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Radiohead Rides Again, or A Treatise on the New Media Movement
Submitted by sisterd. on 2007-11-06 09:52 PM.
New Study reports that Radiohead's new album, In Rainbows, made available by the band to fans at www.inrainbows.com on a "pay what you want" price offer, is globally enjoying a 38% "pay" rate vs. 72% "free" customer selection.
Radiohead Rides Again, or A Treatise on the New Media Movement
New Study reports that Radiohead's new album, In Rainbows, made available by the band to fans at www.inrainbows.com on a "pay what you want" price offer, is globally enjoying a 38% "pay" rate vs. 72% "free" customer selection. |
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Doohickey, or Words that Do Exist in the Dictionary |
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Having been challenged by my significant other, after using the word "doohickey" in common parlance, with a $10 bet that the word doesn't exist in the dictionary, I do some digging....doohickey: see "doodad" (Websters , online)
doodad: (paraphrased) any, usually small, article which the speaker cannot remember the proper name for (Websters , online)ok, so I win the bet. But let's dig some more and check out what wikipedia.com has to say about "doohickey" |
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Here are some links that the delirious team love, for a variety of reasons
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Quote: Goethe (pronounced Ger-ta) |
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"Nothing is worth more than this day" <my tiny little whisper: & the Yummy. |
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The Lion Was Eating the Doughnut Man |
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The Lion Was Eating the Doughnut Man
Submitted by sisterd. on 2007-11-18 10:32 PM.
Currently I'm reading my fifth Hiassen novel, and here's a little taste of why.
I'm going to let Hiassen do most of the talking here. The novel: Stormy Weather. First published in 1995. (I'm late to the Hiaasen party).
My time has been very tight lately, and I had about 8 minutes of break from work to sit down, have a Diet Dr. Pepper, and read a few paragraphs. Here are my favorite sentences from a single two-page spread:
"Avila thought: I'm either dead or dreaming. Because it should hurt worse than this, being nailed to a cross."
"...Clearly it was sent to save his life. And not by the Catholic God -- Catholics had no expertise in the summoning of demonic jungle beasts."
"Avila's knowledge of lion eating habits was sketchy, but he couldn't believe the animal could still be hungry after devouring the substantial Mr. Jackson."
These small tidbits kept me going the rest of the night. I love Hiaasen's total irreverence. He's not unlike Tom Robbins in that way. Robbins' Still Life with Woodpecker remains on my "books I'd take to a desert isle" list were I to be stuck on one for a year and have the option of pre-selecting my light re-re-re-reading. |
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Strike Gold When Reading Hiaasen |
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Strike Gold When Reading Hiaasen
Submitted by sisterd. on 2007-11-18 10:15 PM.
I am currently deep into reading my fifth Hiaassen novel, and although it's slow going (time to read? when?), I keep it by my side at all times. Here's a quick taste of why:
I had exactly 8 minutes of break this afternoon, during which I quickly enjoyed a Diet Dr. Pepper, chatted with a colleague, and devoured just 4 short paragraphs of Hiaassen's novel, Stormy Weather.
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