Well, folks, I read seven (count 'em) seven books in October. One I didn't finish but even at that I hit the magic number 50 I estimated for myself by the end of the year. The six books I successfully waded through were, firstly, What Happened, Hillary Clinton's book on her bid for the Presidency. I''m a bit of a political junkie so I get off on this stuff but still it kinda struck me as one long whine over losing. Next up was the excellent Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music of Laurel Canyon. Laurel Canyon was the fabled area outside of Los Angeles where many musicians and artists lived. Known as a 60s enclave, the book takes a look at just who lived there over the last 80 years. A fascinating read. Next up was Lightfoot, a biography of Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot. He may have been responsible for some iconic folk songs but he was also quite the womanizer and boozer. Enough said. Then I read Dan Brown's new tome Origin, the fifth ...
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Yes, the U.S. economy is a sad state of affairs these days. I'm surprised not to see a cartoon on Mitt's 'foot-in-the-mouth' comment.
All fun ' toons!
(Now I gotta get back to the 4th round meltdown of the PGA championship. I was rooting for Luke but the Force was not with him today. Oh, well.)
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Last couple of times I've come to yer blog, it's HIDING from me! I can't find it. Me no likey. :(
But enuf of that.
Great choices, as usual. My faves? I see debt people. HA! And the going back to school one was good. I might be a little biased about that one, because....
heaven,
I'm in heaven!
HA!
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