Thu 31 Dec 2020
Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do.
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Tue 1 Dec 2020
I’ve just finished cleaning up my current list of western paperbacks for sale. Prices as given are those as on Amazon. You are welcome to take 40% off these prices.
NOTE: There is a short Addendum to this list consisting of Western Hardcovers.
Thanks for looking!
Sun 29 Nov 2020
Here’s a short time out from regular blogging to tell you my latest vintage mystery hardcover list, all from the 1970s and before, is ready for viewing. These books are priced as they are on Amazon, but if you buy from me directly, take 30 percent off:
Thanks for looking!
Fri 2 Oct 2020
You all know that rule about “I before E except after C”? It’s now been revoked.
Wed 30 Sep 2020
Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.
— William Howard Taft.
Tue 29 Sep 2020
I used to think I was indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.
Sun 27 Sep 2020
You only need two tools in life: WD-40 and duct tape. It it doesn’t move and should, use the WD-40. It it shouldn’t move and does, use the duct tape.
Mon 24 Aug 2020
I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
Fri 14 Aug 2020
— Attributed to SF author Clifford D. Simak:
“And when you get around to those unreadable stories, you must not lose sight of the fact that whether a story is readable or unreadable depends entirely upon the person reading it. This is an extremely nebulous area in which to make a judgment. I will mention no names or titles, for I should be ashamed to, but I must confess that for me there are certain stories that are unreadable. The horrible thing about this is that some of them have been critically acclaimed as masterpieces. No doubt they are, but I still can’t read them. And yet, I consider that it would be impudent and perhaps even a little stupid of me to go about proclaiming them as unreadable.”
Wed 12 Aug 2020
Why do people say “no offense†right before they’re about to offend you?