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speaking of brownies, has anyone heard from poor wafer???.....

It has been confirmed that he is still alive.

I just want to know who's wearing the cool red shoes.

They're bright pink!

Thanks to Jeff and Susan for making this possible, Sam n' Sooz for being such wonderful hosts, and the rest of you crazy, beautiful freaks for just being the wonderful people that you are.

I'm not sure I can state it any better than this. It was a magical night, and an exceptional weekend overall

I liked "Under the Banner of Heaven", but I thought it needed to be pared down a bit. The power of the story got buried under too many words sometimes for me.

Another book involving Mormons and murderers that I thought was excellent (plus you can learn a lot about forgery! and Emily Dickinson!) It's one of those "truth is stranger than fiction" books:

Just hearing the short discussion of garbage and recycling the other night really disturbed me, so I don't know if I need to read either of the garbage books just yet! Apparently Heather Rogers made a documentary on the subject first, then was approached by a publisher to write up her documentary research for publication. I thought that was an interesting side note to her story.

 

I'm nearly done with Stiff, and yes, I'm loving it, too. Her writing style and sense of humor keep reminding me of Brianne! I'm a big advocate of organ donation, and I've been saying for years that I want whatever can't be donated out of me to be given to the UCSF anatomy lab, so I appreciate her support of those programs. But what I'm really loving is the composting idea! I'm going to get all the forms in order one of these days, with all of these things spelled out. I will come back and haunt anyone who tries to embalm and bury me.

Mary Roach's second book, Spook: Science Tackles The Afterlife was disappointing to me. I know it would be nearly impossible to follow up Stiff, but it really fell flat. Um, not that you actually asked, but just a little warning.

Maudie, how weird that there's another book all about garbage that's just been published. Garbage Land was really, really good, but it's been haunting me (all kinds of stories about the dark side of recycling) so I don't think I need to read another book on the topic right now.

I really loved Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, so you MUST report back.

I'm reading a book you posted about awhile ago...

you'll take advantage til you think you're being used

cos' without an enemy your anger gets confused

i got stuck on the side you know i never chose

but it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

there's no escape for you except in someone else

although you've already disappeared within yourself

the invisible man who's always changing clothes

it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

while i watch you making mistakes

i wish you luck, i really do

with the problem, with the puzzle

whatever's left of you

i heard you found another audience to bore

a creative thinker who imagined you were more

a new body for you to push around and pose

it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

it's all about taking the easy way out for you i suppose

This is fascinating.

I was at a funeral the day I realized

I wanted to spend my life with you

Sitting down on the steps at the old post office

The flag was flying at half mast

And I was thinking 'bout how

Everyone is dying

And maybe it's time to live

I don't know where we're going

I don't know what we'll do

Walked in to the Thrifty

Saw the man with the hollow eyes

Who didn't give me all my change

But it didn't bother me this time

'cause I know I've only got

This moment

And it's good

I went to the gas station

Old woman honked her horn

Waiting for me to fix her car

I don't know where we're going

I don't know what we'll do

Laying in bed tonight I was thinking

And listening to all the dogs

And the sirens and the shots

And how a careful man tries

To dodge the bullets

While a happy man takes a walk

And maybe it's time to live