The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency (1998) Alexander McCall Smith
My mom got me the first three books in this series for Christmas, but I hadn’t gotten around to reading the first book until now.
This is a rather unusual book for a mystery. It’s almost a collection of short stories tied together by an overall arc. The book tells the story of Mma Ramotswe life and how she came to be the only detective agency in Botswana, as well as her first few cases as she settles into being a detective.
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Okay, I must to admit that I am inordinately pleased with the new image for my main page.
ADDENDUM the First:
Okay, I won’t keep this header image for long, but I loved the color of these mums and wanted to enjoy them for a bit.
ADDENDUM the Second:
Okay. I couldn’t live it it. Header image has changed, now I’m going to redto the main page image.
ADDENDUM the Third:
Done for now. I’m not 100% pleased with the main page layout, but it will do.
ADDENDUM the Fourth:
I lied. I think it’s better now.
The Sandman: The Dream Hunters (1999) Neil Gaiman & Yoshitaka Amano
The Dream Hunters is my favorite Sandman story. It’s not a comic proper, but is instead an illustrated story.
And the illustrations are gorgeous. I tend to do little more than glance at illustrations, but the art here is impossible to ignore.
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Dear “Satan”,
If that’s all you’ve got on me then you’ve not been paying very close attention.
With a work ethic like that it’s astounding you’ve remained Prince of the Damned for all these millenia. I don’t think I’d care for such a lax work environment, so I’ll have to decline your invitation.
Some of the things that drive me crazy about living in a college town.
1. People who come from elsewhere and just don’t have a clue.
Holy Cow!
Blast was absolutely fantastic.
I’m talking bouncing-out-of-the-CAC-with-excitement fantastic.
I, of course, liked the drums the best. The brass was quite excellent, but I just love percussion.
However, I did noticed that when they did Appalachian Spring they forgot to make the form into the shape of the state. And as much as I love Simple Gifts/Allalachain Spring, nobody does it like the Pride of West Virginia.
But I am more than willing to forgive them that small slip, because the drumming was fantastic. The two drummers who did “Battery Battle” were wonderful, amazing, and any other superlative you can think of.
I would love to see them again if given the opportunity.
Yesterday at work we were talking about Halloween and dressing up in costumes.
Me: “I wanna be Batman. Not for Halloween, for real.”
But only because then I get to drive the Tumbler. And blow stuff up. No, really.
Besides, this is an improvement. My childhood wish was to be R2-D2.
Let me tell you, hearing this story this morning when I was more than half asleep created an exceedingly eerie dream.
You Passed 8th Grade Math
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Congratulations, you got 10/10 correct!
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Thanks Memer!
Lots of SNOW! YAY!
Here’s the view from my porch at 6:30 this morning.
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It’s snowing! It’s snowing!
I can look out the window and see huge fluffy flakes illuminated by the streetlights, falling at a regular and steady rate!
It will all, of course, come to naught. The ground is too warm for the snow to stick. But still… It’s snowing!
I LOVE snow!