Saturday, August 18, 2012

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Cat parasite that worms into humans' brains can drive victims to suicide

PimPage: An Occasional Feature in which I Call Attention to Books of Interest

How to Tail a Cat (Cats and Curios Mystery)
Is this a great cover, or what?  A cat, an albino alligator, and the Golden Gate Bridge. What more could you want?  I gotta get this one.

Amazon.com: How to Tail a Cat (Cats and Curios Mystery) (9780425251294): Rebecca M. Hale: Books: Okay, granted, an albino alligator on the loose in San Francisco is pretty darn exciting. But my two cats, Rupert and Isabella, and I have better things to do than tail a reptile from Nob Hill to Fisherman’s Wharf. We’re investigating the mysterious Steinhart brothers, the 1900s-era benefactors who provided the original funding for Clive the alligator’s aquarium. Follow the money, as my uncle Oscar used to say… 

 In the media circus surrounding Clive, one clown gets a little too close to the renegade gator—our very own aspiring mayor, Montgomery Carmichael. We’d hate to see Monty meet an undignified end, but we’re on a hunt of our own—for Uncle Oscar’s latest treasure. Of course, that’s assuming the whole thing isn’t a crock…

No One But Seepy Benton Will Get These

20 Spectacularly Nerdy Math Jokes

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Nail tech taser: Three teen girls who refused to pay for their manicures were arrested after one girl shocked the nail tech with a Taser

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

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Croaker: Kill Me AgainCroaker: Kill Me Again: Paul Bishop: Amazon.com: Kindle Store: Los Angeles homicide detective Fey Croaker must solve the recent murder of a pretty, forty-something woman whose fingerprints surprisingly identify her as a previous murder victim from eighteen years earlier.

At 43, Fey Croaker has survived three dead-end marriages, a severely abusive upbringing, and the relentless resentment of her male colleagues on the force. Now, because of a streak of unsolved murders, she feels extra pressure to solve the murder of a mysterious woman who had multiple IDs in different names, a million dollars in cash, and only new clothing and furniture in her equally new condo at the time of her death.

Song of the Day

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Bad Moon Rising - YouTube:

The top 50 underrated films of the 90s

I've seen a lot of these, and I liked most of them quite a bit.  I'm glad to know that Vince Keenan and I aren't the only defenders of #27.

The top 50 underrated films of the 90s

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

And keep off his lawn!

Man, 83, Says He Murdered Roommate, 94, Over His Singing 

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Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen: A Dan Rhodes Mystery (Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mysteries)Amazon.com: Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen: A Dan Rhodes Mystery (Sheriff Dan Rhodes Mysteries) (9780312640170): Bill Crider: Books: Dan Rhodes, sheriff of Blacklin County, Texas, is called to the Beauty Shack, where the young and pretty Lynn Ashton has been found dead, bashed over the head with a hairdryer. The owner said Lynn had gone to the salon late to meet an unknown client. There was a lot of gossip going on about Lynn before her death, but no one seems to really know much about her, or they’re not telling Rhodes.  
Lynn was known to flirt, and it’s possible an angry wife or jilted lover had something to do with her death. The salon owner suspects two outsiders who have been staying in an abandoned building across the street. While he investigates the murder, Rhodes must also deal with the theft of copper and car batteries, not to mention a pregnant nanny goat that is terrorizing the town. 

Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen is a wonderful entry in this always delightful series by award-winning author Bill Crider.

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R. V. Cassil & Eric Protter, Left Bank of Desire, Ace, 1955

The Greatest Post-Apocalyptic Romances on Film

The Greatest Post-Apocalyptic Romances on Film

Seepy Benton Would Approve

Danica McKellar Wants Girls To Know They're Good At Math

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Woman pleads not guilty to stabbing husband over Cosmo magazine fight 

Variations on a Theme, Starring a Seepy Benton Favorite

Scully Says Oh My God - YouTube:

The Mean, Evil, Bored & Ashamed Faces On 13 NFL Team Logos

The Mean, Evil, Bored & Ashamed Faces On 13 NFL Team Logos, Ready For Their Close-Ups

11 Songs Inspired by Literature

11 Songs Inspired by Literature 

The Man With Two Faces

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