Saturday night was a perfect date.  The boy and I ate gyros and then went to the bookstore after.  And I had a gift certificate left over from Christmas.  So I got to do some shopping!  I purchased five books - Dance Dance Dance and Kafka on the Shore - both by Haruki Muraka...

Most people don't like to read. I don't fault them. Books can be boring. They don't leap off the silver screen at you, scene after scene, with Ray M. Dolby environ sound blasting at your ears from all sides of the theater. No. Books are quiet. But, some books are deserving their weight in gold for t...

Presentation Zen is a new book by Garr Reynolds that should be read by any business presenter, leader, politician, professional... well, by everybody. It's that good. This book about presentation design is about much more than that, and I recommend you run right out and get it (or rather log on to A...

As the 2007 year is quickly coming to a close, I wanted to offer a suggestion for this upcoming year. That suggestion would be to get acquainted with the Puritans. Allow me to offer five brief reasons why I believe this would be a worthy thing for you to do. First, the Puritans had a relentless purs...

First bit of news:  Ian and I have adopted a pair of itty-bitty kittens.  ^_^  They are absolutely adorable, and of course I really don't object to having them in the house along with Meadow (the full-grown female cat he's had for years).  But there's one problem:  Mead...

While most people wouldn't give a crap about this.  For me it is too exciting not to share.  I finially got my review copy of The Illusrated Flora of East Texas Vol 1 I have been waiting years for this book to get printed.  Of course it is only the first of what will probably run into...

HURRAY! THIS IS NOW MY OFFICAL 1 YEAR ANIIVERSARY BEING ON MINDSAY!!!! *CHEERS* IM SO HAPPPY! Ive met some REALLY great ppl here and ill never forget you all! To my suprise ive stuck with it.... *remembers all her accounts of Neopets* whatever im jsut really happy! today was awsome for about 2 weeks...

I had a talk with friends tonight while dinering.  They gave me a list of books to read in the near future.   Ray Bradbury- I Sing the Body Electric, The Illustrated Man Tom Robbins- Still Life with Woodpecker Richard Brautigan- Troutfishing in America, The Pill Bug vs. the Springfield Min...