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Re: WOT: my first Christmas present

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:47:52 UT

We just got our copy today!
Willow

Re: Just finished, next up

joyleenseym...@earthlink.net (Joyleen E. Seymour) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:54:10 UT

Finished Alan Alda's "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed." Loved it. Now
reading John Grisham's "The Innocent Man." Must be because I was
thinking happy thoughts at some point, I decided to torture myself with
a downer book. I'm only at the beginning and I know it's going to get
worse. Good writing though. It's non-fiction about a guy basically

Re: Happy Birdy, Eileeen

dsg...@iphouse.com (Dan Goodman) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:37:10 UT

Bud wrote:
Happy birthday

Re: Just finished, next up

carlee...@aol.com (Carleen) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:19:08 UT

...read your spoilers because I decided I'd had enough Bosch and when I read
he would be chasing his own kidnapped child around the world I assumed the
series had jumped the shark. So thanks for the validation.
I just finished Dan Chaon's Await Your Reply which weaves three very
different stories of three strangers together. Very clever, stylish, didn't

Re: Happy Birdy, Eileeen

bud.e.b...@gmail.com (Bud) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:57:43 UT

Happy Birdy my lovely Eileen.

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

bud.e.b...@gmail.com (Bud) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:50:06 UT

Happy festivities Beth, two giant meals in 2 days. mmmm
Happy Birdy!

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

dsg...@iphouse.com (Dan Goodman) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:20:01 UT

Happy birthday.

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

annie_...@yahoo.com (Annie C) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:44:46 UT

Happy, Happy Birthday, Beth!!
Annie

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

mi...@nospamorien.demon.co.uk (Mitchy) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:26:37 UT

Happy birthday Beth! Hope you have a fantabulous day :D

Re: Tim Tams

oldb...@aol.com (Old Beeg) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:19:20 UT

The Pepperidge Farm ones are ok, but they aren't as good as the 'real
thing' by Arnott's.
Beeg

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

oldb...@aol.com (Old Beeg) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:15:15 UT

Happy birthday, Beth!
Beeg

Re: How to freshen up a detective series

recreationalpo...@gmail.com (Fire Tiger) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:34:18 UT

Where's the money in ending a series? What if your creative juices
are all dried up and blown away? Cannot a guy make a buck?
Seriously, I'm amazed any book reviewer is reading any of the new
Spenser stories. Once an author is in a rut or going through the
motions, they will very rarely change. They're milking their

Re: Just finished, next up

jjkr...@aol.com (Joan in GB-W) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:16:31 UT

news:zAfPm.57501$ze1.48659@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
It was not a good read. And if I slammed it rather forcefully on this site,
I don't have to worry about offending Dan Brown reading my comments (he
should sit down and read some of the ones on Amazon) as I'm sure he doesn't
visit here. If he does, so what. He is getting the last laugh as he totes

Re: Tim Tams

nobo...@nowhere.org (Pogonip) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:01 UT

Oh, thank goodness!! I was afraid I would be ostracized. Or
ostrich-eyed, whatever.

Re: Happy Birdy, Eileeen

boxh...@maine.rr.com (Janet) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:41:05 UT

Happy Belated, Eileeeen!

Re: Just finished, next up

fr...@southcom.com.au (Fran Read) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:29:35 UT

After bagging it thoroughly, Joan wrote...
Hahahaha!! You're good value, Joan!
Fran (who will probably give this book a miss)

Re: Tim Tams

gordonsh...@hotmail.com (ShariG) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:15:55 UT

Mmmmmmmm. Babka. I have a recipe from Better Homes and Gardens that
I make from time to time a true labor of love.

Re: Lady in the Lake - movie

djhe...@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:36:21 UT

In article <5qnqg5d2k3c2h4jj0rkpr5lda5enc nh...@4ax.com>,
Which is still running, I believe. Turbine's first game,
Asheron's Call, is still running after ten years.

