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Mystery Book Shipment #13
Received: 1 carton of books and stuff from an anonymous sender.
The Original The Poor Man's James Bond Vol. 1, credited to Kurt Saxon
aka, The Poor Man's James Bond, aka The Original "Poor Man's James Bond"
This book has millions of words, and doesn't seem to be designed to be read straight through. But that's what I did. Cover to cover. Part anarchy ( Read more... ) -
Cars, damned cars, and lies.
I've seen an a car on the side of the road every single day this week ( Read more... ) -
Mystery Book Shipment #12
Received: 1 carton of books and stuff from an anonymous sender.
Journey Across Russia: The Soviet Union Today, by Bart McDowell, photographed by Dean Conger.
This book, from 1977, provides an interesting snapshot of a time and land that once were. No, that's not quite right. It provides a snapshot, as filtered by Soviet officials, of a time and a ( Read more... ) -
Six years, and it's still red beans and rice.
Last month I was in New Orleans. When I mention this, I'm often asked how things are going there. It's been six years.
I hope for a speedy recovery for all eastern seaboard flood and storm victims.
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Biblical view of marriage #120: What will the neighbors think?
One day Elisha came to Shunem, where there was a woman of influence, who urged him to dine with her. Afterward, whenever he passed by, he used to stop there to dine. So she said to her husband, "I know that he is a holy man of God. Since he visits us often, let us arrange a little room on the roof and furnish it for him with a bed, table, chair, ( Read more... ) -
Biblical view of marriage #119: Big Oil
A certain woman, the widow of one of the guild prophets, complained to Elisha: "My husband, your servant, is dead. You know that he was a God-fearing man, yet now his creditor has come to take my two children as his slaves."
"How can I help you?" Elisha answered her. "Tell me what you have in the house."
"This servant of yours has nothing in the ( Read more... ) -
Biblical view of marriage #118: Focus on the Family
Ahaziah, son of Ahab, began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; he reigned two years over Israel. He did evil in the sight of the Lord, behaving like his father, his mother, and Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.
(1 Kings 22:52-53, New American Bible)
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How to solve a problem that doesn't exist: Add packaging!
I was an avid music CD buyer, listener, and collector from shortly after they came out until my CD stereo component stopped working. I still listen on the boombox or in the car, but I don't tend to buy them. I don't tend to burn them, preferring liner notes and royalties and those traditional things. Most people jumped to the next wave, say iTunes ( Read more... ) -
Biblical view of marriage #117: Cartoon double-take
He [Jehoshaphat] followed all the ways of his father Asa unswervingly, doing what was right in the Lord's sight.
(1 Kings 22:43, New American Bible)
He [Jesoshaphat] removed from the land the rest of the cult prostitutes who had remained in the reign of his father Asa.
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Milton Bradley's The Game of Life
I grew up with a board game, as the side announced, "Heartily endorsed by Art Linkletter."
I didn't know who Art Linkletter was when I first played Life, but I knew he was important because there, on the $100,000 bill, was his picture. Just like the one on the game box, only surrounded with dollar signs and a fake title, Esq., after his name.
But ( Read more... )