Wow, it looks like I didn’t finish anything in February, so I’ll give you a March title: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore The overall effect reminded me of Carl Hiaasen: fun characterization, good use of language, exciting plotting, but at the end there are too many neat coincidences and quick resolutions. I wish it […]
Midnighters, Vol. 3: Blue Noon, Westerfeld. Yes. A fitting conclusion to the Midnighters series, very exciting in spots. If you’ve read it, we can compare notes on whether you, too, were reminded of a thing at a spot in the book.
Midnighters, Vol. 2: Touching Darkness, Westerfeld. Yes. Given the amount of research that Westerfeld apparently did for Peeps, I’m disappointed that he didn’t bother to check what the GPS constellation looks like. It’s not entirely clear he knows what the mailbox flag means, either, though maybe the character merely phrased something oddly. There’s mention made […]
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead, Brooks. Non-fiction. Again, billed as humor. I mean, sure, it’s ironic and po-mo and all, but I still didn’t find it a laugher. I was interested that it creeped me out in a way no fiction has in a long time. I think this was […]
A very entertaining ukulele lesson with many useful tips. Ukulele is the miracle music instrument . The ukulele sound won’t interrupt the talking of business or the whisper of lovers. If you softly hold a baby or cat under your arms, usually some people will smile and say “How pretty this baby is! or How […]
Longtime listener, first time caller Elsa submits historical pictures of Wisconsin library students. For cute! My own library education involved fewer costumes.
Because New Yorkers conspire to taunt me with their wonderful restaurants, here are an assortment of menus to peruse. The Comfort Diner, for example, offers “Herb Crusted Salmon ( Low Crab ).” I think it is terribly considerate of them to offer menu items with a minimum of crab.
Do cereal boxes count?
In case you need to explain to someone exactly where they are a pain in your ass, a helpful set of diagrams.
While examining options for renewing a domain, I discovered that one of my existing registrars has a “Name your phone” option. So if anybody needs to get an SMS message to me without knowing my phone number, just point your browser here.