tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post9020702374942773428..comments2023-10-31T11:37:50.028-04:00Comments on on life & other inconveniences: The First TimeSandra Ruttanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-65688302166267688532008-04-07T23:14:00.000-04:002008-04-07T23:14:00.000-04:00The first time I read Patricia Carlon is something...The first time I read Patricia Carlon is something that will stay with me until my dying day. Her suspense novel, "An Unquiet Night" blew me away with its expert handling of a stalker pursuing a woman who may have witnessed him commit a crime. I will always judge my best work against this novel. And probably come up short.<BR/><BR/>And here's something I've never admitted before...I picked up this book because of its garish cover, which featured the legs of a good looking woman wearing fishnet stockings, and I thought to myself, "Hmmm, this looks interesting..."<BR/><BR/>Hey, I'm a guy. But it worked. And I've no regrets!Picks by Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03210946161490466694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-39192587317591866232008-03-27T22:57:00.000-04:002008-03-27T22:57:00.000-04:00Patti, at least it's an interesting campaign. Peo...Patti, at least it's an interesting campaign. People will remember this one for a long time to come. Who was up against Gore? I haven't got a clue now.<BR/><BR/>Norby, maybe we just have shorter attention spans. ;)<BR/><BR/>Austin, I have a boyfriend I call Bunny. Don't ask.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-7567010489899154952008-03-27T22:46:00.000-04:002008-03-27T22:46:00.000-04:00Bunny?Bunny?Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-78903197599092198162008-03-27T14:26:00.000-04:002008-03-27T14:26:00.000-04:00I think we've just learned to tune out the politic...I think we've just learned to tune out the politicians. That's what I do anyway.<BR/><BR/>I have too many firsts to really pick just one I think, too many authors that I follow religiously, mainly because that first book just sucked me in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-76219846999453902322008-03-27T14:00:00.000-04:002008-03-27T14:00:00.000-04:00I remember most loving The World According to Gar...I remember most loving The World According to Garp when I first read it. <BR/>This campaign is exceptional. First exciting, now humiliating.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-52317322549878443572008-03-27T13:34:00.000-04:002008-03-27T13:34:00.000-04:00I have no idea either John. I'm interested in pol...I have no idea either John. I'm interested in politics, but not so much in mudslinging, and I wish they'd keep to issues a bit more. Like fixing the American economy.<BR/><BR/>Randy, I'll have to check that book out. Your enthusiasm for it carries through. Bunny's probably read it, since he reads widely across the genres, something I intend to do more of.Sandra Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06109584805469336742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-20465269694092775362008-03-27T13:07:00.000-04:002008-03-27T13:07:00.000-04:00For me, the book I remember above all others is Th...For me, the book I remember above all others is The Tunnel In The Sky by Robert Heinlein. I discovered it in the school library when I was twelve and it was my first SF. It actually colored my reading habits for a good many years. I've since expanded my reading tastes to include most genres. But it will always hold a special place in my heart, being the first book I mention whenever someone asks me about a good SF book they should read.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18499463.post-53123577076946305392008-03-27T12:12:00.000-04:002008-03-27T12:12:00.000-04:00Check out this on literary first loves:http://blog...Check out this on literary first loves:<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/03/literatures_ageless_loves.html<BR/><BR/>And the biggest difference between US campaigns and Canadian campaigns is the length. We have six week campaigns and we never really know when the elections is going to be (although Ontario has bucked that trend with scheduled provincial elections, except in the case of minority governments).<BR/><BR/>So, our Ameican neighbours have years of campaigning to build up (or lose) interest in it and we have mere weeks.<BR/><BR/>Does it make one more interested than the other? I have no idea...John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.com