Writing about Reading — and Not Blogging
I may — may — be posting a real entry later today. At the moment, though, I’m focused on preparing my first contribution to the BookBook blog: a review of Dean Koontz’s Odd Hours. Until then, I offer...
View ArticleFatboy, Skinny Man
Real post coming up later today. In the meantime… Below is a screen capture (not an actual YouTube video — don’t (duh) bother clicking the Play button) of the amazing video of Christopher Walken...
View ArticleBook Tech Support
Going by the number of hits it gets, evidently my most popular post to date was back in June, titled “How Important Is Reading?” Here are some of the search terms which people have used to find this...
View ArticleThe Taking of Pelham One— *
__________________________________ * Reference: fun flick. Send to Kindle
View ArticleSheePong, Inter Alia
Just when you thought your dog is just, like, the smartest little thing ever because she’s learning not to pee on the carpet… (Hat tip to rm preston. In a comment at the Seven Impossible Things… blog’s...
View ArticleNothing (at All) Like Falling Off a Bicycle
Some people imagine. And some people just flat-out do… even in defiance of gravity. Hat tip to Haven Kimmel’s Blog for pointing me to this video: Send to Kindle
View ArticleDo Not Distract the Artist
Single-minded in pursuit of your ideals, are you? Think you’re putting a lot of time into your writing, your painting, your kids, your life? You call yourself dedicated? Ha! Or so I thought when I saw...
View ArticleSuperstar in the Making
Regular whiskey river Friday post coming up shortly. In the meantime, in case you haven’t seen it already, another of those going-/gone-viral instant Web sensation videos to put a Friday grin on your...
View ArticleRunning After My Hat: The Two-Year, 30-Second Version
I’ve been trying to come up with something… different to do for this blog’s second anniversary. And then along comes Google, with its wacky “Search Stories Video Creator” for YouTube. The Video...
View Article“Sometimes I Tie a Hair to a Piece of Lint and I Drag It Around”
Some things are just too entertaining and… unclassifiable not to pass around. Hence: “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.” [Hat tip to Eileen of Speak Coffee to Me, temporarily coming out of… well, you...
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