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Books I’ve Read in January 2012

seldombites — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:03:08 +0000

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Books I’ve Read in 2012

seldombites — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 06:00:03 +0000

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Books I Read in 2011

seldombites — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +0000

Why Do Men Have Nipples? by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D.

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

The Reunion by Sue Walker

The First Time by Joy Fielding

Bitten: Bites and Stings from Around the World by Dr. Pamela Nagami

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill (101 pages)

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (101 pages)

Taboo by Casey Hill

I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life by Mark Steven Meadows

The Victorian Celebration of Death by James Stevens Curl (16 pages)

The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing

Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer

The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Hote Zone by Richard Preston

The History of Lesbian Hair by Mary Duggar

Bill Wannan’s Come In Spinner by Bill Wannan

Rooms by James L. Rubart

Beneath the Skin by Nicci French

Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult

Frankie by Kevin Lewis

Wards of Armageddon by J.N. Williamson & John Maclay

Doomsday Book by Connie Williams

Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaardner

Children of the Dust by Louise Lawrence

Should You Judge This Book by It’s Cover? by Julian Baggini

The Genesis Plague by Michael Byrnes

Year Zero by Jeff Long

Generation A by Douglas Coupland

The People’s Manifesto by Mark Thomas

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier

Beyond Armageddon: Survivors of the Megawar edited by Walter M. Miller, Jr. and Martin H. Greenberg

Don’ts for Wives by Blanche Ebbutt

Don’ts for Husbands by Blanche Ebutt

The Foundling by Georgette Heyer

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Beside the Sea by Véronique Olmi

Terminal Freeze by Lincoln Child

Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie

Lost Souls by Neil White

Illustrated True Crime: A Photographic Record edited by Colin Wilson & Damon Wilson

Bloodline by Mark Billingham

Books I Read In December 2011

seldombites — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:30:18 +0000

Bitten: Bites and Stings from Around the World by Dr. Pamela Nagami
Why do Men Have Nipples? by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
The Reunion by Sue Walker
The First Time by Joy Field
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

2011 in review

seldombites — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:03:57 +0000

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 13,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 5 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Storm’s end of year school report 2011

seldombites — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:47:08 +0000

Storm is doing really well at maths but he needs to put more effort into his other subjects. However, I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt this year as he may have experienced difficulties transitioning to formal schooling. Hopefully he will do better next year.

Yasmine’s end of year school report 2011

seldombites — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:12:27 +0000

I am giving Yasmine the benefit of the doubt this time as she may have experienced some difficulty transitioning into formal schooling. Hopefully next year, she will do better.

Annie’s end of year school report 2011

seldombites — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:40:19 +0000

As expected, Annie did very well in violin. Next year she needs to work on putting as much effort into her other subjects.

Butterfly’s End of Year School Report 2011

seldombites — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:05:24 +0000

We are very pleased with Butterfly’s effort and behaviour this year.

Books I Read in November 2011

seldombites — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:30:24 +0000

Taboo by Casey Hill
Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill (101 pages)
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (101 pages)
I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life by Mark Steven Meadows
The Victorian Celebration of Death by James Stevens Curl (16 pages)
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing
Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer
The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin