MVP  

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For those who haven't seen this news feed, you want to watch this. Several great headlines come to mind. Add yours in the comments section.


Note to Self . . .  

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. . . Do not eat all the candy in one sitting.

Sadly, I'm Waaaaaaay Behind  

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I really missed it this year. "Talk Like a Pirate Day" is September 19th, and I was so busy, I forgot to celebrate. So, in honor of Columbus Day, and for those of you who want your pirate fix, I'll let these guys tell you why I missed it:





And I hope not to let it happen again (or else, I guess I'll walk the plank).

The Blushing Bride Would Never Be a Part of This Song  

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My father-by-law e-mailed this little video that he found posted by Will Shin. The Blushing Bride's dad is a preacher, too, BTW. Enjoy!

Art Attack!!!  

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As the Cardinals look toward another shot at the title (at least they made the play-offs again), Puddin 'N Pie brought home this pencil drawing from her 2nd grade art class.I call it "Bush Stateyum" -- Enjoy!

Feels Like Christmas  

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So, if it was Christmas Eve a couple of days ago for Sci-Fi Wonder Boy Henry Melton, then it felt like Christmas for me today when I opened up the mail and found this . . . (see picture)


Melton is one of those authors who, when one of his novels finds its way into my grubby little mitts, I set aside all my other leisure reading to devour his latest. I suspect that there will be a review up at Book 'Em Benj-O within a couple of weeks. Until then, check out the interview I did with Henry when he won another award. If you haven't read one of Melton's books, pick any one, they're all winners in my book.

Update: 10/08/09 -- Review now available (click the link above).

Word Police Strikes Again!  

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It's been awhile since the word police reared its ugly head, but I just couldn't take it any longer. I saw it again today on a blog where the author should know better. What was it, you ask? That bear of a usage error known as "less." The word "less" is a quantitative amount, and not a numeric register. In other words you can have less water or less money, but you cannot have less dollars.

The culprit this time happened to be a book reviewer who suggests that one should rate a book that they are reading with "5 or less stars."

Of course, this is just another of those things that for no particular reason gets to me, but when reviewing, and using a five-point scale, you should rate with 5 or fewer stars.

Thanks again for listening.