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Planned books:
- The Dark River (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 2) by John Twelve Hawks
- A Rulebook for Arguments by Anthony Weston
- Feed (Newsflesh, Book 1) by Mira Grant
Current books:
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In His Majesty’s Service by Naomi Novik
Recent books:
- Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
- Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1) by Frank Herbert
- The Copywriter’s Handbook, Third Edition: A Step-By-Step Guide To Writing Copy That Sells by Robert W. Bly
- The Traveler (Fourth Realm Trilogy, Book 1) by John Twelve Hawks
- Jonathan Strange by Susanna Clarke
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Tag Archives: General
Where Do They Get Their Information?
I recently started considering a career as an auto mechanic. I have a good degree of mechanical aptitude, far more so than my aptitude for programming, sadly for [..]
A Review of The Road
I just finished Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, a book I read not because, but in spite of the fact that it is an Oprah’s Book Club book.I got [..]
Rethinking Ethanol
I have in the past argued for ethanol (see The Kind of Car We Need, and More on the Kind of Car the US Needs) as part of [..]
Sara Under 300
Sara has been on a diet for the last few months. She is now smaller than she ever was since I met her. So a big congratulations to [..]
I Predict Harry is a Squib
How do we get Harry to live, yet make sure the series is done as J. K. Rowling has said it will be? I predict that in the [..]
I Am Xander
I haven’t posted the results of one of those, You are… type tests for a long time. This time was another What Buffy Character Are You Type Quiz, [..]
Boo on Arizona
I just learned that Arizona has banned Zillow from it’s estimates on property values in Arizona. I find this odd, seeing that it is an estimate and costs [..]
Scammed by TooSpoiled
I got an email from somebody at TooSpoiled for a well paying Customer Service Job. So I applied, got a call from somebody who recommended me for the [..]
More Nuttin But Stringz
I talked about Nuttin But Stringz a while ago, and now the video is out there I thought I would share the video on Noggin that got us [..]
Mega Millions vs Powerball and Cash vs Payments
It looks like that the cash value of Mega Millions is worth more than the cash value of Powerball as a percentage. Powerball’s prize right now is $20 [..]
Hookahville 27
Okay, before I go to bed, one more post. Hookahville 27 is coming May 25-26, 2007 with a fairly nice lineup this year. Of course the host, Ekoostik [..]
Jammin’ It With The String Cheese Incident
Before heading to bed I decided to rock it with The String Cheese Incident, join me: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCODxHMwuEo[/youtube] Get the DVD, Live From Austin Texas for you… or for [..]
Do I Have Prosopagnosia?
I have wondered if I have a weak form of prosopagnosia. Prosopagnosia, is face blindness, where the ability to recognize faces is impaired. My problem is more when [..]
IQ Only 108 Early in the Morning
I’ll blame it on Canada, or being up too early with having gone to bed too late last night, but either way my IQ came out to be [..]
Happy Birthday to Me
A little under two score years ago I was born on this date. What I want… a good car; the mortgage paid off, or at least the mortgage [..]
Yet Another Arizona City I Am Looking At
I recently also added Buckeye, AZ (go there using Google Earth), another suburb of Phoenix, to the list of Arizona cities I may move to that I mentioned [..]
Ari Claims He is Darth Maul
The video quality here isn’t great, as it was taken with a camera phone, but here is a video of Ari, at the end of which he claims [..]
Some of Ari’s Favorite Music Videos
Ari’s favorite music video of late is Kate Bush singing Wuthering Heights. He does it with lots of her dance moves while he watches it and it can [..]
Sara’s Diet
Sara started a diet a few months ago and is down 45 pounds to her pre-pregnancy weight. Congratulations Sara!
If We Were In Arizona Right Now
We wouldn’t be freezing this morning. The temperature in Chandler, AZ right now, according to our friendly Yahoo! front page (they get their info from the Weather Channel) [..]