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Monument: August 2010
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Thursday, August 12, 2010. Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I can't believe I've gotten this far! Okay, so this is so far the best of the books I've read, and no doubt it is in part because Hastings is taking a break from Hercule Poirot's confusing methods of solving mysteries. Instead, we get a mild-mannered country doctor telling the tale. This was also the only time I've called the murderer early on in the book (is it because Dr. Sheppard is a better narrator? His sister, who is generally intolerable? But I w...
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Monument: September 2010
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Sunday, September 12, 2010. A Chinese dude, a French lady, an American multi-millionaire and an English actor walk into a bar . No no no no no. This is not a joke. This is an Agatha Christie novel. Specifically, "The Big Four.". If the whole thing sounds a bit James Bond-y, at the end there is a fortress built into a mountainside with a labyrinth to its entrance. The only thing that is missing is sex. But hey, she's English. Breaks must be given. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Monument: Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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Thursday, August 12, 2010. Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I can't believe I've gotten this far! Okay, so this is so far the best of the books I've read, and no doubt it is in part because Hastings is taking a break from Hercule Poirot's confusing methods of solving mysteries. Instead, we get a mild-mannered country doctor telling the tale. This was also the only time I've called the murderer early on in the book (is it because Dr. Sheppard is a better narrator? His sister, who is generally intolerable? But I w...
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Monument: June 2009
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Friday, June 26, 2009. Got these taken like a MONTH ago and it has taken forever for me to get them up. Sheesh. Anyway, we met with the lovely and talented Sara Gray last month in Seaside, Ore. She is our photographer and did her darndest to get me to smile with teeth showing. We wandered around in the quite-chilly town along the boardwalk and downtown while she took pics with her assistant, her husband Eric Hensley. Here are the results:. More of the same spot. Links to this post. Sunday, June 21, 2009.
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Monument: April 2009
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Thursday, April 30, 2009. Making my move to be Grays Harbor's Billy Crystal. You know, how he hosts the Oscars all the time? Or is that Whoopi now? I dunno, not like I watch awards shows. Oh, a YAS first this year: A married, pregnant performer. She's 23 so although she's young, she's not THAT young. Still reading "A Fraction of the Whole." It is amazing. Links to this post. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. So things here are kind of on the bleak tip, not too different from normal, actually. But I think, lik...
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Monument: short bits
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Sunday, August 01, 2010. So a while back Slate ran a story about how Agatha Christie used multiple (and I mean a lot) notebooks through which she scattered notes about various plots and characters and wrote multiple variations of each mystery (so there might be different endings). The article. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I have done a polar bear jump, sat in on a polar bear getting a root canal, done a run in a stunt plane, been to the top of two bridges and a power tower, done a courage quest an...
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Monument: August 2009
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Saturday, August 01, 2009. You having fun yet? We've been married less than a week and so far we have had an exciting visit from our families . A night's stay at a Pacific Beach motel, where we ate yummy food and partook of the hot tub. And you finally got the sleep that would take that haunted look (above) out of your eyes. We frolicked in the cold ocean (well, I did, as you can see in this picture):. Saw clam shows that blew your mind . And even took time to pet the wildlife (in this case, anemones).
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Monument: June 2010
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Saturday, June 05, 2010. Golf, the deadliest game. The Murder on the Links" is Agatha Christie's second published book. Now, a million years ago in the 90s when I was a college student I spent a summer working in a bookstore. An enormous one in a former Wal-Mart in Little Rock. I thought it would be rough because there would be so many amazing, awesome books inside that I'd want to read them. HA! Bible section, which in Arkansas is saying something. There are entire. Tired of those links yet? And I belie...
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Monument: The Man in the Brown Suit
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Thursday, December 30, 2010. The Man in the Brown Suit. I liked this one, actually. And quite a bit. First off, you have your standard-issue feisty heroine, Anne Beddington. Then you have stolen diamonds, murder attempts, a trip from England to South Africa, mistaken identity, bizarre military dudes and a wealthy lady of leisure. Anne also hooks up with Mrs. Suzanne Blair, who takes long vacations without Mr. Blair and, seemingly, with Colonel Race. I like this blog very much. I have done a polar bear ju...
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Monument: December 2010
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Thursday, December 30, 2010. The Man in the Brown Suit. I liked this one, actually. And quite a bit. First off, you have your standard-issue feisty heroine, Anne Beddington. Then you have stolen diamonds, murder attempts, a trip from England to South Africa, mistaken identity, bizarre military dudes and a wealthy lady of leisure. Anne also hooks up with Mrs. Suzanne Blair, who takes long vacations without Mr. Blair and, seemingly, with Colonel Race. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I have ...
