tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:59:52 +0000jon stewartcorporate buyoutscollege studentsfantasy footballpharmaceutical companiesnewsticket priceshot stoveprescription drugsApplemicrobreweriesdebateelderlyclipmarksLebrondipsemailprobabilitywesternskidsmaturitybaseballfacebookweatherundecided votersanorexiaemmysgood eatsconsumerismjamie lynn spearswastefigure skatingsci-fiindiansguy movieBrownszomibespubscollege footballHitlerstatisticsurban fantasybloggingflying figshootingscookingtechnologyamerican brewerieshomelesscensorshipprotestlibrariansMcDonald'scharityObamadead or alivedrug useathletesporkmusicwomen's rightsdeath penaltyprofit marginsGI Billprankslibrarieschild abuseoprahchinese toyseatinggovernment spendingtwitterconcertsclaymationvaccineshealthmmoskiingnew years resolutionspicturesguitar heroMinnesota Vikingsstreet talkLibrary Thingcombatfunnyrightsparis hiltonhot ham and cheeserock bandmiddle eastlibraryjack hannaoscarsflamingopollsfantasyweb 2.0schoolsdigital cablesendowmentsgarrettsvilleHuckabeepop culturetvstar trekband namespresidential electionflexible womancommercialsadulthoodharry pottercaptain kirkBusheconomycollegeparodygamingdrinkingMel Gibsonflyingwriter's strikesuicidemilitary servicewhiskeyaward showsdining outweb browsersbioshockdigitizing textpooreducation levelrepublicansgay couplesMcCaincomicscongresscaptchasmarriagecourtssexBill Mahermentosmanager of the yearemployersjohn phillipscrimeprisonsrubenesqueShakespearefootballunited waydrivingdistinguished brands internationalPBSsecond amendmentrecklessbarstattoopolice searchesgoalsirish festreality tvbaconrepublican conventionbeer. portlanddreamsred soxprisonersentertainmentpolitical correctnesshistoryjapanmackenzie phillipsanimegamblingdigitalwomen's self imagejoggingreadabilityteensiPadtrafficscientific experimentsethicspopular culturevice presidential debategoogle+moviesdvd salesbookscompetitionpaywallsNBAwork cubiclevideofield goalchild intelligencebrewpubsveteransworkvotingdeathseileen iversfarm workerscurt schillingtorturereadingsoccerlabor practicesnative americanspartiesviolencejoe torreterrorist suspectsipodsBritish invasiontrader joe'siPhonemonkeyschool fundinginsurancediseasecollege sportssarah connerfilm ratingspovertytorredarwineducationgender rolesmangaeco-friendlybank failureshillary clintonsocial interactionsself learningsteroidsadvertisingwinebook coverscy young awardcooking showswhiskybiologyPorcupine Treemovie theatersheating billsFox Newsgunslearningyankeesjohn connerviolence against women9/11hitmanfundamentalismmathnew york timeselectionsaudia arabiagolfphotographysuperheroesjusticegrizzly bearswhite rabbithome run recordmigrationSuperbowlgraphic novelsliteraturebook awardssmokingspankinggenderplayoffsconventionspolitical cartoonwashingtonanheuser-buschmoralityjustice systemlibrary finesbeercleveland indiansdoctorscult movieslotteryzombiespokercreationismcemeteryfirefoxtestlobbyistspsychologycelebrity scandalscampaign contributionsburglaryliterary fictionsocietysportsNintendos Marionext food network starcredit reportslibrary 2.0dancehumorSAT scorespoliticiansfinal fantasyinbevbusinessautismgreat american novelterminatorschoolfinescivil rightssexual misconductparking finessarah palinsocial networksaudiophilesdemocratsstripperspublic librariesalton brownNFLfood industrycleveland orchestratv commercialspolitical surveyworking conditionsbar centoPETAmediamonkeyswikiwagesfast foodpresidential electionsevolutioninternetchild costssciencerestaurantsneurologyIslamOlympicsIssue 6womenchildrenteachersvacationemail newslettersstudentscommon courtesiespoliticsemployeesmanhunt 2performance enhancing drugslakota indiansuniversitiesJohnny Weircommunicationvideogamesaudiencestelevisionmicedigital downloadsratshome mortgage insuranceeducational systemanimal attacksfoodhealthcarereligionseattlemeteor showerThe Viewfictionsnowdrugscasinosmoney""Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.""http://obosob.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joe)Blogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-2062433623865760898Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:55:00 +00002011-08-08T11:28:48.775-04:00urban fantasyreading Over the weekend I was able to finish Death Masks by Jim Butcher. This is book 5 in the Dresden Files which is a series I started awhile ago, but for various reasons have not kept up with. I am so glad I came back. Picking up after Summer Knight, Harry once again finds himself in trouble when he is hired to find the Shroud of Turin. As if that was not bad enough he also is challenged to a duelhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/6ZqIuo1zVuE/death-masks-by-jim-butcher.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/6ZqIuo1zVuE" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/08/death-masks-by-jim-butcher.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-4434293017205549286Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:24:00 +00002011-08-02T09:38:19.852-04:00westernsliterary fictionbooksreadingI finished this book today. Normally I am not a fan of Western books although I love Western movies. Not sure why I enjoy one style and not the other. This book though might change my mind.Told from the viewpoint of Eli we follow him and his brother Charlie as they embark on another mission from the Commodore. The famous Sisters Brothers are cold blooded killers who do not let anything stop them http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/JoQmZBMDzkM/sisters-brothers-by-patrick-dewitt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/JoQmZBMDzkM" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/08/sisters-brothers-by-patrick-dewitt.