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

jjkr...@aol.com (Joan in GB-W) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:36:42 UT

Have a good one, Beth.
Joan

Re: Just finished, next up

beej...@comcast.net (BarbNJ) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:52:19 UT

I'm not sure that I agree with all that but it was definitley not his best
book. I thought Bosch was washed up several books ago but then my faith was
renewed with Angels Flight. After that well.......... I think Bosch could
have some life left in him even though he's older but it would take a more

Re: Lady in the Lake - movie

priv...@noreply.com (Manuel) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:53:32 UT

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:07:28 GMT, djhe...@kithrup.com (Dorothy J
I don't know Lord of the Rings Online, but I played the other MMORPG
of the same company, Dungeons and Dragons Online.
I love MMORPGs... don't have much time for them, so usually I've got
periods of playing and long periods of inactivity.

Re: Lady in the Lake - movie

djhe...@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:07:28 UT

In article <e5iqg59ggaqoiitpnttgl3gm9p6o0 12...@4ax.com>,
Sounds like an MMORPG, only more so.
In the one I'm playing, The Lord of the Rings Online, most of the
time you are playing your own character (one of your characters,
you can have five, soon to be upped to seven), and you run around
doing things in Middle-earth. You can set your game to either

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

boxh...@maine.rr.com (Janet) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:19 UT

Happy Birthday, Beth!

Re: Tim Tams

boxh...@maine.rr.com (Janet) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:32:05 UT

That was my reaction, Joanne. Blasphemy loves company. <G>

Re: Tim Tams

jb...@rcn.com (Jean B.) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:13:29 UT

I'll try the ones that are on the shelves now. Thus far, I have
found the ones in this country have NOT been as yummy as the ones
from Oz with the exception of a box we got that had not been made
for sale here.

Re: Lady in the Lake - movie

priv...@noreply.com (Manuel) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:12:34 UT

On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:07:42 -0800 (PST), Dave in Toronto
Hello David! the movie is great! It seems a videogame adventure. I
wonder if in the future the movies will be interactive and you can
change the point of view of the characters and seeing the movie with
the eyes of a different person just clicking a button.

Re: Maj Sjöwall on the Martin Beck series and her life

jb...@rcn.com (Jean B.) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:11:05 UT

The last paragraph interests me. I'll have to compare some of
these.
I rather like the human frailties that are abundantly evident in
the series I alluded to. The protagonists have problems and can
be somewhat morose. They even have bodily functions.

Re: How to freshen up a detective series

priv...@noreply.com (Manuel) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:55:43 UT

Not exactly talking about Spenser, but I had in mind the scandal
created by Agatha Christie when she was accused of breaking the rule
of fair-play betwen author and reader by making the narrator the
culprit in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926).
Choosing unusual culprits is absolutely a way to freshen up a mystery

Re: Happy Birdy, Eileeen

phbe...@webtv.net (Phyllis) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:45:53 UT

Happy Squirrel Day, Eileeen
Piliki

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

phbe...@webtv.net (Phyllis) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:44:08 UT

Dear Beth, Happy, happy Birthday.
I miss you.
Piliki

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

laura...@gmail.com (Lauradog) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:40:23 UT

Happy Birthday, Beth!
Sue D.

Re: Tim Tams

mrfeath...@aol.com (Mary) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:38:11 UT

I like Tim-Tams, but there are things that are better. Like, right
now in my own little kitchen I have a chocolate babka from Zabar's.
(Hi, Jenni!)
Mary

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

mrfeath...@aol.com (Mary) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:36:56 UT

Happy birthday, Beth!
Mary

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

cat...@nb.sympatico.ca (Catherine Thompson) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:49:18 UT

Have a wonderful birthday, Beth!
Catherine

Re: Tim Tams

cat...@nb.sympatico.ca (Catherine Thompson) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:47:36 UT

I think you need to get the proper Arnott's Tim Tams, if at all
possible. My local supermarket stocks the regular and the caramel... and
believe you me, you have to be quick on the draw when you see them on
the shelves, they go that fast!
Catherine

Re: Just finished, next up

cat...@nb.sympatico.ca (Catherine Thompson) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:45:40 UT

I'm in the middle of The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures,
edited by Mike Ashley. Really enjoying it; all the authors have kept to
the general tone & style of Conan Doyle (though I think I found Jeremy
Brett's interpretation of Holmes creeping into one of the stories).
Next up... still debating, but probably Small Favor by Jim Butcher.

