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Doppelgängers

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on January 29, 2010 | Comments Off

So, it’s “Doppelgänger Week” on Facebook.  This means that we’re all supposed to change our profile pictures to someone famous whom we resemble.  Of course, mine is the young Sarah Ferguson.  People used to tell me that all the time ca. 1986.  One friend’s grandmother never even bothered to call me by name; she just [...]

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Post-Election Post

Posted in Posts, tagged , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Hey, NPR?  It would have been “a shocking result” if Bloomberg had not won.  A narrower-than-expected victory could be called “surprising,” but I think you went a little too far.  Personally, I’m a little shocked that Owens won the NY-23.  And pleased!  Way to go, sensible North Country residents.  Someone bring me a hat-shaped snack! [...]

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Burn after Reading

Posted in Posts, tagged , on October 29, 2009 | Comments Off

Yesterday I decided to download some new books for listening, since I’ve got a bunch of audible.com credits building up.  Unfortunately, one of my choices was, yes, The Lost Symbol.  As you may know, spotting bad DC geography and similar phenomena in TV and film is one of my favorite pastimes.  So, I thought the [...]

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Glaring Omission

Posted in Posts, tagged on November 27, 2007 | Comments Off

Via Kevin, I checked out the “100 Notable Books for 2007” list.   He noticed a total lack of science books (or scientist biographies) on the list. Huh?  I’m reading Einstein: His Life and Universe right now, and I’d call it “notable”.  It’s part science lesson, part biography.  I think it’s well-written and the author went [...]

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The Meme of Books

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on September 30, 2006 | Comments Off

Books So, like, I read blogs, you know? And so like, there’s this “book meme” going around and WAH, I WANT IN. But, like, no one else reads my blog, you know? So here goes. 1. One book that’s changed your life All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque. I loved it. That [...]

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Chronic (what?) cles of Narnia!

Posted in Posts, tagged , , , on December 30, 2005 | Comments Off

Chronic (what?) cles of Narnia! Hilarious. Literally, one of the funniest things I’ve seen in my entire life. Watch it, you’ll crack up! Also, the movie rocks. I don’t care what anyone says. They got that first trip through the wardrobe RIGHT and that really leads to book fans being predisposed to enjoy the rest [...]

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