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-4223604956175995217Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:36:00 +00002011-07-13T11:58:21.718-04:00sportsI love sports. I just wanted to make that clear. What I don't love is how the public is forced to pay for the privilege of having a sports team. The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article about the high costs the residents of Hamilton County are paying for the privilege of keeping the Reds and Bengals in Cincinnati. It sure is something to think about as we listen to billionaire owners http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/S1bpcyJCjiI/price-of-keeping-sports-franchise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/S1bpcyJCjiI" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/07/price-of-keeping-sports-franchise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-4775003150684220595Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:58:00 +00002011-07-12T14:10:26.828-04:00google+Another day another social networking site. That is what it seems like to me. After hearing a lot of buzz about Google's latest entry I had to try it out. I have to say the little I have seen of it I really like. It feels like a cross between Facebook and Twitter with advantages and disadvantages of both. For me the idea of circles works really well. One of the things I dislike about Facebook is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/hzKbEYDvnNs/google-for-all-cool-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/hzKbEYDvnNs" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/07/google-for-all-cool-kids.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-8537594220900213597Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:51:00 +00002011-06-09T15:58:25.351-04:00booksreadingRecently I joined a new committee at my job. It is the Reconnect With Reading Action Group. What we do is try to come up with new ways to get people reading. A nice perk is that we also get access to arcs. These are advanced reader's editions put out by the publisher for new books before actually going on sale. Part of our committee work is to read these and then give our feedback/reviews, which http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/ZbU5041QY80/perks-of-job.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/ZbU5041QY80" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/06/perks-of-job.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-4223879505310639300Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:32:00 +00002011-03-31T10:44:02.593-04:00new york timespaywallsSo the New York Times has decided to add a paywall to their website. Is this really such a big deal? And for every online post I read about why this is a bad idea I read another one on how to get around the paywall. Again, why is this such a big deal? I had the NYTimes app on my phone and would regularly check it for news and book reviews. It was a nice app and I appreciated the content. So will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/V7k5h9PvAag/new-york-times-and-paywalls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/V7k5h9PvAag" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-york-times-and-paywalls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-3298121715906901453Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:04:00 +00002011-01-07T12:13:30.711-05:00A new survey shows that a majority of consumers would like a test to know if they will get certain diseases in the future. Even if there is no cure for the disease. Really? I can see some benefits in that knowing you have a limited time to accomplish things it will force you to act sooner. But it will also be hanging over your head the rest of your life. I already know I am going to die at some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/z4MSLMdtbro/would-you-want-to-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/z4MSLMdtbro" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2011/01/would-you-want-to-know.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-6299424357255461840Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:34:00 +00002010-12-18T11:51:42.815-05:00tvLet me start by saying I watch tv. A lot of tv. More than I should I know. I am old enough to remember having to watch shows when they were first shown. If you missed it you were out of luck unless you were able to catch the repeat during the off season. Then the vcr came along. And those stacks and stacks of videotapes that piled up next to the tv of shows I planned on watching. Now we have the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/yYzDI6qfp9s/tv-and-time-shifting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/yYzDI6qfp9s" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/12/tv-and-time-shifting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-3546100214718312991Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:10:00 +00002010-12-08T00:10:24.163-05:00bloggingAs I flip channels tonight I was wondering about the late night talk shows. Are they still relevant? We have 24/7 access to information today. Instead of actually watching one of these shows I could just watch the highlights online. Or watch other interviews with the guests. I can even read interviews from the guests. I am trying to remember the last time I watched an entire show. I can't even http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/2RWVULTLmYI/late-night-talk-shows.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/2RWVULTLmYI" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/12/late-night-talk-shows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-7899651040048613856Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:32:00 +00002010-11-19T00:32:05.315-05:00beerI'm still upset about this years Great Lakes Christmas Ale. They claim it is the same recipe but it tastes different. Every year it tastes different. Last year I bought five cases of it. This year I bought a six pack and after trying it I am pretty sure that is all I will be buying. Which is a shame. They have been one of my favorite breweries for a long time. But for some reason they have a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/SbOH1qCB_bU/changes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/SbOH1qCB_bU" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/11/changes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-8884297772226943976Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:11:00 +00002010-08-26T11:11:34.793-04:00testTesting using blogaway to see if it works.