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DonaldsonSteven BarnesStumbleUponTVTemplate TagsThe Lord Of The RingsThe Man Who Loved Only NumbersThe Time Traveler's WifeTiVoTom MccarthyTwilight ZoneU.S.A.U.S.A.F.WLWWatership DownWestern FictionXHTMLautopingerbad posturebirthdaysblisscoCommentebookfamehistorykevokottke.orgliteraturemistakesmusicphilosophypostingreligionserver side programmingvideovisual artswritingMy "book talk" blog, with discussion about books I loved, what I'm reading, and what I want to read.http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-1215548156292966036Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-04-07T12:50:19.772-05:00MiscellaneaOkay, it has been a while (I believe "quite a while" is the technically correct term) since I posted anything. Today I came here for the first time in ages to moderate a comment and realized that I last posted just days before the 35W bridge collapsed here in the Twin Cities. In light of that realization, I thought I would post the following: I am not dead. I'm just resting.I will be back somedayhttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2009/04/good-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-7030326140682372663Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:25:00 +00002008-11-15T02:14:30.627-06:00DadToday would have been my father's birthday. I'm a bit strange with dates. They hold great significance for me. I forget what I did from breakfast to bedtime most days, but dates stay with me. And this would have been a big one too: he'd have been eighty today. I'm not going to go on and on about it here. But I'd recommend this post to honor his memory. Matière du jour:Induction(Category: http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/happy-birthday-dad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-8732670041852088693Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:42:00 +00002008-11-15T02:14:30.777-06:00BAYBComment FridayHarry PotterMemesSaint Paul CollegeWeb DevelopmentXML It is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially). The idea is to read the following post, then leave a comment while you're here. The advantages are you will get a link back to your blog from the comment you leave, your blog will get some extra exposure from my loyal readers (<lol>both of them</lol>), and I'll visit your blog (I'llhttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/comment-friday-14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4051633065836720718Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:04:00 +00002007-07-26T14:13:44.081-05:00ContestMemesThursday Thirteen Thirteen Items Scavenger Hunt Welcome to my 11th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)! Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!) This week I'm asking you to join in for a scavenger hunt! I am giving gave away 200 BlogExplosion credits to the first person who submits a comment that provides the answers to all of the thirteen questions below. [And congrats to our http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/t13-11-200-blogexplosion-credits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-1616120785036325636Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:10:00 +00002008-11-15T02:14:30.932-06:00MemesMoviesI got tagged a while back while reading someone else's blog. It’s been said that allegedly if you’ve seen over 85 movies you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own blog, paste it in and put X’s by the ones that you have seen. Add them up........if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged! Here's my list. (Only 70 checked—I http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/it-hadda-happen-sooner-or-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-836574589884451767Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:59:00 +00002008-11-15T02:14:31.069-06:00BAYBComment FridayHarry PotterMemesSaint Paul CollegeWeb DevelopmentXMLIt is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).The idea is to read the following post, then leave a comment while you're here.The advantages areyou will get a link back to your blog from the comment you leave,your blog will get some extra exposure from my loyal readers (<lol>both of them</lol>),and I'll visit your blog (I'll even http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/comment-friday-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4747828984788711530Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:46:00 +00002007-07-19T11:03:12.928-05:00MemesThursday ThirteenThirteen Of My Favorite Short StoriesWelcome to my 10th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)!Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!) This week I'm listing thirteen of my favorite short stories:Happy Ending by Henry KuttnerThis is a neat little science fiction story that I've loved forever!Fat Farm by Orson Scott CardThis is one of Uncle Orson's science fiction/horrorhttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/t13-10-some-of-my-favorite-short.