tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post5439439388979757463..comments2023-05-24T09:41:52.181-04:00Comments on Running In the Yard Next Door: Another Book PostCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-24329212991881697782010-10-02T10:55:22.085-04:002010-10-02T10:55:22.085-04:00Flutter! I was hoping you'd stop by here even...<b>Flutter!</b> I was hoping you'd stop by here eventually, since I've seen you out and about in the 'hood. . .<br /><br />And don't be goin' all quasi-Freudian on me, now; I can't believe that your brain cells are so meek as all that. Heck, my brain cells are the tiniest bit worried that they might get hip-checked over the rail. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-14332059235569825152010-10-02T02:05:01.667-04:002010-10-02T02:05:01.667-04:00I believe I've been struck with a virulent cas...I believe I've been struck with a virulent case of Brain Envy. <br /><br />I'm sure my brain cells would huddle up and cower in the corner if faced with some of the more Intellectual reads you've posted about. :)flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460436620025386593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-39560193112345480112010-09-27T16:48:44.425-04:002010-09-27T16:48:44.425-04:00Aw, shucks, FTN, don't make it sound like I...Aw, shucks, <b>FTN</b>, don't make it sound like I'm twisting your arm quite so hard. . . ;)<br /><br />I'm not really meaning to say that the movie wasn't well-made, or anything; but it had a very different agenda than what PD James was after with the book.<br /><br />Glad you like the book I sent you. And, you know, Peter Kreeft says that the only books we'll have in Heaven are the ones we gave away on earth. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-40516713165055272372010-09-27T11:30:51.415-04:002010-09-27T11:30:51.415-04:00Okay, okay, I'm here. And I'd just like to...Okay, okay, I'm here. And I'd just like to point out that I saw the film "Children of Men," and it was also excellent. I'm sure it doesn't compare with the book, but it was very well-made and thought-provoking.<br /><br />I am reading the book you sent me, by the way. And like all good books, I'm sure I'll loan it out to someone else when I'm done with it. :-)FTNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-87040372192595436272010-09-24T13:01:34.121-04:002010-09-24T13:01:34.121-04:00Hi, Lime! Heck, I'm honored that you're a...Hi, <b>Lime</b>! Heck, I'm honored that you're able to show up here at all. Hope everyone is on the mend at your house. . . And, you know, feel free to stop back when your brain has a bit more 'free space', if you like. . .<br /><br /><i>Children of Men</i> is a <i>very</i> interesting book. But, uh, we were well on our way with the next generation by the time I read it. . . ;)<br /><br />One could go on and on quoting from the 'Book of Bad Songs', until one had virtually reproduced it verbatim. Easier if I just tell you to go ahead and read the book. . . if you dare. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-29704583925997680962010-09-24T11:21:15.376-04:002010-09-24T11:21:15.376-04:00way late to get h ere for what i think are obvious...way late to get h ere for what i think are obvious reasons...<br /><br />i can tell my brain is at its max right now because i had to concentrate mightily on the reviews of the books here. looks like some good stuff. children of men is intriguing...you were determined to make sure there was a next generation after reading it, right?<br /><br />as for dave barry...i couldn't agree more with what you list as some of the top choices. i have always referred to macarthur park as the soggy cake song. and muskarat love is just horrrifyingly awful.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-45940583436156424562010-09-22T13:17:11.899-04:002010-09-22T13:17:11.899-04:00Oh, and Suldog, I went back and checked your list ...Oh, and <b>Suldog</b>, I went back and checked your list from last year. Pooh was indeed on the list, but not the Jan73 Playboy. It did include Allan Sherman's <i>The Rape of the APE</i>, which was published by Playboy Press (in 1973, no less), tho. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-54758989219722864732010-09-22T12:25:21.391-04:002010-09-22T12:25:21.391-04:00faDKoG - Juggling five books? You could probably ...<b>faDKoG</b> - Juggling five books? You could probably toss yer hat down at the mall and make a few nickels with that. . .<br /><br />And that Sedaris dude sounds like fun. . .<br /><br /><b>Shimp</b> - Hey, welcome! And thanks!<br /><br />If politics is 'the art of the possible', then Prohibition is all the more baffling, ain't it?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-79917432300119852302010-09-21T11:54:15.778-04:002010-09-21T11:54:15.778-04:00What a good list, and excellent descriptions.
P...What a good list, and excellent descriptions. <br /><br />Personally I'm reading <i>Last Call</i> by Daniel Okrent because I really wanted to understand what made the country think that giving up alcohol was warranted and actionable. <br /><br />Short answer: Lunacy ;-)Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-36812828358990767612010-09-20T19:29:50.687-04:002010-09-20T19:29:50.687-04:00I have about five books going at the moment, which...I have about five books going at the moment, which is a couple more than I should be in the middle of at the same time. I'll confess that four of the five aren't as, well, 'book learnin'' as the one's you've read! I'm also with Cocotte and am eager for the newest David Sedaris to add to my stack!for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-84890592622707117732010-09-20T17:08:12.309-04:002010-09-20T17:08:12.309-04:00Sailor - Daves of the world unite!
And heck, a bi...<b>Sailor</b> - Daves of the world unite!<br /><br />And heck, a biblical enyclopedia would be right at home here, eh?<br /><br /><b>Cocotte</b> - Should I talk to a plastic surgeon about getting my brows lowered?<br /><br /><b>Suldog</b> - Are you sayin' I'm fat?<br /><br />And hey, Pooh is pretty weighty in his own right. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-64110310178067252512010-09-20T16:56:05.702-04:002010-09-20T16:56:05.702-04:00Well, see, outside of the Dave Barry book, all of ...Well, see, outside of the Dave Barry book, all of your choices are fluff and contain nothing to think about.<br /><br />I hope it's obvious I'm JUST KIDDING. You've got very weighty choices there. As I recall, my list contained Winnie-The-Pooh and January, 1973, issue of Playboy.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-43828204922815074002010-09-20T13:37:58.938-04:002010-09-20T13:37:58.938-04:00Again, you are too high brow for me! Although I&#...Again, you are too high brow for me! Although I'm not averse to learning something along the way, the major purpose of reading for me is entertainment value. I'm all excited about the next Sedaris book coming out!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577723506036164914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449788532742031864.post-76106290909572631752010-09-20T13:01:19.789-04:002010-09-20T13:01:19.789-04:00I have to confess... I didn't get to anything ...I have to confess... I didn't get to anything on your list, that I *recall* as being there, lol- I would have to look. I doubt I did though, I've been into biblical encyclopedias, musical theory, and vampire/horror, for the last while.<br /><br />I haven't read that book of Dave's, but have several others- and he's always good for a laugh, love 'em!Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01439394316761968708noreply@blogger.com