tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post2611768433038027366..comments2023-06-23T10:23:45.427-04:00Comments on Always Reading: A Little Ray of SunshineAvid Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-3456512555838012632009-03-31T03:57:00.000-04:002009-03-31T03:57:00.000-04:00i've never tried absinthewant to - esp. now i know...i've never tried absinthe<BR/><BR/>want to - esp. now i know it tastes like liquorice!lettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-58436152561261915262009-03-30T23:35:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:35:00.000-04:00Speaking of cruelty, have you seen "The Changeling...Speaking of cruelty, have you seen "The Changeling" with Angelina Jolie? It's based on a true story in the 1930's in LA, which portrays a very corrupt police department and a psycho who preys on young children. It is cruelty in its worst form!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-87287792341904351972009-03-30T17:15:00.000-04:002009-03-30T17:15:00.000-04:00Hi Avid, Some Chick Lit isn't bad, let me know wha...Hi Avid, <BR/><BR/>Some Chick Lit isn't bad, let me know what you think of the Rich book. Absinthe? Yuck! Now reading this label, I understand why I couldn't stand it in my youth!<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a good week!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-67484755728944729512009-03-30T16:59:00.000-04:002009-03-30T16:59:00.000-04:00re Absinthelabel - "patient experimentation in her...re Absinthelabel - "patient experimentation in herbal didstillation" - ?? Sounds like something that could get you sent to the principal's office fer sure.Deborah Godinhttp://notesfromthecloudmessenger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-15785676101269664702009-03-30T12:55:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:55:00.000-04:00The cruelty article has me thinking about the Jame...The cruelty article has me thinking about the James Bond movie I saw over the weekend - man he is really a sadist! Good movie, though. <BR/><BR/>(Chick lit is my guilty pleasure!esp. Bridget Jones)JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-42909503000632883082009-03-29T23:57:00.000-04:002009-03-29T23:57:00.000-04:00Chick-Lit - maybe it's the label that turns me of...Chick-Lit - maybe it's the label that turns me off? It makes the writing sound vapid. Oh you know, chicks trying to do lit. Maybe there's really interesting material there if I forget about the label? Let us know what you think of this one.<BR/><BR/>The Wind in the Willows - just typing out the name makes me happy. I can see the illustrations. An all-time fave.<BR/><BR/>Tom is right - they've found that the real problem with absinthe was the way it was prepared and the quantity of wormwood used (+, I suppose, if you drank it from dawn to dawn or not.) That label isn't terribly attractive though. Reminds me of St. George Sherry which was sold by the gallon up in Canada - bleh.<BR/><BR/>The research on evil - true, true, true. Hardwired in the system. Just as empathy is. Different parts of the brain but both very real. Maybe the whole basis of the us vs them business? Whether we acknowledge it or not, violence just grabs our attention, no matter what. Just as sex does. But just as laughter does, too. <BR/><BR/>The part about violence is a disturbing realization which is probably why we don't like thinking about it. Yet, it doesn't simply go away if we don't. That story you mention about the nurse is a good example - and not just a story, unfortunately. We are complicated pieces of work, us humans.<BR/><BR/>( But I admit I'd rather be reading The Wind in the Willows than thinking about evil right now.) :-)<BR/><BR/>best, A R.R.L. Bourgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850533057828782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-24691261368326234522009-03-29T19:00:00.000-04:002009-03-29T19:00:00.000-04:00That Walking in Britain book is giving me ideas . ...That Walking in Britain book is giving me ideas . . .tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-71405075200550854522009-03-29T18:51:00.000-04:002009-03-29T18:51:00.000-04:00Absinthe is making a comeback, as it is produced i...Absinthe is making a comeback, as it is produced in a safer way these days. I like it because it tastes a bit like black licorice...yum.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-73112085501116948142009-03-29T18:42:00.000-04:002009-03-29T18:42:00.000-04:00Junot Diaz is a hoot in person, by the way.Junot Diaz is a hoot in person, by the way.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-25466738182368383542009-03-29T18:40:00.000-04:002009-03-29T18:40:00.000-04:00I'm telling you--The Thin Place. Even the dogs' th...I'm telling you--The Thin Place. Even the dogs' thoughts are rendered.tut-tuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713003038275525797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-84613051497156130212009-03-29T16:48:00.000-04:002009-03-29T16:48:00.000-04:00Check out the ingredients in that Absinthe- not su...Check out the ingredients in that Absinthe- not sure I would want to consume <I>wormwood</I>.<BR/><BR/>Good to see you back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com