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Nineteen capsule biographies of women of the 18th and 19th centuries. The only one I’d heard about before was Margaret (”Molly”) Brown and that was from the play or whatever it was which, according to this, has no basis in reality. A couple of prospectors in California, Alaska and Colorado; a couple of savvy [...]
You’d never guess he is an awesome mouser, would you?
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I’m not quite sure why people call this a “humor” book. I didn’t think it was especially humorous. It was, however, very, very good. I suppose anything with zombies is supposed to be a joke, in spite of the very real and present danger they represent.
In the near future, there was a war with [...]
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Insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) and the insured’s wife, Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) try to swindle an insurance company out of a accident and life insurance policy that pays double for death by certain accidents, by offing Dietrichson’s husband by “accident”. Things go well before it all goes south. They first have [...]
I was born to be single, and that’s what I prefer 9944/100% of the time. But there are times when it would be nice to have a partner. This is one of those times.
I’m going to be starting renovations. Kitchen and bath. What does that have to do with partnering? Someone needs to do a [...]
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A remarkably short (proto?) typical noir crime story, but it packs a lot into its 100 pages. Frank is, basically, a depression era ne’er-do-well, bumming around California. He stops into a roadside diner and meets the Greek owner, Nick, who offers him a job. He also meets Nick’s wife, Cora, and they fall in [...]
I had my annual eye exam yesterday. I have a new prescription and need a whole new pair. The frames I have right now have already had about three lens changes and I don’t think they’ll last another one.
I’m thinking maybe
b-EYE-cycle Frames
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Researchers identify genes linked to diabetes - The Boston Globe
Some good news
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A good modern noir crime novel set in Marsailles, this has it all. A gritty setting, drugs, mafia, sex, food, booze, friendships lost, murder, mayhem, racism, and despair. Fabio Montale is a tired policeman trying to find out why his estranged childhood friends and the girl he loved were murdered. Were the three murders [...]
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I really wanted to like this. And I did, to a point. But the book is far more impressive and an academic exercise than as something to be read. That said, others I’ve talked with with think it’s the best book EVAR!
There are about three stories here. A slacker apprentice tattooist is looking for [...]
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Crap. Total, utter, and complete crap. And it’s not because it’s “bad taste.” I’m a big fan of bad taste. This is unwatchable. I also agree with John who says “I like John Waters a lot more than I like his movies.”
Ach… Nearly bought it today. Coming home from a few errands in Downtown Crossing, I was coming down Columbus Ave. at the intersection of Berekeley from the Common. I had a green. A car coming the opposite direction wanted to beat the car coming behind me, I guess, and turned left right into me. [...]
Broadway Bicycle School is a unique, collectively owned, full-service bicycle repair shop. We teach people how to fix their bikes in addition to selling new and used bikes, parts and accessories. Since 1972, Broadway has been committed to doing the highest quality repairs and to providing a place where workers and customers feel [...]
Construction on one side of me is trying to destroy my building.
Construction on the other side of me is trying to destroy my living room.
The bar on the corner kept me up until 2:30 this morning.
My tire exploded in the hallway loud enough that my ears are still ringing.
Lunch sucked.
Client is thinking about redesigning the [...]
