...you take an interest and participate in the election for the board of directors of your credit union.Well, I couldn't help it. I read the candidate bios and clearly saw that, at least on paper, one of the new candidates seemed more qualified than one of the current board members. Jeezus, what's happened to me? I can hear the voices in my head chanting, "Grup! Grup! Grup! Gru...
Sunday, January 28, 2007
...are in such fucking pain right now. The sad part is that it feels about 10 times better than it did Friday when I had to call off work at the last minute. But, it's all good, now that I have a fresh supply of Vicodin and Flexiril, graciously provided by my doctor, along with an appointment for some PT tomorrow morning. Damn, I feel like I'm on Rohypnol now, so I think I'm going to go back to...
Two weeks behind again. You can partially chalk it up to the pain killers I'm on. So, here it is, sans Nick Hornby-style commentary.Juan José Millás, "Other Persons"Jenny Hollowell, "A History of Everything, Including You"Peter Orner, "The Raft"Teolinda Gersão, "The Red Fox Fur Coat"Ronald F. Currie, Jr., "Loving the Dead"Tobias Wolff, "Powder"Susanna Clarke, "The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His...
Monday, January 15, 2007
Let me get this straight...they've been doing this for two years??Tennessee Continues to Enforce 'Crack Tax'All Things Considered, January 15, 2007 · For a second consecutive year, Tennessee has collected more than $1.5 million in revenue from its so-called "crack tax." The state has been enforcing a tax on illegal substances that drug dealers can report without fear of prosecution.But once arrested,...
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Okay, the good news is that I'm more or less back on track with my reading list. The bad news is I still didn't have a lot of time to digest enough to comment on them, Hornby style. But I can at least tell you that I've read...David R. Bunch, "The Escaping"James Cross, "The Doll-House"Jonathan Lethem, "Planet Big Zero"Carol Emshwiller, "Sex and/or Mr. Morrison"Me, "Code of Conduct"Damon Knight,...
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Saturday, January 13, 2007
Sorry for the delays. The Interhighway here seems to be littered with orange barrels, just like Ohio. Anyway, two weeks ago, I read...Poul Anderson, "Eutopia"David R. Bunch, "Incident at Moderan"Neil Gaiman, "How to Talk to Girls at Parties"Unfortunately, it's been too long now so I can't provide anything in the way of commentary. I liked 'em--I can definitely say th...
Saturday, January 06, 2007
The darn holidays finally caught up with me, so I can't offer any words of insight into what I read two weeks ago, a la Nick Hornby's playbook. Yeah, yeah, priorities and all that, but here's my token effort anyway. The least I can do is a list...Joe L. Hensley, "Lord Randy, My Son"Robert Reed, "Pills Forever"Raymond Carver, "After the Denim"Next time: What I read last week...I think I've got some...
As far as the stuff from last time, it took awhile for The New Pornographers stuff to sink in, but I think it did. At least the ELECTRIC VERSION album did. The Yo La Tengo album didn't grab me as much, but I'll give it more of a listen. I'm surprised that I'm listening to Bill Champlin's RUNAWAY as much as...
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