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-8214522784582791065Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:01:00 +00002007-07-18T13:20:57.415-05:00MemesEvery now and again I get sucked into doing one of these meme-y (if there is such a word—which I doubt) quizzes.Today's is "What European City Do You Belong In?".You Belong in AmsterdamA little old fashioned, a little modern - you're the best of both worlds. And so is Amsterdam.Whether you want to be a squatter graffiti artist or a great novelist, Amsterdam has all that you want in Europe (http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/i-belong-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-425499274861851579Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:20:00 +00002007-07-13T01:43:14.444-05:00BAYBComment FridayHarry PotterJ. K. RowlingMemesSaint Paul CollegeWeb DevelopmentXMLIt is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!And have a great Friday.Oh, and head over to BAYB and leave a comment there!As for me, I'm still re-reading (http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/comment-friday-12.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-3725906288364222419Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:05:00 +00002007-07-12T00:57:09.152-05:00Janet EvanovichMemesThursday Thirteen Thirteen Books With Thirteen In The Title Welcome to my 9th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)! Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!) This week I've decided to follow up on last week's theme—if you recall, last week I found 13 books with the word Thursday in the title. This week I found 13 books with the word Thirteen in the title: Thirteen by Richard http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/t13-9-thirteen-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-6094826297765345690Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:11:00 +00002007-07-09T02:39:37.445-05:00autopingerBlogCatalogBloggerbloggingcoCommentStumbleUponWLWI've been meaning to give Windows Live Writer "a go" for quite some time, and have finally decided to bite the bullet and try it.I admit I'm a bit skeptical about it, and I'm not sure how much I'll like it, but I'm willing to be open minded. I think it will come down to how much control I really have over the final posts and how infrequently WLW mucks things up for me. I've also been getting intohttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/testing-windows-live-writer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-6493949793489268492Sun, 08 Jul 2007 05:45:00 +00002007-07-08T02:47:21.539-05:00Today is July 8th, 2007.That means it's been thirty-one years today.Thirty-one years ago today . . . about two in the morning . . . I was laying in my bed . . . in my room . . . in my barracks . . . in Turkey . . . after working four to midnight . . . trying to get some sleep.Then came that knock on the door. And I wasn't trying to sleep any more.As soon as I opened the door and saw the First http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-8-th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-8494684236567965418Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:46:00 +00002007-07-06T12:20:10.335-05:00BAYBBloggerComment FridayHarry PotterJ. K. RowlingMemesTemplate TagsIt is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!Have a great Friday.Oh, and head over to BAYB and leave a comment there!As for moi, I'm ticked off at Bloggerhttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/comment-friday-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-8302030360058665226Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:05:00 +00002007-07-06T10:52:04.189-05:00MemesThursday ThirteenThirteen Books With Thursday In The TitleWelcome to my 8th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)! Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!)This week I've decided to go a bit strange on you—I found 13 books with the word Thursday in the title:The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. ChestertonSir Thursday (The Keys To The Kingdom, Book 4) by Garth NixSweet Thursday by Johnhttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/t13-8-thursday-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-556806795007058777Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:28:00 +00002007-07-06T12:18:43.257-05:00BAYBComment FridayHarry PotterJ. K. RowlingMemesThe following post is over an hour and a half late, but I'm posting it anyway!It is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!Have a great Friday.Oh, and http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/comment-friday-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-1542551635783855304Thu, 28 Jun 2007 05:22:00 +00002007-06-28T09:35:06.441-05:00MemesPosts with CommentsThursday ThirteenThirteen Songs That Will Forever Be Associate Specific MoviesWelcome to my 7th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)! Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!)Let's face it: there are certain songs—you know the ones—you hear them and you can't help it, you are thinking of that specific movie!Well, here are thirteen that will always remind me of a certain moviehttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/t13-7-movie-songs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-323605529530216668Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:34:00 +00002007-07-22T04:53:35.783-05:00book clubJennifer ChiaveriniJoseph CampbellPosts with CommentsRatedRating_8The Quilter's ApprenticeI have just finished The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini (May's "Neighborhood Wive's Book Club" pick).The book opens with the main character, Sarah McClure, trying to find her place . . .The book opens with the main character, Sarah McClure, trying to find her place in the small college town of Waterford, Pennsylvania. (Sarah and her husband, Matt, have recently moved