Monthly Archives: September 2008

Ishtar Rising by Robert Anton Wilson

Posted on September 30, 2008 by ubu507

  I’m sure every book addict has felt it – that sudden craving, that fierce irrational (irrational? a book lover?) itch for a certain book – the overwhelming urge TO HAVE IT. I must admit that it wasn’t really love … Continue reading →

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Autumn by Boise

Posted on September 27, 2008 by ubu507

  For Autumn has found me And thrown her arms around me. She has breathed on my lips and I wander apart, Dead leaves in my heart.   – Lord Alfred Douglas

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Headline Round up

Posted on September 26, 2008 by ubu507

  Judges: Sheep sex doesn’t make man a sex offender   Police say vomit caused car crash    

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Crime Beat: The Smoking Chicken of Ypsilanti

Posted on September 24, 2008 by ubu507

  Smoking chicken brings firefighters   Several apartment residents were evacuated from their homes Sunday morning when another tenant left chicken cooking on the stove. Ypsilanti firefighters said they were called to the 100 block of South Grove Road just … Continue reading →

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The Problem With Republicans

Posted on September 23, 2008 by ubu507

  The idea that the government is the problem rather than the solution, which even today is bandied about by such intellectual heavyweights as Sarah Palin, has been around for a long time, but it really started to gain traction … Continue reading →

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IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE!

Posted on September 22, 2008 by ubu507
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Waiting for Heather — Part Six

Posted on September 19, 2008 by ubu507

  But in spite of all his gifts, there was something lacking in Harry, some essential flaw in his powers of judgement. He could figure out at a glance the way things worked and how all the pieces fit together, … Continue reading →

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Shinbone Alley

Posted on September 18, 2008 by ubu507

  One of the reasons I didn’t post yesterday was that I’ve been dealing with a lot of vintage and semi-vintage paperbacks from several sources: I think this is my favorite cover:    

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Crime Beat: A Headline and Quote That Float My Boat

Posted on September 16, 2008 by ubu507

  Disturbing headline of the week: Fertilizer fumes used to hurt man   Disturbing quote of the week: "Washtenaw is a hot county for wild pigs right now," said Kristine Brown of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources.  

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Bitter Pill

Posted on September 13, 2008 by ubu507

  I’m not a songwriter BUT yesterday while I was walking to work this little ditty started running through my head called "Bitter Pill." It was a sort of Elvis Costello country ballad type thing and I worked out about three … Continue reading →

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