Monthly Archives: July 2007
113th Moon Pie
So I finished re-reading Half Blood Prince and am immersed in the story and ready to continue. And log in to check and find that I am now 113th in line for Deathly Hallows. I have resisted the temptation to … Continue reading
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Stuff Guys Need To Know
Confessing that I have been re-reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and just haven’t felt like reading or blogging about other books. Meanwhile I am up to 168th on the hold list so I should get a copy … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction, Reject Pile
D*U*C*K
Ron predicted that UW would examine Staci and send her right back home to Kathi’s and so they did. He talked to them on the phone. Clint got in okay and they will be here until Wednesday. We are planning … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, New Orleans
A Field Guide To Sprawl
Today’s Harry Potter debut at work was a bit anti-climactic. An e-mail last night advised that 175 copies were received at library hq at 4:30pm and were quickly stamped, stickered, cataloged and put on the trucks for this morning’s delivery. … Continue reading
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Travel By Pullman
My three days off passed all too quickly and mostly all I did was catch up on sleep. Did not make it to the museum or any where else, though I did go over to Kathi’s and sat out on … Continue reading
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Call of the Mall
I first read about Paco Underhill in The Naked Consumer a 1992 book by Erik Larson. As a retail anthropologist, Underhill works with large retail companies to help them improve their stores and procedures by learning how customers actually use … Continue reading
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Roux The Day
Roux The Day is one of a series of seven Gourmet Detective mysteries by Peter King. The "Gourmet Detective" is a London-based foodie who works for chefs finding rare ingredients, recipes and substitutions. While on another case in Los Angeles … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, New Orleans
A nice weekend
It was a nice weekend. Sunny and hot, but not as horribly hot as it got last week. I was off Saturday, and Ron and I went and picked up Staci. We had lunch at Pannera Bread (and oogled at … Continue reading
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How I Learned To Cook
Happy Saturday! I’m off from work today and we plan to spend the afternoon hanging out with Staci and watching videos. (We finally managed to get together with her for lunch the other day– the operation went well and she … Continue reading
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Michael Tolliver Lives
Yesterday I worked a 3-9pm shift and was happy to find in my mailbox the copy of Michael Tolliver Lives that I had requested. I started reading on my lunch hour, then stayed up until three am finishing it, even … Continue reading
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