Monthly Archives: April 2008

This Is NOT A Meme Post

My regular readers who’ve been with me awhile already know that I really hate memes, though like Turnip of Power wrote in this post I generally try to be a good sport about them albeit most always with a twist … Continue reading

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Eat This Not That

If you are trying to watch your weight and eat healthier, it can be easy at times to be overwhelmed by all the conflicting information out there.   And if  you are sometimes unable to avoid eating out it can be … Continue reading

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Happy In The Kitchen

When I picked it up and perused the cover I had presumed that I would be panning Michel Richard’s Happy In The Kitchen.   Just seeing that Thomas Keller wrote the introduction made me immediately assume it would be yet another … Continue reading

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Relentless Enemies Getting Stoned (in the) Eco Nest

I have to confess, right off, that there is no theme, no connection no rhyme or reason behind today’s book selections.   These are five that just caught my eye and found their way home with me and each is just … Continue reading

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Free For All

Welcome!   If this is your first visit please note that you can click on any book cover to get the book from your local library or click on any book title to purchase it.    Browse recent book reviews on the … Continue reading

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Friday In Legoland

Ouch!   I tripped and fell on the sidewalk taking some clothes to the laundry room today and scraped my hand up pretty bad.  Tough to type with big bandages on my right hand fingers.   So just a short post today  … Continue reading

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The Librarian of Basra

While I posted an Easy Books roundup just yesterday  I felt this Easy Non-Fiction title I stumbled upon last week rated a post of its own.    The Librarian of Basra is a true story about Alia Muhammad Baker who … Continue reading

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Smile And Say "AAAWWWWWW"!

The children’s area of the library can be at times both the most frustrating and most rewarding area to work.   There is nothing like setting off to make closing pick up rounds and finding that every toy and nearly every … Continue reading

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Jumper

OK.   So first off I got confess that now that I am officially middle aged I don’t actually ride roller coasters anymore.   But  Joel was a huge Disney fan and I have been to Disneyland as an adult an inordinate … Continue reading

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

First, my thanks to Techfun for suggesting this one to me.   It’s taken me an awful long time to read it but I have and I’m glad I did.   In Friday’s post I pointed out that art can be much … Continue reading

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