tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367125892011-07-28T22:03:35.738-04:00The world is a library of strange and wonderful books, and sometimes we just need to go prowling through the stacks. --Michael DirdaDoriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02949559409238628142noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36712589.post-4167382575841481642010-05-10T07:30:00.003-04:002010-05-10T16:23:43.427-04:00

Clean light, dirty rails I wouldn't be as happyHungry mice are home

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Sometimes the sun play through the Revolutionary War Cemetery I pass on the way to the train in the morning is so soothing. The feeling of timelessness allows me to forget to worry about the future of the world.

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1. Bleeders by Bill Pronzini2. Blood Rites by Jim Butcher3. The Laughter of Dead Kings by Elizabeth Peters4. Don of the Dead by Casey Daniels5. The Good Thief's Guide to Paris by Chris Ewan6. The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk by David Ambrose7. Dirty Money by Donald Westlake8. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich9. Fools Paradise by Steven Gaines10. The Devil's Eye by Jack McDevitt11. The Grand

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1. Jumper2. Cinderfella (1960) – (had seen previously)3. Recount4. Slumdog Millionaire5. Baby Mama6. The Visitor7. American Pie8. Duplicity9. The Wedding Date10. Star Trek11. Burn After Reading12. Eagle Eye13. Vicky Cristina Barcelona14. The King of Comedy15. Julie and Julia16. The Thin Man (1934)17. Asphalt Jungle (1950)18. The Devil Wears Prada19. Transformers20. Inglourious Basterds21. Thank

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1. High Profile by Robert Parker 2. A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison 3. Shrink Rap by Robert Parker4. Empire Falls by Richard Russo 5. An Ice Cold Grave by Charlaine Harris 6. The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card 7. Sweetheart Deal by Claire Matturo 8. Night Train to Rigel by Timothy Zahn 9. Manhattan is My Beat by Jeffrey Deaver 10. Summer Knight by Jim Butcher 11 . Thanksgiving by Janet

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1. Breach2. Michael Clayton3. The Man4. The Hoax5. Ironman6. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull7. Wedding Crashers8. Oceans 139. Get Smart10. Ratatouille11. 2112. The Bank Job13. Batman: The Dark Knight14. Forgetting Sarah Silverman15. Body of Lies16. Quantum of Solace17. Children of Men18. You Don't Mess with the Zohan19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button20. Juno

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Jan 08 - Oscar and the Pink Lady, George Street Playhouse, NJFeb 08 - Israeli Chamber Orchestra, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJFeb 08 - Brian Stokes Mitchell, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJMar 08 - The Scene, George Street Playhouse, NJApr 08 - Sunday in the Park with George, Studio 54, NYMay 08 - Roger is Dead, George Street Playhouse, NJJune 08 - Curtains, Al Hirschfeld Theatre,

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On August 30th we picked up two new cats at the Sayreville Cat Shelter. Ollie is a three year old male, white with black mask, tail and other markings. Libby is a one year old female orange tabby, with very short legs and a very short tail. I will try to snap a good picture of them to post.

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He was only 4 1/2. He had cancer. He was the best cat in the world.

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1. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison 2. The Toyminator by Robert Rankin 3. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich 4. We Are On Our Own by Miriam Katin - A Graphic novel 5. Ask the Parrot by Richard Stark6. Blood Sucking Fiends: a Love Story by Christopher Moore 7. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer8. Motor Mouth by Janet Evanovich9. I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason by Susan

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1. Pan's Labyrinth2. The Good Shepherd3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End4. Xanadu5. Live Free or Die Hard6. The Bourne Ultimatum7. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix8. Bee Movie9. National Treasure: Book of Secrets10. Waitress

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Jan 07 - I Am My Own Wife, George Street Playhouse, NJFeb 07 - Mary Rose, Vineyard Theatre, NYCFeb 07 - Enemies: A Love Story, Wilma Theatre, PhiladelphiaMar 07 - Souvenir, George Street Playhouse, NJApr 07 - Falsettos, George Street Playhouse, NJJun 07 - SPAMALOT, Shubert Theatre, NYCJul 07 - Xanadu, Helen Hayes Theatre, NYCJul 07 - Anita Baker at Radio City Music Hall, NYCOct 07 - Brian Stokes

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She was only 64. She had been sick with Cancer for many months.

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He was only 64. He had a heart condition and it finally claimed him.

