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 have Decem…
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 have Decem…
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By the way, U.P., thanks for sharing this post on Facebook every week. It's greatly appreciated.
No problem on sharing the posts. I share both on my page and on my profile, because I have friends that enjoy your choice of cartoons for the week who aren't fans of my page. I hope, though, it's not overkill for those who are both friends of mine and fans of my page. So far, though, no one has complained...which why would they? The cartoons are usually funny (or thought provoking) and are a great way to start a Sunday morning.
Very much so. *smile*
AND... Royal Pain In The Ass?
HA!
You sure they weren't talking U.S. politics?
Cuz it's a moniker that fits this nation too.
heh heh
Costa Rica is looking better and better all the time.
;-)
Ha! I love that Bachmann/Elvis one. She's gotta be related to Palin somehow.