(The following examples all taken from the real life adventures of Yours Truly, Bookseller Extraordinaire.) Inquiries “Uhm, I’m looking for a book, but I don’t know the author. I don’t know the title either. I think it’s fiction, but come to think of it, it might be non-fiction. I do know ...

When I left for work today it was 18 degrees below zero. I think the high temperature today was around -5 degrees. I went out to get some lunch and my nose hairs froze while walking out to my car. Actually, it was Christine’s car, since mine wouldn’t start. I feel really sorry for the ma...

I placed an order for a Christmas present through RedOrbit. Yesterday I got an email from them. Christine, Unfortunately, the item your ordered is no longer available through our distributor. We apologize for the inconvenience. Your order has been canceled and the release of authorization from your ...

We have about 2 inches of snow this morning, with another 1-3 inches forecast for today. Rrrr. I hate snow....

Proposition 8 passed. Typed up there on the blog page, those words might not look like much. But these very words should strike horror into the minds and souls of enlightened liberals everywhere. But nowhere more so than in California. The irony is rich, indeed. Think of it. California, the home of ...

All my devices are revolting against me. My continuing saga of trying to install Ubuntu on my laptop: Last night I did a final clean up of my hard drive, uninstalling a few more things and defragging a couple times. I’d done some research on getting Windows disc management to allow the partiti...

I must be getting old because all I ever do anymore is complain. OK, well on with it then… Over at the HomeEdMag News and Commentary blog, Valerie Moon points out more scare-mongering from HSLDA. This time it’s their subsidiary, parentalrights.org. They’re pushing a parental rights...

First of all this: You need to play this song very loud and dance around and wear a tight pencil skirt and buy a Hammond piano. All these things will make you teh happy. Especially if you are usually a man. Second of all, I'd like to institute a Friday night beer blog bash where bloggers have a few ...

Here’s another amusing little anecdote about the Bush administration. In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA must make a determination about the harmful effects of greenhouse gasses. In December, the EPA sent the White House a report containing their conclusions and recommendations. The...

Since I ragged on John McCain a few weeks ago for his support of warrantless wiretapping, I guess it’s only fair that do the same for Obama. All through the primary season, Obama made it clear that he did not support amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to grant the teleco...