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/w5cdrd54Nlo/testing_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/w5cdrd54Nlo" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/08/testing_26.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-6855634283129219674Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:36:00 +00002010-07-09T11:52:02.519-04:00LebronsportsNBAWoke up this morning and guess what? The World did not end after Lebron's decision to leave the Cavs and head down to Miami. Of course we all knew that would be the case. Be honest now do we really care? Sports long ago stopped being about sports and instead is just another business. Athletes come and go as do teams. Cavs fans at least we still have a team, not like when the Browns packed up and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/_ErXnGKcUc0/lebron-cavs-and-who-really-cares.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/_ErXnGKcUc0" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/07/lebron-cavs-and-who-really-cares.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-6108635190065654451Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:33:00 +00002010-07-01T11:12:43.576-04:00reality tvfoodWe are a few episodes into the new season of each of these shows now. I have to say I am pretty disappointed so far. If these are the best chefs they could find I really wonder about who did not make the cut. Seriously, how did some of these chefs make it on the shows? Has the talent pool thinned out that much over the years? Or do real chefs want nothing to do with either show now? The Next http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/oFYMpBmpR4k/top-chef-and-next-food-network-star.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/oFYMpBmpR4k" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/07/top-chef-and-next-food-network-star.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-4103246951986524838Wed, 12 May 2010 19:25:00 +00002010-05-12T15:45:26.154-04:00baseballI had fun watching Homer Bailey and the Reds shutout Pittsburgh this afternoon. Made me think about how much following baseball has changed in my lifetime. Today it is possible to see almost every game live or archived. (When I was a kid it I only had the Saturday game of the week to watch. Did I actually just type a sentence that started with "when I was a kid"? Now I am officially old.)I had tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/p5ktLpXZq7I/baseball-and-new-media.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/p5ktLpXZq7I" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/05/baseball-and-new-media.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-3327520443104054099Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:45:00 +00002010-03-02T10:48:48.657-05:00foodThis is such a sad commentary on our eating habits. Yes, the kids are only 6 but they don't even know what a tomato or potato looks like? ">http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/WQ4uvcCvMBU/veggie-quiz.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/WQ4uvcCvMBU" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/03/veggie-quiz.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-5288451779454876565Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:29:00 +00002010-03-02T09:49:19.939-05:00food industryeatingfoodThe wife and I watched No Reservations last night. As usual Tony sampled street food in his travels. Which always makes me wonder why we don't have street food around here. A hot dog cart does not count. Is it a product of our food culture? It seems every place Tony visits around the world has it. What makes us different? I will qualify my post by saying I have not been to the larger cities in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/OEq1K1dSr6o/food-on-street.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/OEq1K1dSr6o" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/03/food-on-street.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-2465530037623092384Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:38:00 +00002010-02-11T11:53:17.050-05:00fictionreadingI like to read fiction. I also like to read non-fiction. There is something appealing about both formats to me. My question though is how much reality should fiction reflect? Should fiction be an accurate portrayal of its time period? Because it is fiction it has the liberty of playing fast and loose with facts. Should it?I was thinking particularly about fiction set in the present time. As a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/KOcsYhtHoR4/how-real-do-we-want-our-fiction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/KOcsYhtHoR4" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-real-do-we-want-our-fiction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-1039327192620640051Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:05:00 +00002010-02-04T12:22:58.401-05:00sportsSo the Superbowl is this Sunday. Will I watch? Yes. I am a sports fan after all and do try to catch the major sporting events. But the more important question is who to root for? My local team did not make the playoffs so I can't root for them. Do I root for the Colts since they are from the same conference as my home team? I don't know yet who I will be rooting for Sunday.What do people who livehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/2bluY4kNG1s/superbowl-and-home-team.