Stay Tuned for this week’s Booking Through Thursday immediately following this review!______________________________________________This was the last selection of 2007 for Book Club, and the topic of conversation for our first meeting of the New Year. The Florist’s DaughterPatricia HamplHarcourt, 2007 (ISBN 0151012571)Memoir; 240 pagesFirst Sentence: For once, no flowers. Book Description: “During the long farewell of her mother’s dying, Patricia Hampl revisits her Midwestern girlhood. Daughter of a debonair Czech father, whose floral work gave him […]
Month: January 2008
Care to speculate about the Bookworms Carnival?
What is “speculative fiction”? It’s the theme of the 8th edition of the Bookworms Carnival, hosted by Renay, the Book Ninja. That’s probably not the answer you wanted. Here’s some more substantial info from the Carnival information page: The Geography of Make-Believe = Speculative Fiction The geography of make-believe encompasses those things that form the basis of the books where new worlds are created with magic and dragons and wizards, or stories where fantasy/folklore is […]
Wiki Wednesday 1-23-08
Time to learn something! 1. Go to Wikipedia.2. Click on “Random article” in the left-hand sidebar box.3. Post it! Well, I’ll be darned – there are actually still a (very) few non-coed colleges in the US that admit only men. Here’s one of them: Wabash College is a small private liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College, Deep Springs College, and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only four […]
Gone to the dogs
I grew up with cats as pets, but when I grew up, I switched sides. I tend to call myself a “total dog person,” but that’s not entirely true. While I’m very fond of dogs in general, there are certain breeds and varieties I love dearly, while I have little use for others; and of course, dogs I encounter on an individual basis are evaluated on their own merits, although I’ll admit to prejudice for […]
Ten on Tuesday 1-22: Way Back When
This week’s Ten on Tuesday prompt is “10 Things That Were Better ‘Way Back When’.” Way back when? I think that’s left unspecified on purpose, so you can go wherever you want to in your Wayback Machine with this one. Back to times you’ve read about, but don’t personally remember, like the turn of the century – 19th into 20th, that is? Back when your parents were kids – the 1950’s and 1960’s, maybe? When […]
Weekend assignment #199 – “When do you sleep?”
The Weekend Assignment is based at Outpost Mavarin. If you choose to play, post your discussion of the week’s question on your own blog, then leave a comment and link on the main assignment post. A roundup of links to all the responses will be posted on Thursday, and next weekend’s assignment will be up next Friday. Weekend Assignment #199: What is your usual sleep schedule on weeknights? Are you an “early to bed, early […]
Journey to Nerdvana
For the first time in my life, I have boldly gone where many other geeks have gone before, and my nerd cred is way up after this weekend. The Starship Enterprise – in every version of the NCC-1701, from A to E – has landed in Long Beach, California for a month. Based on the Las Vegas attraction The Star Trek Experience, the show features sets, props, and costumes from over 40 years of Star […]
Guest post – “Paulology”
I begged Tall Paul to let me put this up. It’s his version of the “Ology meme” I did earlier this week, and he decided to answer it himself during some downtime, which he then e-mailed to me. He’s a funny geek in a cool guy’s body. Well, he makes me laugh, anyway, so here’s my husband with his second guest post! MOUTHOLOGY Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?A. Italian. They make a […]
Got anything to eat? Food for thought
You’ve heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? Do you agree? Do you agree in principle, but not in action? Seriously, you need to eat breakfast. It has so many proven benefits. Denise at BlogHer has a roundup of posts about the importance of breakfast, and it pointed me to the “What Kind of Breakfast Are You?” Blogthings quiz posted at Melody’s Reading Corner. Here’s what it told me: You […]
Booking Through (and right past) Thursday: “Let’s Review”
Thursday was a crazy day, so this is going up a little late! This week’s question is suggested by Puss Reboots: How much do reviews (good and bad) affect your choice of reading? If you see a bad review of a book you wanted to read, do you still read it? If you see a good review of a book you’re sure you won’t like, do you change your mind and give the book a […]
My dream guy
One of the questions in the “musical meme” I posted recently, in which the answers were provided by the songs that cane up randomly on my iPod, was “What do you like in a guy?” I’ve known exactly how to answer that question ever since I read Christopher Moore’s summary description of his protagonist, Tucker Case, in Island of the Sequined Love Nun: “a geek in a cool guy’s body.” Mind you, that was not […]
Florindology
Let others know a little bit more about you; repost this with your name and “ology” at the end – and your own answers, of course! I usually get this kind of thing via e-mail, but in this case, I picked up both the meme and the “self-definition quiz” at the end of it from Sunshine. MOUTHOLOGY Q. What is your salad dressing of choice?A. Ken’s Steakhouse brand Lite Northern Italian or Sweet Vidalia Onion; […]
