Meander Where You May

[bosox18d]

She did briefly a few years ago.I wish G.Jones would show up.He was fun to play with.

[vpiazza]

whiskey and bosox, i remember you both 

so sorry to hear about goliard and chartres.  damn.

i have joined the modern age and use a kindle.  now all i need is time to read.  my daughter and her 3 (!) kids are living with us, temporarily, and the chaos that entails makes reading a lingering dream.  cooking is a close second in that dream landscape, as those kids are damn picky, and i am on-again/off-again with chemo.

i don't remember who posted the 'black italian fruitcake' so many years ago, but i made it just last weekend (i do it annually), and now i can't wait til christmas!

[Lhoffman]

Hello Vpiazza.

Does that fruitcake take til Christmas to ripen?

[vpiazza]

it does, soaking in cognac the whole time.  even people who don't like fruitcake like this stuff.

[barton2]

Was at NYT going back to around 2001, first as Nilson, then as Bartonphink, but didn't appear in the Books fora too much -- more at Movies and Science/Mysteries.   Your moniker sounds familiar, though. 

Whiskey -- G'babe did, in fact, find us a couple years ago and posted a few times.  Swinging a vorpal sword rather wildly, IIRC.

[bosox18d]

Now all we need is Poet and Dooxy to show up.

[bosox18d]

 Other oldtimers,Nnyhav has a blog Stochastic Bookmark.Valle Inclan has a site called SpinozaBlue and I'm still in touch with Teddy.She joined Facebook but never posts there.I assume she's still at the Nabo site and last year she told me she was hanging out at a Fashion forum of all things.

[vpiazza]

oh, do tell teddy to dump the fashion and return to us!

i started a livejournal many years ago, missing an online outlet (and also wanting to meet people in my new town of portland).  while i have done a bit of writing there, it is mostly a chronicle of life.

in other news, i am eagerly awaiting john irving's new book.

[Lhoffman]

John Irving.....It's a long wait until May.

[bosox18d]

Mention of John Irving used to get bdhpoet spitting and foaming at the mouth.He really had a thing regarding Irving.

[bosox18d]

Teddy was here at the beginning but she didn't stick around long.

[Lhoffman]

Mention of John Irving used to get bdhpoet spitting and foaming at the mouth.He really had a thing regarding Irving.

Was it the bears?   

[harrie]

I might break down and get a Kindle for a really stupid reason. Can anyone vouch for the device's browsing capabilities?   I'm looking at the one that comes with Free 3G - but the one they really go on about browsing on is the Kindle Fire. 

Basically, I'm looking at it to take on a plane so I don't have to lug the laptop through security, etc. (I don't want to spend iPad money, and I'm really resistant to shelling money out monthly for a data plan.)  I'd use the Kindle at our destination to look up directions, points of interest, restaurants, etc.  Then, once the trip is done, I might actually download a book or something.   If anyone would like to persuade me to commit to the purchase or run away screaming, I'd appreciate your opinions.  TIA, me

[mainwaring]

I'd use the Kindle at our destination to look up directions, points of interest, restaurants, etc.

That's what someone I know thought and fair enough it offers that (provided you are in a wi-fi zone if you're not going for 3G). But you may be pleasantly surprised at its ability to draw you in to reading books on it. People I know who have one in time have come hold it in high regard.

I've browsed stuff on theirs and it's alright - it's black and white output but for checking out what you've listed I'd say that shouldn't be a problem.

I quite like the idea of being able to type up and save a note against any given paragraph on any given page. Whereas with real books that's not really something I ever do. (Any time I ever consider doing it I always think it feels less like a note, more like graffiti.)

[mainwaring]

Not seeing the wood for the trees:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4