Friday Fun Stuff!

And probably Saturday, too, since it’s late as I’m typing this. At least in my part of the world it is. ANYWAY! Here’s some groovy stuff that might pique your interest. Interesting bookshelves. We’re operating under the supposition that people still have books and/or may buy them. Just pretend, people! “Women Are Heroes.” This is [...]

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Laughter is a dang good medicine

Hey, all– I’m a big fan of laughing and laughter. In fact, I try to do it at least 3 times a day, which might be more than some people eat or get high (especially today, which is 4/20 and actually has NOTHING to do with pot in police code but hey, why ruin a [...]

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Scent of a Book

I have a confession to make. I’m one of those weirdos who love to crack open a new book and sniff it. I go into bookstores and inhale like a dog following the scent of Snausages. I huff it like it was glue. Some people love the smell of a new car (also good); I [...]

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Pat Summitt retires; women and sports

Hi, all– Breaking news from the sports world. Legendary head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols has announced her retirement. Some of you may recall that she was diagnosed with early onset dementia last year. I’m a Pat Summitt fan, and I wish her and the Lady Vols all the best. I bring this up [...]

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More Friday Funnies

Hey, all– C’mon. You all want some goofy, funny, fun, or maybe weird stuff after a week of craziness and/or work or whatever. Well, TA-DA! If you’re on Twitter, check out the hashtag #CoryBookerStories, started after the news last night that Newark mayor Cory Booker got home late, saw a neighbor’s house on fire, and [...]

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Friday Funny

All right, if you’ve seen the movie or read the books, you might find this amusing. If you haven’t, well, maybe you’ll want to now so you can get this joke. Hipster Hunger Games: link

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Boom! Kickstart!

Hey, all– Some of you may not be aware of Kickstarter. It bills itself as the largest funding platform for creative projects. What that means is artist-types (which includes all kinds of media) can try to get funding for some of their work. This is how it works. The Kickstarter crew don’t accept every ol’ [...]

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Monday Movies

What have you seen, what do you want to see? I just caught The Hunger Games movie, but the books are much better. The books really delve into characters, and the banality and brutality of the Capitol. The movie didn’t quite capture that, unfortunately, and a lot of characters got short-changed. So read the book [...]

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Comparing Word Counts

Hey, gang. I found this interesting bit of literary trivia that I wanted to share with you. PublishersWeekly.com recently reported that, according to Amazon, the average word count of a book is 64,000 words. This is based on the fact that Aldus Huxley’s Brave New World came in at 64,531 words, with 50% of books [...]

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Walking Dead

Okay, so what did you think of last night’s episode? HOLY CRAP! If you haven’t seen it yet, stay out of the comments. Discuss!

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