Booman Tribune ~ Comments ~ Froggy Bottom Cafe Lounge

Gift Cards * New Arrivals

NOTE: Overstock bests Amazon's prices and is "blue."

THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
______________

Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story:

True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy.

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

Boran2 and maryb2004 recommend:

The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime
by Jasper Fforde

Must-have information for all presidents-and citizens-of the twenty-first century?

Physics for Future Presidents: The Science behind the Headlines
Richard A. Muller

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

This looks interesting:

Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

"Crash" * Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards * Only $11.79 at Overstock * 2006 SAG Winner, Best Ensemble

Check out
Powell's new section:
NEW FAVORITES
Selected new arrivals at 30% off

Recommended by Indianadem and ejmw:
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.

Great Deals
----- * ^ * -----

Find mystery novels by Nancy Pickard ("Kansas")

Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)

Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)

"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen

The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review

BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual
$79.95 * Sale: $59.95

Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)

The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan

Green Press Initiative
----- * ^ * -----

Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review

Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey

1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus

Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
----- * ^ * -----
Check out Powell's
"At The Movies"

Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)

The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids
by Madeline Levine

Save 35-70% on
name brand clothing,
footwear, and outdoor gear
at SierraTradingPost.com
:

We listened to PEN American Center's "State of Emergency" and found 1940s books by Curzio Malaparte only at Alibris. (Selection (MP3) excerpted from "The Skin.")

Banned Books * Are you a fan of Film Noir, Art House, Documentaries or Hong Kong Action? * Searching for a long-lost children's book or a first printing of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue on vinyl? Find it at Alibris!

:
:

Froggy Bottom Cafe Lounge | 112 comments (112 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Froggy Bottom Cafe Lounge (4.00 / 4)

Good morning to everyone.

We've got rain this morning. I've been waiting awhile for that. Perfect weather gets boring after awhile. :)

It appears the rels are leaving this w/e, so I'll have the house to myself again. I'm ready for that.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 05:27:15 AM EST

Hiya FM (4.00 / 4)

Well if you start to miss the noise, I could send the Pack down there and give George something to really bark about.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 05:38:40 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hiya FM (4.00 / 4)

Morning Andi.

No thank you. That's one of the things I'm looking forward to - peace and quiet.

I was lurking yesterday and I saw where Anna in Philly recommended a site. It's called Margaret and Helen. It's written by an 82 y.o. woman, and I thought it was a really good site. You can get to it here, Margaret and Helen. When you have time you should check it out.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 05:47:35 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hiya FM (4.00 / 4)

That's getting to be a popular place -- that's the fourth link to it I've run across in the last week. It's a fun read. There are some people who think it's an elaborate fake but if it is, it's a damn fine one.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:02:08 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hiya FM (4.00 / 4)

Yep I read where some people thought it was a fake, but I agree with you, if it is, it's a damn fine one.

I guess with anything on the internet, you have to take it on faith until you find out otherwise. What I can't believe is the number of comments she gets. That site is almost up a one million and it hasn't been opened that long. One thing I do get tired of is all those people wanting her to be their Grandma. Yesterday when I was reading through the site, I felt like saying, "Give it a rest". :)

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:07:59 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hiya FM (4.00 / 5)

I tend to think it's a fake, albeit a good one and still entertaining to read.

How are you and the pack this morning?

"Life is always better with clean pants."

by CabinGirl on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:16:12 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hiya FM (4.00 / 4)

Morning CG.

I've never understood why people would try to fake something like that. I did see where one guy tried to look up the woman and her husbands name from the telephone book, but couldn't find anything.

It would seem to me it would be harder to run a fake then to simply tell the truth. Oh well, another example of my faith in people being dashed to the ground. :(

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:23:46 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Don't let me be a party pooper! (4.00 / 5)

It could be real...I mean, maybe 82 year olds are hipper than I knew.

And there are some people out there who love to run a fake. Look at that PUMA website, riverwhatever: It's totally a Republican website, masquerading as angry Hillary Dems.

I can't believe it's already Friday. And we have some non-election fun planned for this weekend, too. With cupcakes, I think. :)

Got a busy day of slacking ahead, FM?

"Life is always better with clean pants."

by CabinGirl on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:33:46 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Don't let me be a party pooper! (4.00 / 3)

Uhmmmmmmm cupcakes. :)

Yeah this week has gone by pretty fast for me too.

The biggest thing I've got going for the w/e is to help my rels get packed and out the door. :)

Of course, slacking is always an integral part of that.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:38:37 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Hi CG (4.00 / 4)

At the moment, they're patiently waiting for it to be light enough to go walk but that's not going to last -- we had rain and we've still got cloud cover so it may not get light earlier enough for us to go this morning.

Doing any fun stuff this weekend?

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:25:51 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 4)

Yeah, it's a little slow getting light here today too.

We're supposed to venture into the Big Apple this weekend for knitting and cupcakes and maybe even some van gogh. The leaves can wait for our return... :)

What are you up to?

"Life is always better with clean pants."

by CabinGirl on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:36:23 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 3)

Cupcakes -- oh I am so excited. And I really mean that, you'll be the first non-family person I know to go there.

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:45:38 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 3)

Does she get a discount if she says she knows you? :O

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:46:43 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 3)

This is a brand new business. Marlo can't afford to give anything away ... but can't hurt to introduce themselves and see what happens. :)

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:48:35 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 3)

Yep I can understand that. Then again, there's always digging through the trash cans outside the bakery. Eeeewwww! :)

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:57:15 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 4)

Will there be a live knitting blog tomorrow afternoon/evening?

by ask on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 07:25:13 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 4)

Maybe we should. ;)

"Life is always better with clean pants."

by CabinGirl on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 07:37:27 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 3)

That would be very cool.

