Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Weird Books, Part ?


New books on this week's (actually last week's, it closes tomorrow morning) order list:
Surgical Care Made Incredibly Visual! (I imagine there's a reason for that exclamation point, and I don't want to know what it is)
Naughty 3: It's Juicy No Matter How You Slice It (urban fiction - slicing it? Not sure what this refers to, because anything I imagine slicing in this context would lead to pain. Then again, what do I know? Maybe that's the point - or maybe not. I'm kind of dumb when it comes to these things, I admit it. Sheltered a bit, I should say. Or dumb. Take your pick. I know what Otin will choose.)
(pic is my B, on her first day of fourth grade, yesterday)

Monday, August 10, 2009

Bathroom Reading
















Our bathroom library has been carefully selected by moi. And my kids, of course . . . we share some of the same tastes and interests, particularly in cats. Our books include:

Disapproving Rabbits (rabbits who don't like your behavior - or your existence)
Stuff on My Cat (inspiration for my own escapades in this sport)
Obama's Blackberry (most recent acquisition, I was in tears laughing at Borders over it)
Stuff White People Like (they have a website, too - oh, so does Stuff on My Cat and Disapproving Rabbits)
Bad Cat (probably the favorite, can't beat it - cat lovers must see this book, I am not kidding)
Brides Behaving Badly (trippy redneck fun! - oh, speaking of which, I love My Big Redneck Wedding on CMT - fine family fun. Or not)
Zobmondo (weird quizzes, etc.)
Thoughts of Chairman Miaow (kitty in charge!)
The guy with the dirty t-shirt stopped by the morning and proudly announced, "I am not wearing an obscene t-shirt today!" He smiled like a naughty child and I couldn't help but laugh. I love old men.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Sick People


Okay, I have issues today.

On the lighter side, this book was on this week's order list:

"Master Cleanse Experience: Day to Day Accounts of What to Expect and How to Succeed on the Lemonade Diet."

Yes, tax dollars are being spent on such a book. Sadly, many will check it out, mostly for the gross pictures that are included. We all know what that stuff looks like, do we really need to see it? Ugh.

On the not-so-light side - the Petland store at the mall near me is closed. We hear rumors about Petland all the time. Teenagers with double-digit IQs work there. We stop by often and pet the animals, coo at them, etc. My son is particularly fond of the birds. My mom bought her Cairn terrier there not so long ago. Last week some evil girl who worked there drowned two rabbits, had her supervisor take a picture, and posted it on her Facebook page. Rocket scientist that she is, she also commented that she was swearing at them because they wouldn't drown fast enough. A very few people have come to her defense, saying the rabbits were supposed to be euthanized because they were sick and attacking each other; but a vet was supposed to handle that in a gentler manner. The picture on Facebook - and now floating around the Net - is nasty, as she has an evil smile as she holds the dead rabbits up by her face. Her name is all over the place too, so not only is she out of a job, she will probably have more than a few people harassing her on a personal level. Bad enough for someone to behave like this towards defenseless animals entrusted to her care, but to flaunt it in a very public way is just stupid. Pride in that sort of behavior is sickening. Thoughtless cruelty to animals is unacceptable. Period. This girl should be sterilized - anyone who can do that to an animal should not be allowed to procreate her sick genetic makeup or have living beings under her watch. I am very concerned that my son will find this picture on the Net during his surfing; he is very sensitive about animals and would be very upset over it. I spent my time crying in the bathroom at work this morning over it, but I am a big girl and understand that this girl will be criminally prosecuted and clearly, is already publicly humiliated. My son, who is autistic, sees in tunnel vision and would be crushed and very disturbed by such a picture.
Quiz for the day - totally unrelated - name the great Confederate general pictured above.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Awful Library Books

Must see:
http://awfullibrarybooks.wordpress.com/
Love the 'stag lines' book! Otin might find a use for it.

Friday, July 3, 2009

Order List




This week's strange order list books:
Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, a Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese
and
The Complete Guide to Upholstery
I suspect Eileen might be fascinated by the second one, but really, the first? I admit I go to the county fair every year, and we do show our chinchillas there - and yes, my son was in 4H and showed rabbits when he was much younger - but goats? Those things usually end up eating someone's clothes when we aren't paying attention at the fair (because we are busy stuffing our faces with cheese on a stick or deep fried vegetables, never mind the lemonade and fries).
I am running away from serving the public information needs this afternoon to watch my daughter's work summary dance performance. The pic above is from her WS in May - she was in the midst of a tap duet with her friend Kimberly.
Eileen - what kind of flowers are in the second pic? These are right beside the library at KSU. I always take pictures of flowers wherever I go, so I couldn't not take these. The color was very striking.




Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Knot Tying


Last night at work a man came in and asked for books on 'knot tying' for his son, who is a Boy Scout and wants to practice for a badge. I had a vague idea where such books might be (600s?) but thought I would make use of technology and typed 'knot tying' in the catalog as a keyword search. My surprise at the results must have been evident, because the man asked "what?" before I could tell him what was on the screen in front of me.
Twelve books on gay marriage. Yep, that's right. For some ungodly reason, the catalog read 'knot tying' as marriage, and took another step to specify 'gay marriage.' I knew that this was not what the poor man wanted, so I fooled around with the search a bit and walked him over the the shelf and the books. Before he left he wanted to know, really, what was on the screen, because I hadn't told him when he asked the first time.
I told him. He was cracking up all through the checkout process and out the door.
[Photo: my daughter is in the tiara. These are the neighbor boys, who cross dress rather well, don't you think?]

Monday, April 6, 2009

Forging an Art


Be sure to have a look at my friend's blog at http://sanewithoutdrugs.blogspot.com/ - she is why I created this so I can follow her. My site is http://www.fantasybookspot.com/medora/ so stop by there for book thoughts and randomness in libraryland.