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Saturday, September 20, 2008
Posted in: American Politics

With Bill Maher.

He is so freaking hilarious.

To the liberal part of my funnybone at least. I have a feeling the Republicans probably think he’s the devil incarnate.

By the way, if anybody watched his show last night, what was the point of Will I Am from the Black-Eyed Peas being on the panel? He hardly said a bloody word.

It’s so much easier to pray for a bore than to go and see one.

Very true that. *g*

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

He was a bit preachy, (and you guys know how much I hate organised religion) but The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, is still one of my favourite children’s books ever, so I can ignore the religious zealotry that seemed inherent in much of his work.

Over the Edge, by Suzanne Brockmann.

The third novel in Ms Brockmann’s successful Troubleshooters series, Over the Edge can be read end enjoyed without reading the previous two installments (The Unsung Hero and The Defiant Hero), because enough information is given about the recurring characters, their relationships and personalities, that a reader new to the series can follow along perfectly well. At the same time, Ms Brockmann avoids overloading readers with unnecessary details, keeping only to those storylines relevant to this book.

Of course, I will recommend starting with the first novel and following along, not only because I’m a bit compulsive about reading series in order, but because these are really good books. The series is most commonly considered contemporary military romance, heavy on the adventure/action elements. Here’s the back cover blurb for Over the Edge: (more…)