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big_D
What's a life?
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Problem isn't that it is tech, problems are: 1) It cost money 2) I paid for it 3) I didn't ask her 4) Where do I expect her to find the money to pay for it? (I don't, it was a gift) There are a couple of Krimis (crime novels) on it, which is her favorite, as well as a Schmolzer (love story), so not lacking in content, just the wrong "present" at the wrong time.
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pcernie
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Ah. Have you tried ruffling her hair and calling her a silly moo?  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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I'm nearly halfway through Walter Isaacson's bio of Steve Jobs. Although I've read much of this stuff before in other books about Apple, I'm always surprised that no-one at Apple smashed Jobs' head in with a hammer during the early 80's.
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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edited for accuracy  Jobs a man best described by Terry Pratchett (though he was describing the Patrician) as "one man one vote. he's the man and he has the vote." _________________Finally joined Flickr
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pcernie
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james016
Doesn't have much of a life
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Just started The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo
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pcernie
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Shape-Water ... 818&sr=1-1So far so good, moves at a fair old pace. Haven't seen the series, but it reads like a screenplay, so...
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jonbwfc
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Currently reading 'Future Science : Essays From The Cutting Edge' edited by Max Brockman. Next in the pipeline 'Decoding Reality : The Universe As Quantum Information' by Vlatko Vedral I don't read much fiction, although I've been persuaded to finally add 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' to the pile... Jon
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oceanicitl
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big_D
What's a life?
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Reading News from Gardenia at the moment, a bloomin' good read, if a little odd. I can hear Robert Llewelyn's voice in my head as I am reading.
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pcernie
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The Hunter, Richard Stark. It's a Parker novel (there's been many versions of it down the years in many forms, but you've probably seen it as Payback with Mel Gibson).
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John_Vella
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I read that recently... good book but I do agree with you. I don't want to spoil the ending but... _________________John Vella BSc (Hons), PGCE - Still the official forum prankster and crude remarker  Sorry  I'll behave now. Promise
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oceanicitl
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Amazon kindly emailed me about the latest John Irving and I realised I now have 2 of his to catch up on:
Last Night in Twisted River
In One Person
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pcernie
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I'm thinking of alternating between the Parker and Inspector Montalbano novels until they're done or I get sick of them  , nearly finished The Hunter (both sets of books seem to have short stories). Other than that, I'm reading The Week, Batman Legends, Comic Heroes, Classic Rock and God knows what else  _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Currently reading The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Giant Rat of Sumatra. Very good so far.
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