BTW, time to change your signature line (yay). :)

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit - Edward Abbey

by AndiF (ferguson1461 at gmail dot com) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 07:37:46 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi CG (4.00 / 4)

Totally forgot about sig line.
Gone!

by ask on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 10:13:46 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Morning FM, CG, Andi (4.00 / 4)

Yep, saw that link last week and read some of the postings.

by olivia on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:34:47 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Morning FM, CG, Andi (4.00 / 3)

Morning Olivia!

I hope you've had a good week so far. Do you have any big plans for the w/e?

I ordered something yesterday for my computer. It's one of those roll up keyboards. The keyboard on my laptop is starting to get shot, and this keyboard is supposed to work even under a couple of inches of water. Of course, I don't know when I would ever be typing under a couple of inches of water, but it nice to know I can if I wished to. :)

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 06:42:02 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Hi FM (4.00 / 4)

LOL, haven't heard of a roll up keyboard. As for the waterproofing, might be a good thing if one is prone to spilling drinks while blogging ... ;-)

Looking forward to the end of the day when the long w/e starts. I've got 4 days off.

How 'bout you. Saw that your rels might be leaving. Got any plans? Did you find those batteries for you cam? ;-)

by olivia on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 07:15:31 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Hi FM (4.00 / 4)

Here's a shot of the keyboard.

What holiday do you have for a 4 day w/e?

Yep to the batteries. I've got plenty of batteries and the card is in the camera. Now I guess I have to go out and take some pictures. :)

Hope I didn't break any margins, but I've forgotten how to size the pictures.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 07:29:58 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Wild! (4.00 / 4)

Yep, never seen anything like that. :-)

It's Remembrance Day on the 11th (Tues) which we get off (though not all Cdns do), so I took off the 10th.

Woo hoo on the batteries and the card, and most definitely on the taking pix part.

by olivia on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 08:58:47 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Wild! (4.00 / 4)

I've got to move to Canada. Ya'll have so many holidays. :)

Yep I've got to pull the camera out, clean off the lense and start snapping.

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 09:17:49 AM EST
[ Parent ]

You shouldn't have too much trouble (4.00 / 4)

crossing the border, since you already hold honourary Cdn status ... ;-)

by olivia on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 10:06:00 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: You shouldn't have too much trouble (4.00 / 4)

If I did have any trouble, I'd just mention your name. I figure everybody in Canada knows Olivia. :)

Mundane Doesn't Describe It

by Family Man (FamilyMan1atbellsouthdotnet) on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 10:09:41 AM EST
[ Parent ]

** snort ** (4.00 / 4)

:-)

by olivia on Fri Nov 7th, 2008 at 11:00:13 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Froggy Bottom Cafe Lounge | 112 comments (112 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

. Home
. About
. Contact
. Advertise
. FAQ
. Search

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Recommended Diaries

Friday Foto Flogging
by AndiF - Mar 19
16 comments

US General: Dutch Gays in Military to Blame for Massacre...
by Oui - Mar 19
4 comments

Israel thumbs its nose at Obama, again
by shergald - Mar 18
10 comments

Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal Jeffrey Goldberg
by shergald - Mar 17
2 comments

"Sic Semper Tyrannis"
by Oui - Mar 18

Thursday Dog Bog (with Toy Box)
by keres - Mar 18
16 comments

Pentagon Official Ran Private AfPak Spy Network
by Oui - Mar 15
7 comments

Recommended World Diaries

US General: Dutch Gays in Military to Blame for Massacre...
by Oui (NL) - Mar 19
4 comments

"Sic Semper Tyrannis"
by Oui (NL) - Mar 18

Thursday Dog Bog (with Toy Box)
by keres (AU) - Mar 18
16 comments

Pentagon Official Ran Private AfPak Spy Network
by Oui (NL) - Mar 15
7 comments

Recent Diaries

Getting Water to Crops
by borderjumpers - Mar 19

Friday Foto Flogging
by AndiF - Mar 19
16 comments

US General: Dutch Gays in Military to Blame for Massacre...
by Oui - Mar 19
4 comments

"Sic Semper Tyrannis"
by Oui - Mar 18

Israel thumbs its nose at Obama, again
by shergald - Mar 18
10 comments

Innovation of the Week: Providing an Agricultural Answer to...
by borderjumpers - Mar 18

Thursday Dog Bog (with Toy Box)
by keres - Mar 18
16 comments

Juan Cole avenges former IDF Corporal Jeffrey Goldberg
by shergald - Mar 17
2 comments

1,000 Words About Uganda
by borderjumpers - Mar 17

It's Just A Kiss
by Forgiven - Mar 16

Senate Races Without a Democratic Candidate Yet
by Senate Guru - Mar 16

Creating Game Plans for Investment and Policy to Improve Food ...
by borderjumpers - Mar 16

1,000 Words About Zimbabwe
by borderjumpers - Mar 15
2 comments

Journalistic Standards of the Progressive Media
by rootless2 - Mar 15

AIPAC Calls Spat a Distraction from Iran
by Oui - Mar 15
16 comments

Pentagon Official Ran Private AfPak Spy Network
by Oui - Mar 15
7 comments

2 Deadly Shootings with Memphis Police Handguns
by Oui - Mar 14

Last word on the Biden slap-down in Israel
by shergald - Mar 13
16 comments

Strange Signals From Bair and Warren
by danps - Mar 13
1 comment

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.240
by boran2 - Mar 13
6 comments

More Diaries...

Booman Tribune Homepage
admin@boomantribune.com
powered by Scoop

More blogs about Blogs at Technorati.

Technorati Profile