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Monthly Archives: September 2007

September 2007: Book Reviews

30-Sep-07

None of the topics are covered in any great depth or detail, and there are some cases where the author’s information is suspect or perhaps outdated (but I don’t think even in 1994 that you needed a recent veterinary certificate to cross state lines with a cat in your car).

…It was like, if you were a rock climber, and someone wrote a book of fiction in which everyone was a rock climber, but they had absolutely no story going on in their lives aside from rock climbing– and nobody ever fell off a cliff.

I’m a ROCK STAR!

27-Sep-07

I was eating dinner last night and it occurred to me that I had been in both Hollywood and Las Legas in the same day. I drove through Hollywood after midnight coming home from dinner at a friends house, slept a bit, woke up and drove our house to Vegas. We’re staying at the RV [...]

In Acton!

25-Sep-07

Well, my talk last night went well, I thought. We drove over the mountains and through the Angeles National Forest to get to Duarte, and the drive was long, but lovely:

Lots of big hills with a blend of deserty scrub and pine trees. Very neat.
On the way home, we stopped for some night shots of [...]

Where are the orchards of muffins?

24-Sep-07

It’s Baker’s Field, right? Where are the muffin farms?
We’re on our way to LA today. I’m speaking tonight at the STC San Gabriel chapter at 6. On writing a computer book. Should be exciting and fun. Meanwhile, we got the very last spot at the park last night– and when we pulled in, someone had [...]

A Social Experiment

20-Sep-07

So we’re eating pizza in the local joint here and find ourselves at a table with a view — of the local grocery store. I say, “Hey, let’s count how many people are buying alcohol and how many are buying groceries.” First a description of the store is in order: This is an obviously family [...]