could, I'll photosynthesize. But I'm realistic. I'll settle for getting my NRG from soaking in a lead acid solution, lithium if I can afford it.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 2:31 am (EST) del Mar 17, 2011
I hope they succeed, as that's the only thing I can do. Hope. Trapped behind a jar of concrete and steel.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:45 am (EST) del Mar 16, 2011
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Don't think less of the guy for that. I think the guy knows how bad it is in Japan; we're all waiting for news of the reactors and the waiting is made worse for out utter powerlessness. He could be telling himself that, to convince himself to feel safe. I mean, the news reports look like scenes from a Dantean sci-fi dystopia. Or he might be protecting himself from the disaster, by repeating at mantra, "It could've been worse." Sometimes there are events that, if we open ourselves to them, are more than we can bear. So we find ways to distance ourselves, just for a short while. The carnage is too large, the loss too personal. It exhausts us, so we find rest in whatever little solace we can, whether it's Cassandran cavils, carping about our cars, or turning away to watch some news dispatches of a A href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9BJ6BPdFpM&feature=related>different nature.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 8:04 pm (EST) del Mar 15, 2011
You ought to peek into my subconscious when Gilbert and Sullivan is playing while I'm asleep. Think Cirque du Soleil, but with the Harlem Globetrotters. True story.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:31 pm (EST) del Mar 15, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 6:20 pm (EST) del Mar 13, 2011
Deborah
enviado por vancouverdeb a las 8:08 am (EST) del Mar 13, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:55 am (EST) del Mar 13, 2011
For example, I recall that the Greeks had as many different words for the degrees of love (meaning, there are other kinds of love besides eros, though I didn't believe that, being a teenager ;) as we have for "car." Interestingly enough, the person who told me that was by Bible teacher (not in an icky way; purely intellectual discussion). Very devout, but I wouldn't call her fundamentalist.
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:52 am (EST) del Mar 13, 2011
enviado por one-horse.library a las 12:09 am (EST) del Mar 13, 2011
Just to be sure, it's the Cloud Atlas by David Mitchel, right? Not the one by either Donald Platt or Liam Callanan?
enviado por one-horse.library a las 11:02 pm (EST) del Mar 12, 2011
Re: morality of movie stars
"Nothing more clearly show how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes these, and the sort of men who are most amply provided with them."
- Jean de La Bruyere
enviado por one-horse.library a las 4:35 pm (EST) del Mar 12, 2011