It was an interesting week for news. Canada's Prime Minister visited the President in Washington. And "civility" made headlines, thanks largely to Serena Williams, Joe Wilson and Kanye West not knowing what it was. Finally, with the release of remastered CD box sets and video games, boomers were getting their Beatle freak on.
I know, I know, I know I should have reported in before now. But sometimes real life just gets in the way. I attempted 5 books in November. I say attempted because I slapped a big DNF (did not finish) on Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon. I just can't seem to get into this guy. It's the second or third of his I've given up on, Not so the other four, starting with a biography of Stephen Stills called Change Partners. This followed by a hilarious biography of the guy responsible for National Lampoon called A Stupid and Futile Gesture - How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever. I ended the month reading yet another biography, this one of the man behind Rolling Stone magazine,. It was called Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine. A fascinating read. So last month I hit the magic number 50 I'd imagined for myself back in January. If I roll this month into my yearly total I'm at 54 books. And I still hav...
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Love it.
You are a humor force to be reckoned with Noname!
*bowing*
*smile*
Quirks: Quirk, I'm your father. May the force be with you.
ettarose: I feel sorry for the guy. Like the picture on top of the post, he's gettin' blamed for everything.
Love it.
You are a humor force to be reckoned with Noname!
*bowing*
*smile*
Quirks: Quirk, I'm your father. May the force be with you.
ettarose: I feel sorry for the guy. Like the picture on top of the post, he's gettin' blamed for everything.