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Monthly Archives: May 2007

2007 Reading ~ Spring

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Didn’t get much reading in this spring. Well, actually, I did get much reading in, only I didn’t finish many of the books I started. Most of the books I purchase are from sidewalk sales, flea markets or thrift stores — hardbacks never cost more than $3, softbacks $1. At those prices, it’s easy to [...]

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9th Street Italian Market Festival 2007

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Last year Jim and I simply stumbled on the 9th Street Italian Market Festival. This year we planned on it, as I’ll never refuse an excuse to begin drinking Peroni at 10am! It was a gorgeous Spring day, the crowd was diverse and friendly, and even The Sopranos Joseph R. Gannascoli (Vito Spatafore) was [...]

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A Show of Hands 2007

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Like the cheap, skeezball that I am, I again managed to score a free ticket to Manna’s 17th Annual A Show of Hands, which took place Thursday, May 18, (thank you Debbie!). Actually, I can’t be too much of a skeezball since I did purchase $600 worth of merchandise at last year’s auction, (and [...]

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Palahniuk @ Free Library

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Last Thursday, May 10th Chuck Palahniuk did a book signing and lecture at The Free Library of Philadelphia. The place was filthly with major fuck-up, loser freaks, all co-mingled with some very elderly types, as Elmore Leonard was also conducting a signing and lecture that evening.
I arrived around 6pm for Chuck’s 8pm lecture and the [...]

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Warren Buffett | China | Darfur

Friday, May 11, 2007

Last night Warren Buffett, who ranks within the top three of Fortune 500’s richest People in the World appeared on Charlie Rose*.
Now, I dig Warren Buffett. I didn’t know who Warren Buffett was until reading Bill Gates’s Business @ The Speed of Thought back in 2000. Since then, I’ve enjoyed Buffett’s many appearances on Charlie [...]

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Good Things Come in 3s Even Book Releases

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Today two of my favorite authors released their newest novels. And while placing my book order, I noticed that another one of my favorite authors had a new release in mid-April!

Click the following links to read about the books. Flight by Sherman Alexie. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon. [...]

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