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/2bluY4kNG1s" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/02/superbowl-and-home-team.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-6798747953464180668Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:07:00 +00002010-01-30T13:52:42.003-05:00Johnny WeirPETASo it now looks like PETA has won this battle. I don't blame Weir for agreeing to change the real fur on his costume to fake fur. After the threats he received to disrupt his performance at the Winter Olympic, I can see why he would make the change. Which is a shame though. And makes me hate the group PETA even more. I agree that animals should be treated as humanly as possible. I do understand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/WEFKxZo0e_0/johnny-weir-vs-peta.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/WEFKxZo0e_0" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/01/johnny-weir-vs-peta.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-1922922375220308716Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:19:00 +00002010-01-29T00:33:20.706-05:00technologyiPadAm I the only one disappointed in Apple's new iPad? I just think that with all the hype leading up to yesterdays big announcement that the news would have been better. Down the road in a later version it might be worth picking up? As it stands now I don't see any good reason to think about buying one. Which leads me to my blog title. Is it a good idea to buy the first version of a new product? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/5Vc6DxkI7Ig/early-adopting-and-ipad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/5Vc6DxkI7Ig" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/01/early-adopting-and-ipad.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-5426172351486155515Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:56:00 +00002010-01-27T12:05:54.056-05:00bloggingFunny how time gets away from us. Lately I have been spending way too much reading what others have written on the internet. It can be amusing and at times informative. But it is also fun to write my own. Which is why I plan to get back to blogging again. Don't expect all gems though. Or a cohesive and focused theme. A hodgepodge is what you will get. Which is fine by me. If no one reads it that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/PPv3CPTUakk/lost-in-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/PPv3CPTUakk" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/01/lost-in-internet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-1620275024481883195Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:40:00 +00002010-01-03T00:48:49.255-05:00booksreadingNot what I expected. Definitely not what I had set as reading goals for the year. Final numbers for 2009 were 28 books and 69 graphic novels/comic trade paperbacks. Not horrible numbers at least. Life issues did take up some time, but doesn't that always happen? I am sorry I did not track the number of books I started but did not finish because they just were not that good. I just know it was a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/42DvkSKqUMc/2009-reading-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/42DvkSKqUMc" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2010/01/2009-reading-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-3452506428207309893Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:23:00 +00002009-12-30T12:46:54.815-05:00comicsstar trekOver beers the other night, I was talking about the latest Star Trek movie with the wife and a friend. I mentioned how I was disappointed in the movie. I thought it turned my beloved characters in caricatures of themselves. I said I did not like how they re-imaged them. My friend immediately commented that I must not be a comic book fan then. Well, of course I am a comic fan. Which got me http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/RrNn8zQDbBI/re-imaging-old-friends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/RrNn8zQDbBI" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2009/12/re-imaging-old-friends.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-5534105208310302663Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-12-24T13:17:02.351-05:00booksreadingFans of Nevada Barr will be surprised when they pick up her latest book. This is no Anna Pigeon novel. Instead we meet the “Butcher Boy”, an 11 year old boy who brutally murders his parents and little sister and then does not remember a thing. Mystery fans will figure out the twist well before the end. At least when that happens with the Anna Pigeon books, we keep reading because we like the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/jxUJn0CpCuw/13-12-by-nevada-barr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/jxUJn0CpCuw" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2009/12/13-12-by-nevada-barr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30424009.post-2114829093880802322Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:46:00 +00002009-11-21T11:47:42.828-05:00book awardsreadingWednesday evening the National Book Award winners were announced. As usual I did not read any of the winning books. I also had never heard of most of the books even nominated. Does that make me a bad reader? I used to think that when I was younger. I do try to read as many books as I can during the year. I admit that I probably start at least twice the number of books that I finish. That used to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~3/3kdRNOsZxYY/60th-national-award-book-winners-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joe)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OneBourbonOneScotchOneBeer/~4/3kdRNOsZxYY" height="1" width="1"/>http://obosob.blogspot.com/2009/11/60th-national-award-book-winners-and.html