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Monthly Archives: February 2006
No where to go but up?
Michael Caputo thinks that lawmakers may well choose to raise Monroe County sales taxes in the near future. The reasons he thinks this likely: County Exec Maggie Brooks will hold the line against a property tax increase, and lawmakers show … Continue reading
Posted in Rochester, New York
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Bah to book overhype
I recently picked up a paperback because its cover sported a glowing blurb by an author whose work I enjoy. The book was a resounding disappointment, and, no dummy, I, I made a mental note to never trust a blurb … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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Teleportation oh my
At SignandSight.com, an interview with Anton Zeilinger, Viennese physician, who has teleported light particles and, occasionally, larger atoms. He says that in a thousand years or so we might be able to teleport larger objects, like coffee cups or, presumably, … Continue reading
Curried Wodehouse
Stephen McClarence, in the London Times: “In a country where most books in English sell fewer than 1,000 copies and 5,000 constitutes a bestseller,” Penguin Books India “sells up to 70,000 Wodehouses a year.” Technorati Tags: books, P.G. Wodehouse
Posted in Books, Pop Culture
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Straight from the agents
Writers’s Market has published an online interview with an all-star line-up of literary agents: Elaine English, Donald Maass, Evan Marshall, and Ann Rittenberg. I found out about the article when Wendy Tokunaga posted the link on the the Yahoo ChickLit … Continue reading
Posted in Writing
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It’s Friday . . .
He loves this shoe. I mean, really really loves this shoe . . . Update: Catcall has links to other Friday catblogging sites. And also says that in addition to putting up a cat photo, I’m supposed to “tell a … Continue reading
Posted in Cats
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Getting buttered in Rochester
Searching for the perfect Friday post, and lo, I discover that Rochester’s own Century Discount Liquors made The Wall Street Journal‘s Friday Tastings column: “Taking Sides in the Butter Battle” (subscription required). Turns out, a rebellion is brewing amongst wine … Continue reading
Posted in Rochester, New York, Wine
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No royalties necessary, a bit of biscuit is fine
Joe Woodward, at Poets and Writers, explores the narrated-by-critters genre, which (he notes) started with George Orwell’s Animal Farm and in the past few years has grown to include Timbuktu, by Paul Auster; Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury, by Sigrid … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Books
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I love the way you woof
Behind the scenes photos from Westminster, by New York Observer photographer Eliot Shepard. Technorati Tags: dogs
Posted in Dogs
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More on plots
Not to be confused with moron plots. We’ll leave that topic for another day. This past weekend, I picked up a copy of Monkey Love, Brenda Scott Royce, Feb. 2006, Penguin, given the face-up treatment royale on the “new releases” … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
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