http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/jennifer-chiaverini-quilters-apprentice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4641179004995730353Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:18:00 +00002007-06-22T15:50:00.894-05:00BAYBbook clubComment FridayHarlan CobenJennifer ChiaveriniMemesPosts with CommentsSaint Paul CollegeThe Quilter's ApprenticeThe WoodsWeb DevelopmentXMLIt is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!Have a great Friday.Oh, and head over to BAYB and leave a comment there!As for moi, I have just finished The http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/comment-friday-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4441619102485187207Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:29:00 +00002007-06-21T13:04:47.199-05:00Well, I just had this blog rated, and I must say I find the results surprising:Mingle2 - Online DatingThis is based on the occurrence of the following words:dead (it says four times, but I found five: 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5),dick (it says twice, but unless it is counting the tag I see only once), andkill (supposedly found once, but I count three times: 1, 2, & 3; my guess: It knows about To Kill a http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/this-blog-is-rated-pg-13-so-im-told.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4024063415586141255Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:38:00 +00002007-06-22T15:49:14.232-05:00MemesPosts with CommentsThursday ThirteenThirteen Places I've LivedWelcome to my 6th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)! Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!)Here is a list of the eleven U.S. states and two countries outside the U.S. I've lived in (my parents moved around a lot when I was very young):New York (1956-1957, 1958-1962): I was born on Long Island and we lived on Long Island whenever we livedhttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/t13-6-places-ive-lived.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4024891630972855171Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:19:00 +00002007-06-21T02:35:49.222-05:00Harlan CobenPosts with CommentsRatedRating_9The WoodsI just finished reading The Woods by Harlan Coben.I simply cannot say enough about this man as a writer: he is, in my opinion, quite possibly the most readable author in America, if not the world.Things I liked about this book:I loved the way Coben concealed so many hints about what was to come into the prologueAs usual, I loved his characters, which are always very human and believableI loved http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/harlan-coben-woods-rating-9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-862383976972719013Sun, 17 Jun 2007 18:26:00 +00002007-06-19T18:50:09.890-05:00Bounty TrilogyCharles NordhoffDadFather's DayJames HallJune 19, 2007I just noticed that when I posted this message on Sunday (Father's Day, no less) that I didn't actually post it, but instead I saved it as a draft, so I'm keeping the date of the original post.Today is Father's Day, and I've got plans with Julie and Riley (AKA: the wife and the son).But my own father died on June 17th, 2004. (That is three years ago today, but it was a Thursday that http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/james-hall-charles-nordhoff-bounty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4386112980445769082Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:47:00 +00002007-06-22T10:51:11.517-05:00BAYBbook clubComment FridayHarlan CobenJennifer ChiaveriniMemesPosts with CommentsThe Quilter's ApprenticeThe WoodsIt is Comment Friday here at Love All Books and at BAYB (where I grabbed the idea from initially).So, on that note, as long as you're here . . .Please post a comment while you're visiting and tell me what you're up to. Tell me what you're reading and what you think about it!Have a great Friday.Oh, and head over to BAYB and leave a comment there!As for moi, I'm just about finished http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/comment-friday-8-title.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-5009279561016343875Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:43:00 +00002007-08-10T10:55:53.791-05:00MemesPosts with CommentsRileyThursday ThirteenThirteen Ideas for Keeping Riley Busy This SummerWelcome to my 5th T13 (that's Thursday Thirteen)! Please use my "Mr. Linky" to leave a link back to your site (more traffic!)School's out for Riley for the summer, but not for me. Here are thirteen things we've got planned to keep him occupied this summer:Vacation Church Schoolmornings, Jun 11-Jun 15Sports Mania Campafternoons, Jun 11-Jun 15 at http://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/t13-5-keeping-riley-busy-this-summer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2035279117027477100.post-4520933352773656414Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:34:00 +00002007-06-15T01:28:33.133-05:00David KidderIntellectual DevotionalNoah D. OppenheimMatière Du Jour? What the heck does that mean?Well, it means I've decided to add another feature to this blog.Matière Du Jour is, as I mention in this post's title—with a wink and a tip of the hat to Steve Martin—French.It means "Topic of the Day". (That's what Babel Fish tells me anyway!)Whenever I post from now on, you'll see Matière Du Jour at the bottom of the post, followed by thathttp://loveallbooks.blogspot.com/2007/06/matire-du-jour-he-spoke-french.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0