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Just finished ... Braving Home ... examination of several individuals who choose to live in places of isolation and sometimes danger ... the lava flows in Hawaii, an abandoned flooded town in NC, a single highrise in Alaska accessible only by tunnel, the southernmost boundary island of Louisiana, and the fire-plagued hills of Malibu. Excellent. Now reading ... The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich, right up there with her finest stories, this one springs from NH, where the main character and her mother operate an estate sale business, and come across a treasure trove of Indian artifacts,

The rangers had a homecoming in harlem late last night And the magic rat drove his sleek machine over the jersey state line Barefoot girl sitting on the hood of a dodge Drinking warm beer in the soft summer rain The rat pulls into town rolls up his pants Together they take a stab at romance and disappear down flamingo lane Well the maximum lawman run down flamingo chasing the rat and the barefoot Girl And the kids round here look just like shadows always quiet, holding hands From the churches to the jails tonight all is silence in the world As we take our stand down in jungleland The midni

The movie ran through me The glamour subdue me The tabloid untie me I'm empty please fill me Mister anchor assure me That Baghdad is burning Your voice it is so soothing That cunning mantra of killing I need you my witness To dress this up so bloodless To numb me and purge me now Of thoughts of blaming you Yes the car is our wheelchair My witness your coughing Oily silence mocks the legless Those who travel now in coffins On the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside your door Now testify Now testify It's right outside your door Now testify Yes testify Its

I recommend it ... the stories present an innocent, soulful hopefulness in the face of the atrocities.

Krik? Krak. by Edwidge Dandicat. Contemporary and horrifying Haitian stories.

really looking fwd to this movie ... loves me some Joe Kwan. I keep a close watch on this heart of mine I keep my eyes wide open all the time I keep the ends out for the tie that binds Because you're mine, I walk the line I find it very, very easy to be true I find myself alone when each day is through Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you Because you're mine, I walk the line As sure as night is dark and day is light I keep you on my mind both day and night And happiness I've known proves that it's right Because you're mine, I walk the line You've got a way to keep me on your side

Want to cross But I don

that's okay, i just watched Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Im ready for anything dolphins might do.

that's not in my library system ... trade ya for Shakey

TC Boyle's new book of short stories "Tooth and Claw" just landed on my desk

call out the instigators, because there's something in the air next.