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Sunday I am going to see Xanadu on Broadway. In preparation for this, last night, my Honey and I sat down to watch the movie. This movie was made in 1980 and starred Olivia Newton John and Gene Kelly. It definitely lived up to expectations as one of the worst movies ever made. However, the music is fantastic, many of the songs became hits for Olivia Newton John and ELO. The music is the reason we

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“There’s a lot of time in London, and it has to go somewhere – it doesn’t get used up at once.”from Neverwhere by Neil GaimanI loved this book. I read it at the urging of Carl V. on his blog, Stainless Steel Droppings. He is a big fan of Neil Gaiman, and now I understand why. I figured we must have an overlap in taste, since I was a huge fan of Harrison’s Stainless Steel Rat books when I was a

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"I could imagine a life in which at any moment, I might drop everything and scurry towards some tall fuzzy object that I had reason to believe might toss me a cheese puff. And when the cheese puff did not appear, I could imagine forgetting it almost immediately, distracted by the ground with its tasty red worms and soft leaves of clover. That way of life was not inconceivable to me."from

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A week ago Saturday My Honey and I went to see a preview performance of Mary Rose at the Vineyard Theatre in New York. The play was written by J.M. Barrie (well known for Peter Pan) in 1920. It is a haunting tale of a woman who disappears, and the impact it has on her family. The play is wonderfully staged with a Narrator embedded in the action, adding to the surreal quality of what happens. I

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Sunday my Honey and I had a little tea party at our house. In preparation, we dug our tea ball collection out from the drawer, bought a little wooden display case, and hung our collection on the kitchen wall. This was quite a project in itself, but we both have been admiring the result everyday since we hung it.I made maple scones and lemon blueberry scones. I made little tea sandwiches with the

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Well, I originally wanted to have a book blog, but I don't read fast enough, nor do I tend to read anything particularly intellectual. Not that the books have to be intellectual for one to talk about them. It just ain't enough for me to make a blog out of. So I have decided to try making this blog more of a diary - you know, talking about the day to day stuff. I think it might suit me a bit

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I like books that stick with me. If the concept or the characters or the story line, or the gimmick pop up unbidden into my head days after I have finished the book it definitely makes it to the "Good Book" list. In 2006 one of the books that I found to be enthralling was "A Brief History of the Dead" by Kevin Brockmeier. This concept is something new. Something I have not run across before. The

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I have utterly failed at my first challenge among the Book Blogging community. I do have plenty of excuses. I also learned something from this. My eyes are bigger than my stomach. Or maybe its visa versa...I can't force myself to read what I am not in the mood for. If I don't enjoy a book I tend to get stuck about half way through. Perhaps it isn't so terrible to give up on a book altogether.

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I first started keeping a list of books I was reading because my memory was getting worse. If I read a book in a series that I liked but didn't love, I could never remember where I was in the series, especially when the titles were similar. Having a list meant I could check back and see the latest I read. I also starting tracking the dates the books were completed to see if there were any trends.

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1. The Wrong Kind of Blood by Declan Hughes2. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris3. The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo4. A Shortcut in Time by Charles Dickenson5. Practical Demon Keeping by Christopher Moore6. Eleven On Top by Janet Evanovich7. Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris8. Dead as a Door Nail by Charlaine Harris9. Bride of the Fat White Vampire by Andrew Fox10. Curiousity Killed

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I added, "perhaps a whiskey and soda."That is the voice of Amelia Peabody in Tomb of the Golden Bird by Elizabeth Peters. Amelia is one of those characters who stays with me. I think of her a lot. I am not sure why. She is a forceful woman, way ahead of her time, yet she is a bit nostalgic for the older norms in manners, and feminine style. She believes in equality of treatment for men and women

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This is a quote from The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley, written in 1919. The story is about a bookseller who ruminates about how important is it to read the right books. This struck a chord with me, as I have been wondering, am I reading the right books? I haven't been reading all the books I want myself to read...the classics, history, travel, biographies...On the other hand, I don't

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I am so inspired by the various book blogs I have read, I wanted to try and create my own.

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1. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich2. 32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores3. The Green and the Gray by Timothy Zahn4. Stolen by Kelley Armstrong5. The Cat in a Neon Nightmare by Carole Nelson Douglas6. Highway 61 Resurfaced by Bill Fitzhugh7. The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning8. Nobody Runs Forever by Richard Stark (Westlake)9. MetroGirl by Janet Evanovich10. The Da Vinci Code by

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1. The Time Traveler's Wife: A Novel by Audrey Niffenegger2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling3. Reflecting the Sky by S.J. Rozen4. Dating Dead Men by Harley Jane Kozak5. The Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card6. The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold7. The X President by Phillip Barruth8. Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde9. Thou Shalt Not Grill by Tamar Myers10. The

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1 . Transplanted Man by Sanjay Nigam2. Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale, Jr.3. Broken Mirror by Kirk Douglas4. The Golden One by Elizabeth Peters5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling6. The Alchemist's Door by Lisa Goldstein7. If Looks Could Kill by Kate White8. Courting Trouble by Lisa Scottoline9. The New Rabbi by Stephen Fried10. Alma Mater by

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1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling2. The Dolphins of Pern by Anne McCaffrey3. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell4. No Lesser Plea by Robert Tannenbaum5. The General's Daughter by Nelson DeMille6. Firebreak by Richard Stark7. Love is the Killer App by Tim Sanders8. Mid-Flinx by Alan Dean Foster9. Swell Foop by Piers Anthony10. Catch as Cat Can by Rita Mae Brown11. Depraved

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