Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sir Ian McKellen… our very own beloved Gandalf.
I love Gandalf. And I love Sir Ian for his magnificent performance as Gandalf..
(These are two fantastic pieces of art that I have seen at autograph shows)
Carl was nice enough to tell me about a blog he found. Would you believe it was kept by Ian during the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Pollution Dangers Cast Shadow over 2008 Olympics
By Hilmar Schmundt
Is Beijing dangerous to athletes’ health? With the prospect of athletes running marathons and cycling in Beijing’s smog and pollution-laden air, environmentalists and experts in sports medicine are concerned about the health risks associated with the Olympic Games in China.
The Beijing smog feeds on itself. Whenever the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Freaks: Alive on the Inside by Annette Curtis Klause
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry (January 10, 2006)
ISBN-10: 068987037X
From Booklist/ Amazon*Starred Review* Gr. 10-12. Seventeen-year-old Abel has spent most of his life at Faeryland, a resort offering “displays of oddities,” featuring performers with unusual physical characteristics. Both of his parents are missing limbs, and his first [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon by Beverly Gray
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (March 12, 2003)
ISBN-10: 1558539700
Amazon: Product Description: Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon and Beyond, the first full-length biography of Ron Howard, takes an in-depth look at the Oklahoma boy who gained national fame as a child star, then grew up [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
July 6, 2003 Buddy Ebsen dies age 95……
This post is about the book written by Buddy Ebsen (The Other Side of Oz) .. and also a little extra about the actor.
I know most who look at Buddy Ebsen see Jed Clampett.. not me. I am old enough to remember seeing his old black and white [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is the part of summer that I can’t say I am thrilled with…
It’s HOT!
I mean Heat Wave Hot! It’s been in the high 90’s for days now.
Did I mention I have no air conditioner in my room? Oh. Well. I don’t. So whatever the temps read outside… they pretty closely read the same [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Grass Harp by Truman Capote
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage (September 28, 1993)
ISBN-10: 0679745572
Product Description
Set on the outskirts of a small Southern town, The Grass Harp tells the story of three endearing misfits–an orphaned boy and two whimsical old ladies–who one day take up residence in a tree house. AS they pass sweet yet hazardous [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Dragon’s Lair (The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme) by Elizabeth Haydon
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Starscape (July 8, 2008)
ISBN-10: 076530869X
Product Description
Barely one day after fulfilling his second mission for King Vandemere as Royal Reporter of the land of Serendair, young Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme—known as Ven—is off on another adventure. To keep them safe from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Silver Bough by Lisa Tuttle
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Spectra (December 26, 2006)
ISBN-10: 0553587358
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. One bite of a magical golden apple holds the key to a Scottish town’s renewal and may grant the heart’s desire for three lucky American women, provided they take a leap of faith in this enchanting tale from [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The mailman rang the doorbell… that means one thing… Amazon!
These came pretty quick! And I’m glad because two of them are follow up books to ones I’ve already read.
The Dragons’s Lair is the third book by Elizabeth Haydon about the journals of Ven Polypheme. The first two books were enjoyable enough for me to [...]
The Accused:
Chris: Enslaved by Ducks
