tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post482993512401076040..comments2023-06-23T10:23:45.427-04:00Comments on Always Reading: More Odds and EndsAvid Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-17736608835341825632009-02-18T22:26:00.000-05:002009-02-18T22:26:00.000-05:00For a short time when I first moved here I lived i...For a short time when I first moved here I lived in Jackson Heights which is right next to Elmhurst isn't it? There was a Filipino/Latino/Polynesian ??restaurant near my house called La Isla Exotica. We never could quite pin it down. Of course there were Sari dress shops and Brazilian travel agencies and Pupusa parlors too! I wonder if it's changed much.JGHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16710652130966518173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-26861260972084948532009-02-18T19:40:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:40:00.000-05:00R. Interesting. 138! Queens seems to be where all...R. Interesting. 138! Queens seems to be where all the new americans first land.Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-9476719669125943962009-02-18T19:35:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:35:00.000-05:00Cinnamon, never gave it any thought--it I infringe...Cinnamon, <BR/><BR/>never gave it any thought--it I infringe I can be asked to remove the image from the blog, and of course I will remove it. Of course, I can always post pics of my Kindle with a page of a book on it, so I don't see much difference. Sometimes I do a still life with the page from a book --there was a huge teen art project done with pages from books years back--saw it at The Brooklyn Museum of Art.Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-55213706015157377572009-02-18T18:57:00.000-05:002009-02-18T18:57:00.000-05:00Did you know that 138 languages are spoken in Quee...Did you know that 138 languages are spoken in Queens, and that is the most languages spoken in an area of that size in the world?R. Yaekohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113163370538532651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-82932873607822625352009-02-18T17:29:00.000-05:002009-02-18T17:29:00.000-05:00Just noticed your classic fiction book list- I rea...Just noticed your classic fiction book list- I read a Willa Cather recently and loved it.<BR/><BR/>By the way- I notice that you take photos of pages from books- is this something to avoid infringing copyright? I wanted to quote a poem in full on my blog- by Sharon Olds- but the copyright holders refused permission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-35429435802871171302009-02-17T18:40:00.000-05:002009-02-17T18:40:00.000-05:00What was the town in North Ontario? (didn't he lea...What was the town in North Ontario? (didn't he leave all of his changes there?)Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-10707157337973623242009-02-17T18:38:00.000-05:002009-02-17T18:38:00.000-05:00I can't believe I wrote 'there' instead of 'their'...I can't believe I wrote 'there' instead of 'their' / I was thinking about being there in my comment I guess.Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-70848742455973785932009-02-17T17:26:00.000-05:002009-02-17T17:26:00.000-05:00I didn't make it to the used bookstore yesterday b...I didn't make it to the used bookstore yesterday because of the rain, but they have some great bargain bins out front that I love to look through (and also the sale room at the library).<BR/><BR/>I had to go look up venn diagrams...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-56060530492673128172009-02-17T13:38:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:38:00.000-05:00I'm interest in the venn, too. And that guide to t...I'm interest in the venn, too. And that guide to talking to girls - the kid on the cover looks barely old enough to not go "Eeeuu" at the very mention of the g-word. The contents could be scary... I totally agree about the Lennon bio. I put down a bio on Neil Young for the same reasons. I really only wanted to find out the name of that town in north Ontario, anyway. <BR/><BR/>You asked about books on First Nations people. One that's really comprehensive and covers the most all the peoples is from the National Geographic Society, "The World of the American Indian." (It may be OOP). Books by Thomas Mails are good, too, but he only covers the plains and SW area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-597764161870174092009-02-17T13:19:00.000-05:002009-02-17T13:19:00.000-05:00aloha from greece!Thanks for leaving a comment on ...aloha from greece!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog..I just saw it (sorry:-).<BR/><BR/>I love your blog. So simple in looks yet so interesting in content!<BR/><BR/>Take care<BR/>see you Thursday :-)New Yorker wannabeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255233215434967348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-19330049258288850392009-02-17T12:19:00.000-05:002009-02-17T12:19:00.000-05:00Thanks Sub! I look forward to seeing what you pic...Thanks Sub! I look forward to seeing what you pick up at The Orchard. <BR/><BR/>The nine year old kid is too much--bet he's made some real dough though off this book-- <BR/><BR/>e, Ghost Busters and Breakfast at Tiffany's spring to mind when I think of the Main Branch of the NYC public system. <BR/><BR/>It's an incredible place.more than a Library. There annual Christmas Tree is a must see for me, and they have a great genealogy department.<BR/><BR/>RL-- yes the Louise Erdrich book is about Motherhood and much more more--it's a great book--will post a few pages soon.Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941594574518793056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-21422691022125241192009-02-17T11:58:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:58:00.000-05:00I nine year old kid( who looks bit older, here )ca...I nine year old kid( who looks bit older, here )can tell me how to talk to girls? I didn't read any of the other books like this one. and I'm no George McFly, either.<BR/><BR/>As for thrift shop buys, the orchard I frequent sells PB 6for$1 and HB 4for$1. I've gotten some incredible books. I'll share later :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-53766315299200599622009-02-17T11:27:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:27:00.000-05:00I don't know about South Wind as a whole but the p...I don't know about South Wind as a whole but the phrase 'a cluster of bibulous mortals' made me laugh. <BR/><BR/>keep us posted on the venn diagram.<BR/><BR/>The John Lennon thingie sounds like it was written by a committee of out-of-work bibulous mortals trying to outdo each other in awfulness. "Yeah then we could have John be her reincarnated father you know? - oh right and Cynthia showing up in Yoko's tarot cards disguised as his mother, and...") yuck.<BR/><BR/>How to Talk to Girls...is this for real? As in: a recent book? You're a magnet and gurls are the metal? Why not: Don't be a 90-pound weakling while we're at it? <BR/><BR/>Louise Erdrich + that great mug for a buck twenty five? Sigh.R.L. Bourgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850533057828782722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8479372804252937102.post-52054925205256108822009-02-17T10:57:00.000-05:002009-02-17T10:57:00.000-05:00What wonderful testimony to the richness of life, ...What wonderful testimony to the richness of life, Avid. Having people from all over the globe as neighbors no doubt makes the hectic pace and cultural mix a heady experience?<BR/><BR/>The only time I was in New York was as an infant, taken to a great-grans homestead upstate, so no memory of it. <BR/><BR/>I did however fall madly in lust of the NYC public library as depicted in film. While it was probably in Manhattan, it was also beautiful and historical. Elmhurst sounds like what I picture the NYC libraries to be like. Lucky you!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.com