NEVER JET HOT

I just got a book in the mail that I ordered, "Right Brain Write On! - Overcoming writer's block and achieving your creative potential" Um, that's all I have to say.... (I haven't read the book yet)

In the old days, people often had to tell a family court judge exactly what is wrong before a divorce would be granted, and the circumstances of the split would affect the division of assets to some degree, one would suppose. Hence the entertainment value of the courtroom show "Divorce Court". People arguing over phone bills on Judge Judy just doesn't do it for me. With today's no fault divorce laws, there is no good reason to keep track of every irksome thing. For instance, the judge would not want to hear about when we are sitting up reading in bed, Teresa's annoying habit of chuckling over "Life in These United States" or whatever, it kind of takes the edge of of the Dean Koontz novel I am reading. That's all right, I cut the last page out of the bodice-ripper she is reading.

Just got a note from Swaptree, a DVD/book trading service... I tried them months or years ago, but doggone it, they have a system that makes you print the postage online, and it nags the hell out of you automatically... We are on Bookmooch (book trading site) and we generally mail books out pronto, but I don't need a nudge from big brother. It's a slick looking site, but they need to lighten up a bit before people will start posting zillions of items. I hope they take a page from Bookmooch's playbook and allow for people who also have a life. Often we request books there wherein the sender can't send it for a week or two, and once in a while they don't send it at all for whatever reason. We tell bookmooch and they give us our point back. It's not the end of the world! I guess what I am saying... Take a chill pill, Swaptree!

It really pays to look at the commentws on Amazon book ads. I was on Bookmooch, and was about to mooch: Your Attitude is Showing: A Primer on Human Relations [NetEffect Series] Until I read this review... If they are using this book to teach in college, it sounds kind of scary... 2.0 out of 5 stars Authors' attitudes are showing..., July 12, 2006 By Ben Franklin - See all my reviews The slant of this book is hard to ignore. It emphasizes the importance of "go along to get along" over almost all else. In the battle between individuals and big companies for who controls individual will, who owns the knowledge in an individual's head, and how much of an individual's life belongs to the organization, "Your Attitude is Showing" is a white flag for anyone with an independant mind. The authors' arguments for why a person should (must) set aside self and individuality for the good of the company and wishes of the management are flawed. It assumes that ...

I'm reading a book "Give Them the Pickle!" By Bob Farrrell... The guy that founded Farrell's Ice Cream Parlors. I would have liked to meet that guy. It's too bad he sold it to Marriott, he made his money for sure, but they ruined it by taking away the "Celebration Restaurant" aspect. Anyway... When they first started, he encouraged the girls who waited the tables to go in the freezer and scream their heads off, if they needed to... He says they always came out with a smile. We have a freezer where I work, but it's a chest freezer for certain rivets. You climb in that thing and you don't come out. Besides, I think it's against OSHA regulations to scream in the freezer. I was looking this book up at Amazon, It also came up with "If they Ask for a hand, just give 'em the finger". The banks tried that strategy, look where it got them.

We have all seen these before, but they still crack me up. They are especially appealing when neighbor girl I call "Screamy McScreamerson" is playing in the street. Children's books that didn't make the cut You Are Different and That's Bad The Boy Who Died From Eating All His Vegetables Dad's New Wife Robert Fun four-letter Words to Know and Share Hammers, Screwdrivers and Scissors: An I-Can-Do-It Book The Kid's Guide to Hitchhiking Kathy Was So Bad Her Mum Stopped Loving Her Curious George and the High-Voltage Fence All Cats Go to Hell! The Little Sissy Who Snitched Some Kittens Can Fly. That's it, I'm Putting You Up for Adoption Grandpa Gets a Casket The Magic World Inside the Abandoned Refrigerator Garfield Gets Feline Leukaemia The Pop-Up Book of Human Anatomy Strangers Have the Best Candy Whining, Kicking and Crying to Get Your Way You Were an Accident Things Rich Kids Have, But You Never Will Pop! Goes The Hamster; and Other Great Microwave ...

Gee, if I am going to post something about every little inventory change, why it's a fool time job. Here we have the Life's a gas cartoon fart book back in stock by unpopular demand (Morbid curiousity drives sales). PS Please don't do that in here; (It attracts flies)

Wasn't sure if I had ever gotten around to blogging about Bookmooch. Just noticed that between Teresa and myself we have "mooched" over fifty books! and given away three dozen to other moochers. It's all free except for the outbound postage. I have found lots of treasures there, Teresa likes trashy romance novels and there's plenty of those too. You probably won't find books on the NYT best seller list right away, but later there will be plenty of copies, did I mention they are free? I know, the postage to send one is a bit more than you would pay at some thrift stores, but it's so convenient. This guy has written a good article about how to use bookmooch. The one thing I disagree with is his assertation that you should get books from the free pile at library sales and post them (you get 1/10 point for every book posted) - excuse me, I don't want to wade through your garbage. I have also noticed that there are booksellers who try to cherry pick valu...