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Spidey 
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Posted on: Oct. 05 2007,6:34 pm |
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ANTILIBERAL, I just finished reading Curious George! There is a series of CG books.
I don't want to give the ending away for you, but all I can say is ... in the third book ... George is just a little too curious!!!
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Botto 82
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Posted on: Oct. 05 2007,9:39 pm |
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(bianca @ Oct. 05 2007,4:52 pm)
QUOTE QUOTE State of Denial
Bush at War, Part III
Bob Woodward What do you think so far?
It's interesting that Bush consults with Bandar bin Sultan on as much as he does.
I loved it when, at the first WH photo op, Cheney leans over to Rumsfeld and says, "Get it right, this time."
It was also interesting to note that Bush 41 anguished greatly and lost sleep over 43's decision to go into Iraq.
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Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.
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jimhanson
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Posted on: Oct. 06 2007,3:14 pm |
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"The Somme"--trench warfare in WW I--horrible!
"Seizing the Enigma"--the greatest kept secret of WW II--breaking the German cipher machine.
"Marine Wings"--Marine aviators for the past 65 years, including a chapter each by Freeborn County natives Sherm Booen and Carlyle Lageson--and another friend, John Wastvedt.
I read "A Pirate Looks at 50" by Buffett before we took the trip through South America to Antarctica. I used to like his music, but his experiences were so unlike our own in South America that I couldn't find him credible--example--"We couldn't operate a seaplane (PBY flying boat) around South and Central America because of the U.S. anti-drug laws, so we gave up and called for our Cessna Citation (jet) to pick us up"
We had no problem running a seaplane in and out of EVERY country in the Carribean, Central and South America. With the exception of Brazil (which has big restrictions on operating on the Amazon) They just don't care. I believe it was part of his agenda to make the point. I believe that it was less legal restrictions than it was his own inexperience--it was no problem for the jet pilots, the National Business Aircraft Assn. shows few problems operating there, and it was no problem for us. A read through the book shows him having all kinds of problems in life, most of which he does not acknowledge as his own. Sounds more like a country western song ("my dog done died, and my pickup truck got run over by a train on my way back from prison....."  than a contemporary singer.
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whatshappening
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Posted on: Oct. 12 2007,3:58 am |
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Robert Jordan- Wheel of Time, whole series around 20 some book to it. Great writer if you like elfs, wizards, ect.
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Common Citizen
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Posted on: Oct. 12 2007,8:03 am |
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Can anyone point me to a good book discussing Irelands history? I'm planning on taking a trip there soon and would like a little more insight to the country.
danke...
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jimhanson
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Posted on: Oct. 12 2007,1:10 pm |
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"Beyond the 12 Bens"--a history of Ireland--from an Irish perspective. We met the author while on a trip there--she did a great job of Irish history--with an Irish twist.
Example: The British introduced the potato to Ireland. The British wouldn't let potatoes come in from any other land. The Irish became dependent on them, as any attempt to raise wheat was subject to British tax and confiscation. The potatoes became infected with blight, and the British wouldn't help, so millions died. The only way that an Irishman could receive British food was to swear fealty to the British Crown--SO THAT'S THE REASON IRISHMEN DON'T BELIEVE LYING IS DISHONEST. 
It really IS a good read, though.
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Wolfie
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Posted on: Oct. 12 2007,7:46 pm |
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Rereading "The Art of War" by Sun Tsu. I find it fascinating that some of the concepts of armed conflicts are so basic yet not easily grasped.
When men in suits fail, soldiers in uniform die.
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Many good men have died to guarantee your freedoms, live your life like it was worth dying for.
I have the ability to make the 1200 meter shot, but some targets deserve the up close kill, where you can watch the life leave the eyes while the blood ebbs from the body.
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allergic to bogus
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Posted on: Oct. 12 2007,11:01 pm |
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10 Minutes from Normal by Karen Hughes.
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Oh come on you figure it out
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Replicant
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Posted on: Oct. 19 2007,12:37 pm |
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Just finished reading Bush Pilots by Bob Cary and Jack Hautala.
It's about floatplane pilots who flew primarily out of Ely in the heyday of fishing/hunting trips into what's now the BWCA.
Not great literature, but it was an interesting slice of Minnesota history about an era that's gone, FBOFW.
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Some drink deeply from the river of knowledge. Others only gargle. - Woody Allen
The problem is not that we have too many fools, it's that the lightning isn't distributed right. - Mark Twain.
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