Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4
Reading
Titles in bold-italics are the ones I recommend. Struck through books I gave up on even trying. My library: Good Reads – uses shelf “currently-reading†for current books. Previous Years: 2005 List | Partial 2006 List |  2008 Resolution List 2009 Resolution List | 2009 Bonus Books 2010 Resolution List 2011 Reading List  Not Your Oprah’s Book Club (Facebook, Goodreads) selections: (Facebook page for Athens book club) DONE January- True Grit – Charles Portis DONE February – As She Climbed Across the Table – Jonathan Lethem DONE March – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret – Judy Blume DONE March u0026#8211; Then Again, Maybe I Won’t - Judy Blume Offlist: A Brave New World – Aldous Huxley This year I have two reading goals: Complete unfinished novel series. DONE – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) – Rowling, J.K. DONE – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) – Rowling, J.K. DONE – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) – Rowling, J.K. DONE – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) – Rowling, J.K. IN PROGRESS – Chainfire (Sword of Truth, #9) – Terry Goodkind TO READ/Have Book –…
About Me
[caption id=u0022attachment_1767u0022 align=u0022alignrightu0022 width=u0022172u0022 caption=u0022Black and White Self Photou0022][/caption] I am a Oracle database administrator and Unix guy for an online class system in Georgia. Things I geek in alphabetical order: Blogging. Bookworm. CE/Vista. GeorgiaVIEW. Linux. Oracle. Photography. Social media. Strobist. Web 2.0. I use a Canon Digital Rebel XT and Canon Power-Shot SD1200 IS (Elph) digital cameras. The Elph goes everywhere with me. The Rebel I break out for special events. One can find more about my cameras and lenses in my profile at Flickr. Find me: About me (service) Facebook Tumblr
Quotes to Make You Think
Also make great signature files! Additional collected quotes are under the blog’s quotes category. Drop a comment to suggest something. Organized alphabetically by first major word. Anonymous/Unknown Author A Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties. According to my calculations the problem doesn’t exist. Adult: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and has started growing in the middle. Advice is free: The right answer will cost plenty. After all is said and done, more is said than done. All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the flame of a single candle. Almost anything is easier to get into than out of. Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else. Always try to be modest. And be darn proud of it! Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. B Be nice to your kids. They’ll choose your nursing home. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes. The best part about procrastination is that you are never bored, because you have all kinds of things…
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July 28, 2002
Cynic-Stoic
I can’t decide… am I a stoical cynic or a cynical stoic?
July 28, 2002