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perth · 06-04-2004, 03:14 PM

Oh, I appreciate you pointing it out. I hate spelling errors as well, especially when I'm the one making them.

Crimson Ghost · 06-06-2004, 04:04 AM

Spelling errors are one thing, but at least you didn't have a camera crew there to catch you mis-spelling "potato" to an 8-year-old.

Rumor has it that the Secret Service had standing orders "If Bush dies in office, kill Quale."

Just a rumor.........

maybe.........

wolf · 09-24-2004, 11:56 PM

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry.

Very interesting book, with an awesomely funny title.

Perhaps Tomas Rueda should read this one to help cope with his OOBE.

busterb · 09-27-2004, 02:35 PM

Redemption by Leon Uris. Not a bad read.

Griff · 09-27-2004, 07:15 PM

Uris can tell a story, but it's been a while since I've read him. Maybe I'll pick one up.

I'm reading Stephenson's Zodiac right now. Its remarkably different than crypto but still makes science readable. Very Cool.

wolf · 09-27-2004, 08:38 PM

Also just finished Bill O'Reilly's "Who's Looking Out For You."

Quick read, but a lot of sensible stuff in there.

busterb · 09-27-2004, 08:47 PM

? Bill O' LIely :-)

09-27-2004, 09:02 PM

Just finished re-reading Songlines by Bruce Chatwin. *Pats self on back* I used to be one of those people who read several books at once and polished off 3 or 4 books a week. Now a days I haven't been able to sustain the concentration to read a book through beginning to end for at least the past 4 years. My neurologist suggested trying to read books I've read in the past, and it worked!

Catwoman · 10-04-2004, 11:51 AM

Just finished 'The Dice Man' and also trying to get through 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist' - worth reading? Some interesting points in The Dice Man, re personality and the construction of the 'self' - I do recommend it, although unfortunately as with any best-selling border-philosophical fiction it glamourises its rather valuable message to the point of ridicule. Shame.

lookout123 · 10-04-2004, 11:58 AM

Tommy Franks - American Soldier. i would recommend it to others. there are a few "love me" parts in it, but overall a good read.

wolf · 10-04-2004, 12:01 PM

I'll just go right on ahead and assume you're not talking about a biography or autobiography of Andrew 'Dice' Clay ...

I just finished reading "Shaman" by Sandra Miesel.

Pretty solid fantasy novel, which had some interesting aspects to it, particularly the nanny-state society the main character lived in.

Wouldn't have picked it up on my own, but a coworker leant it to me. He had gotten it because he is doing a review on one of the author's other books, and wanted to get some of the flavor of her early work before starting.

Happy Monkey · 10-04-2004, 06:05 PM

I read Neil Gaiman's biography of Douglas Adams, so of course I had to reread the Hitchhiker's Guide. I'm currently up to book 4.

Cyber Wolf · 10-04-2004, 08:34 PM

I'm on my fourth Patricia Moyes book in a row. Love me some British mystery authors. Huzzah, Chief Superintendent Tibbett!

elSicomoro · 10-04-2004, 09:11 PM

Some John Grisham book...lemme go look and see what the title is...

"The Street Lawyer." I bought it at Lambert Airport in St. Louis last week to pass time...I've read about 2/3 of it, and it's great thus far.

10-04-2004, 11:48 PM

"The Dark Tower" the last of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I'm setting aside my entire Thursday afternoon to reading this book.

I'm also reading "Modern Systems Analysis and Design" You have to love college text books.

06-06-2004, 04:04 AM	#152
Crimson Ghost Larger than life and twice as ugly. Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,264	Spelling errors are one thing, but at least you didn't have a camera crew there to catch you mis-spelling "potato" to an 8-year-old. Rumor has it that the Secret Service had standing orders "If Bush dies in office, kill Quale." Just a rumor......... maybe......... __________________ We must all go through a rite of passage. It must be physical, it must be painful, and it must leave a mark. I have no knowledge of the events which you are describing, and if I did have knowledge of them, I would be unable to discuss them with you now or at any future period. Don't waste your time always searching for those wasted years

09-24-2004, 11:56 PM	#153
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	After the Ecstasy, the Laundry. Very interesting book, with an awesomely funny title. Perhaps Tomas Rueda should read this one to help cope with his OOBE. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-27-2004, 02:35 PM	#154
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Redemption by Leon Uris. Not a bad read. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

09-27-2004, 07:15 PM	#155
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Uris can tell a story, but it's been a while since I've read him. Maybe I'll pick one up. I'm reading Stephenson's Zodiac right now. Its remarkably different than crypto but still makes science readable. Very Cool. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-27-2004, 08:38 PM	#156
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Also just finished Bill O'Reilly's "Who's Looking Out For You." Quick read, but a lot of sensible stuff in there. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-04-2004, 03:14 PM	#151
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Oh, I appreciate you pointing it out. I hate spelling errors as well, especially when I'm the one making them.

09-27-2004, 08:47 PM	#157
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	? Bill O' LIely :-) __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

09-27-2004, 09:02 PM	#158
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	Just finished re-reading Songlines by Bruce Chatwin. Pats self on back I used to be one of those people who read several books at once and polished off 3 or 4 books a week. Now a days I haven't been able to sustain the concentration to read a book through beginning to end for at least the past 4 years. My neurologist suggested trying to read books I've read in the past, and it worked!

10-04-2004, 11:51 AM	#159
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	Just finished 'The Dice Man' and also trying to get through 'The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist' - worth reading? Some interesting points in The Dice Man, re personality and the construction of the 'self' - I do recommend it, although unfortunately as with any best-selling border-philosophical fiction it glamourises its rather valuable message to the point of ridicule. Shame. __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

10-04-2004, 11:58 AM	#160
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Tommy Franks - American Soldier. i would recommend it to others. there are a few "love me" parts in it, but overall a good read. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

10-04-2004, 12:01 PM	#161
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'll just go right on ahead and assume you're not talking about a biography or autobiography of Andrew 'Dice' Clay ... I just finished reading "Shaman" by Sandra Miesel. Pretty solid fantasy novel, which had some interesting aspects to it, particularly the nanny-state society the main character lived in. Wouldn't have picked it up on my own, but a coworker leant it to me. He had gotten it because he is doing a review on one of the author's other books, and wanted to get some of the flavor of her early work before starting. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-04-2004, 06:05 PM	#162
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I read Neil Gaiman's biography of Douglas Adams, so of course I had to reread the Hitchhiker's Guide. I'm currently up to book 4. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-04-2004, 08:34 PM	#163
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	I'm on my fourth Patricia Moyes book in a row. Love me some British mystery authors. Huzzah, Chief Superintendent Tibbett! __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

10-04-2004, 09:11 PM	#164
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Some John Grisham book...lemme go look and see what the title is... "The Street Lawyer." I bought it at Lambert Airport in St. Louis last week to pass time...I've read about 2/3 of it, and it's great thus far. Last edited by elSicomoro; 10-04-2004 at 09:14 PM.

10-04-2004, 11:48 PM	#165
cam2 Guest Posts: n/a	"The Dark Tower" the last of The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. I'm setting aside my entire Thursday afternoon to reading this book. I'm also reading "Modern Systems Analysis and Design" You have to love college text books. Last edited by cam2; 10-04-2004 at 11:51 PM.

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