October 10, 2012
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“But as to how the food is conveyed to her,” exclaimed Miss Greysteel, “no one knows for certain. Signor Tosetti believes that her cats carry it up to her.” “Such nonsense!” declared Dr Greysteel. “Whoever heard of cats doing anything … Continue reading
April 18, 2012
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I recently read an article which said that the Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark books are being reprinted in new editions, but that the publishers are not using the illustrations from the original books. Anyone who has fond … Continue reading
May 14, 2011
by mitcharf
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Here are some excerpts from books I’ve read over the past few years. If you like good books, you will like these. All of them are funny. Most have other virtues as well. The following excerpt is from “A Fraction … Continue reading
November 20, 2010
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Last night’s Netflix streaming selection was a short (~30 minutes) film called Aftermath. I deliberately selected a short movie because I wanted to try and get to sleep earlier (which did not happen, of course, thanks to Tai-Pan by James … Continue reading
February 10, 2009
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So Amazon is releasing the second generation Kindle, which is their e-book reader. I bought a first generation one for Keri last year, and she loved it. Looks like the new one has longer battery life, a better cellular connection, and … Continue reading
September 20, 2003
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Current Mood: tired Current Music: The Cramps – Her Love Rubbed Off Started moving into the new apartment today. So far I’ve carted over two car-fulls of boxes over there. The cats are quite alarmed each time I carry box … Continue reading
September 26, 2001
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Current Mood: discontent Current Music: They Might Be Giants – It’s Not My Birthday I’ve rediscovered Yahoo! Games. Tonight I played Hearts and Spades and a few games of Hold ‘Em. Spades seems to be my best game, but I … Continue reading
August 23, 2001
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Current Mood: complacent Current Music: The Impossibles – Back For The Attack I have so many books. Who knew? After playing ultimate frisbee tonight, I got home and decided to get some packing done, since I am moving on Saturday. … Continue reading