The Lorem Ipsum of Audiobook Reviews April 26, 2013
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Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 translated my recorded voice recording of my book review of Tigana, by Guy Gavriel Kay
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I may need to adjust my cellphone’s audio a bit.
Springtime in the Arboretum April 5, 2013
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This was two weeks ago. It probably doesn’t look like that now.
Exciting update: No, it doesn’t:
I Thought Cats Were Demanding Pets, Part Two November 16, 2012
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I have owned smaller dogs. And horses, come to think of it
That is a capybara, my friends (“Ah, yes; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris”), the mother of all rodentia. Looks like a monster guinea pig, and it is. This one has an owner with boundary issues, I would guess.
Does This Man Look Like a Geek? November 10, 2012
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He ought to look like a geek, as he spends as much time as he can tromping around Brazilian jungles looking for, well, frogs. And he finds them. Particularly, he found the only three-fingered frog I have ever heard of (full disclosure: now an amateur scientist, I was never a biologist). Brachycephalus tridactylus is his discovery and it’s a charming representative of its genus
and arguably better looking than he is. I realize that’s an apples and oranges kind of thing, but look at the color of this frog and you see real beauty.
And three fingers.
Them’s Fightin’ Words November 5, 2012
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From the List Which Cannot Be Named:
“Neither do I have the energy to construct a suitable limerick involving a man, a boat, and the word ‘littoral’.”
Therewith followed (at last count) four limericks by different contributors and sundry critiques thereof.
Gods, I love these people.
This Book is Full of Spiders: Seriously Dude, Don’t Touch it, by David Wong November 4, 2012
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This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t Touch It
On Amazon the Audible version is $17.95 and the CD version is $17.99, which tells me the value of the CD and shipping and handling. Curiously, the CD for John Dies is $21.86 and the Audible is $17.95, actually cheaper than the hardcover ($18.47).
Both are available at sfpl.org, still my personal favorite media outlet. It is true that they don’t deliver to the house, but the electronic versions do load to your Kindle, so there is that.
Sushi Fights Back at Last October 22, 2012
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Cute, Isn’t It? September 14, 2012
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I’m pretty sure words fail at this point.
The Venezuelan Poodle Moth September 10, 2012
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No kidding. Found by zoologist Arthur Anker of Brazil’s Federal University of Ceará, this thing looks like an Indian buffet nightmare.
The Apocalypse Codex, by Charles Stross July 23, 2012
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The Apocalypse Codex
Bob does.
OK, no more hints. Well, except that this assignment is kind of a training exercise for Bob, with all the frightening implications of that statement.
Read the book; if you haven’t read the others read them first:
These links take you to the Amazon page for the paperbacks; all are available as audiobooks, which I also enjoyed, but are pricier. Kindle versions of all are available.