Re: Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

j...@jimbarker.net (jimbairn) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:43:47 UT

Orrabest furyur birthday hen!!!
JimB

Happy Birdy, Beth Tindall

mbu...@pcug.org.au (Mike Burke) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:49:10 UT

Happy birthday, Beth, my favourite daughter.
Have a great day.
Love
Dad

Lady in the Lake - movie

dmatthew...@sympatico.ca (Dave in Toronto) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:07:42 UT

I renewed my acquaintence with this 1947 adaptation of Raymond
Chandler's novel recently. I liked it a lot but many didn't. Just as
Chandler's novel was told in the first person the movie tried to do
the same with a subjective camera - the camera because the protagonist
- the only time we see Marlowe (Robert Montgomery who also directed)

Re: Just finished, next up

sueke...@mchsi.com (sue kelso) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:44:01 UT

Just finished The Wrong Mother by Sophie Hannah. Had good reviews and got a
free copy. I liked the plot, didn't care a lot for the writing. And too
damn many characters whose names began with S.
Just started The Given Day by Dennis Lehane. Bought this forever ago, lost
it in my house, then put it on a shelf and sorta forgot I had it until my

Re: Tim Tams

nobo...@nowhere.org (Pogonip) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:39:12 UT

My grocery, Raley's, had them a few weeks ago, and after hearing about
them here, I bought one of each - chocolate creme and caramel. I know
this is blasphemy, but I thought they were just OK. I won't buy
anymore, though.

Re: Happy Birdy, Eileeen

laura...@gmail.com (Lauradog) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:52:18 UT

Happy Birthday, Eileen!
Sue D.

Re: Tim Tams

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:01:40 UT

Got 4 kinds of Tim-Tams in New Berlin WI last week. I might take them to
work tomorrow to share with the kids. Or not.
kat >^.^<
in Rhinelander

Re: How to freshen up a detective series

l...@not-semiotics.com (Lynn Allen) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:25:50 UT

I agree. Parker's book rarely rise to the word-count of a novella any
more, they're more like long short stories with a lot of white space.
Which is why I always get his books from the library. Sometimes I just
sit down there and read them. Why bother taking them home?

Re: Would you buy POD?

l...@not-semiotics.com (Lynn Allen) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:23:47 UT

Or those with worthwhile books that cannot find an agent or a publisher.
We tried the traditional route with the first book in my husband's
series ([link]) . 50 agents all with the standard "not
right for us."
Did you know it costs about $8 per proposal that you send? So I guess
we could have tried another 100 or 200 or thousand agents/publishing

Re: Happy Birdy, Eileeen

str...@comcast.net (Wes Struebing) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:06:45 UT

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:42:58 +1100, Mike Burke <mbu...@pcug.org.au>
wrote:
Happy Birdies, Eileen! Hope your cake was fantastic!

Re: WOT: my first Christmas present

str...@comcast.net (Wes Struebing) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:05:50 UT

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:02:12 +0000 (UTC), Andrew Barss
My DW got hers today. Lovely! (is it wrong that I "snuck" it to put
on my iPod, too?)

Re: Tim Tams

oldb...@aol.com (Old Beeg) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:05:44 UT

I just got some tonight at a Target near Pittsburgh, PA (I'm visiting
my sister). I haven't yet had the chance to see how they stack up
against the Arnott's I had several years ago. I'm about to get a glass
of milk and find out, though.
Beeg

Re: Would you buy POD?

str...@comcast.net (Wes Struebing) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:03:40 UT

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:02:23 -0500, "Joyleen E. Seymour"
I believe it's been mentioned that it seems that the only people who
might really benefit from POD are well-established authors, who don't
need the "safety net" or logistics support of established publishing
houses.
But then, BNA'a (big-name authors) could probably "publish" their own

Hypothermia

panga...@telus.net (Willow) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:01:36 UT

A quick visit to our only local independent bookseller and there was a
Indridason on the shelf! A good read ahead!
HYPOTHERMIA is the title. A sure sign that Indridason is doing well
is the publisher. Canadian rights have been picked up by Random House
Canada, so the US publications are a thing of the past here.