Monthly Archives: November 2007
A Log Cabin In The Woods
Sad to say our current budget and plans do not include buying a luxurious new home. But sometimes I indulge my dream of buying some wooded property south of here, along the road to Mt. Ranier and building Paul Bunyan’s … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books
Not My Usual Cookbook Roundup
Easy Board Books are practically indestructible– each page a thick sheet of laminated cardboard, these books are designed to be impervious to the roughest treatment toddlers can give them. And why, you may ask, do I begin this latest cookbook … Continue reading
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Tilt Away From Technorati To Flash Your Blog Forward
I was very honored on Friday to be quoted by my friend Rich Becker on his Copy Write Ink blog. As I commented on a discussion over at BlogCatalog about Technorati authority, Google Page Rank and other measurments of a … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Off-Topic, Social Networking
Unmistakably a Hippie
The Sixties is a coffee table size book of photographs by Robert Altman, famed as the director of such movies as M*A*S*Hand Nashville. The photos, which include both musicians and other famous icons of the flower-power-era as well as many … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Photography
Grumbles Not For Everyone
If you are not already a Robert Heinlein fan, Grumbles From The Grave is Not the place to start. A collection of Heinlein’s private correspondence edited by Heinlein’s widow Virginia, Grumbles is an extraordinary glimpse into the life of an … Continue reading
Filed under Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Memoir, Science Fiction
100– Why Mommy Is A Democrat
This is my 100th post to The Thin Red Line. Another milestone, and I’m not quite able to repress expressing a small burst of pride at how far I have come with this blog since I began June 1st. Today’s … Continue reading
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How Do I Pick The Books?
Awhile back I addressed a question I sometimes hear about “Do You Really Read All of These Books?!?!?” And today I thought I would address another one that comes up fairly often, how do you decide which ones to write … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Reject Pile
Goodnight
As a lifelong insomniac I had very high hopes for The Harvard Medical School Guide To A Good Night’s Sleep, although the fact that I stayed up all night reading it on a night I never could manage to get … Continue reading
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New Book Post Coming Monday!
I try to be faithful about posting to the The Thin Red Line Monday–Friday but sometimes real life interferes. If you stop by here just for the book reviews, please check back Monday afternoon/evening. If you’re checking in cause you … Continue reading
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The Einstein's Brain God Does Not Exist Meme
I have a confession to make. Sometimes I just hate getting tagged with a meme. Especially when I’m tagged by a blogger I really like. With a meme that just isn’t suited to my format of daily book reviews with … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Books, Humor and Memes
