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Comment on Words that begin with “in-” that the New York press can use to describe Jeremy Lin’s game by David S. Wills

David S. Wills — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:51:55 +0000

Well if he’s a big player in the skin care industry, he better be careful to stay clear of LINsider trading or he’ll attract the LINterest of the LINland Revenue Service.

Comment on Words that begin with “in-” that the New York press can use to describe Jeremy Lin’s game by Jeffro

Jeffro — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:41:38 +0000

Be aware that if your wife, in a game of Scrabble, ever spells out “Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion,” that you can one-up her with “Vaseline Lintensive Care Lotion.” I hear there is a contract already in place for young Jeremy Lin for over one-milLIN dollars.

Comment on Words that begin with “in-” that the New York press can use to describe Jeremy Lin’s game by David S. Wills

David S. Wills — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:55:44 +0000

I was playing Scrabble with my wife the other day and she used the word “inkjet”. I was pissed because I could never think of a letter that could go before “i” and thus capitalise on an amazing double-word opportunity. Now I realise that I’m a moron. It’s so obvious: linkjet.

Comment on David Robinson Spotted at 3:23 by Jeffrey Pillow

Jeffrey Pillow — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:59:31 +0000

My cousin Gary sent this in an e-mail. I couldn’t resist posting it, particularly because that guy looked so much like The Admiral.

Comment on About by Don Unger

Don Unger — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:07:52 +0000

Happy to send you a copy of my book if you can send a snail mail address.

best,
Don

Comment on David Robinson Spotted at 3:23 by droopy drawers

droopy drawers — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:42:48 +0000

ha, jesus man, where do you find this stuff??

Comment on Rabbit, Run by Jeffrey Pillow

Jeffrey Pillow — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:35:13 +0000

My thoughts exactly on this being a difficult book in respect to the content. As a newly minted husband at the time of reading Rabbit, Run, I hurried myself through the text. Had I known this book involved infidelity, truth be told, I probably never would have bought it. I just have an uneasy feeling when reading stories about cheating spouses and the like. Not my cup of tea; but alas, I'm glad I did read it (even though it was nothing like what I was hoping or expecting) and that I did a little digging up of the background to learn about this being Updike's response to Kerouac's hit. And what a well written response. That's what I've always found amiss in the celebration of On the Road. On the Road is a book and will always be a book for those in their early 20s, those not tied down, those without obligation. Rabbit, Run is what happens when Sal Paradise enters the read world. You can't just up and leave without consequence.

Comment on Rabbit, Run by Mark

Mark — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:42:37 +0000

Nice review, and that’s interesting about Kerouac’s On the Road. I didn’t know that. Makes total sense now that I think about it. Rabbit, Run was a difficult book to read, at least for me. Not because it was a difficult storyline to follow or that it wasn’t written well. It’s just, well, Harry. I wanted to, excuse the term, bitchslap the guy and tell him to man up. As a husband, that sort of thing just bothers me. Books like that. But reading your review gives me a different perspective since your research shows this was Updike’s purpose behind the book, it being a response to On the Road, that you can’t just up and leave and nothing matters but yourself, but the journey.