Saturday, December 01, 2012

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Shooting instructor kills two in France over noisy party

I Miss the Old Days

NPR: Say It Ain't So, Joe: Bazooka Bubble Gum Is Killing Its Tiny Comics

Hat tip to Doc Quatermass.

Charles E. Fritch, RIP

Rough Edges: Charles E. Fritch, RIP

Free Through Wednesday

Breakfast at Madeline's (A Jacob Burns Mystery)
I read this in its original edition, and I recommend it.  Good stuff.

Breakfast at Madeline's (A Jacob Burns Mystery): Matt Witten: Amazon.com: Books: Greetings, potential readers! Breakfast at Madeline's was previously published by Signet and received the Malice Domestic Award. The Library Journal called Breakfast at Madeline's "the perfect antidote for a rainy day." 

Synopsis:  Jacob Burns - husband, father, and frustrated writer - has finally sold a screenplay. To a major Hollywood studio, no less. But success isn't all it's cracked up to be. Now he has writer's block and spends his days drinking coffee at his favorite cafe, Madeline's. That is, until one warm autumn morning when Donald Penn, an eccentric Madeline's regular, hands Jacob a key and drops dead at his feet. Soon Jacob's home is burglarized is burglarized and his family threatened, and he becomes involved in a puzzling mystery that exposes him to some of the finest families in Saratoga Springs, New York - and some of the worst in human behavior.

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . . .

Deputies: Mail carrier poisoned husband's tuna fish sandwich, tried to kill him 

Song of the Day

Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with lyrics) - YouTube:

Here's Some Video of that Giant Gator Head

Sentinel.com: Nobody has ever tried to float a 100-foot-long head of an alligator through downtown Fort Lauderdale and down the Intracoastal Waterway. That's going to change Sunday.

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First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Student stabbed in back during sex act by one-night stand

In Case You Were Wondering

How Did 6 Feet Become the Standard Grave Depth?

I Miss the Old Days

ENCAPSULATING THE PAST: Corden Porter time capsule from 1979 opened 

James Reasoner Interview

Lowestoft Chronicle | Issue 12: A Conversation with James Reasoner

PaperBack



Marvin H. Albert, A Very Special Favor, Dell, 1965

Math: Is There Anything It Can't Do?

Roger Williams: Founding father's mystery code cracked after 250 years: Researchers unlock religious writings of Rhode Island founder after centuries

Or Maybe You Did

8 Famous Mascots Whose Names You Didn't Know

I Miss the Old Days

Into Space with Ace Brave 

Robotic Fish WBAGNFARB

Mail Online: Meet Robocod, the latest weapon in Homeland Security's increasingly high-tech underwater arsenal, a robotic fish designed to safeguard the coastline of America and bring justice to the deep.

Hat tip to Jeff Segal.

Yet Another List I'm Not On

100 Notable Books of 2012 

Not on this one, either: 25 Notable Books Unfairly Overlooked by ‘The New York Times’

Uh-Oh

'King Kong' Producer Eyeing Spider-Man's Broadway Lair

Artifacts of a Music Career, Gone With the Storm's Roar

Artifacts of a Music Career, Gone With the Storm's Roar