After months and months and months of waiting, my store's grand opening came to pass today and I hearby announce, it was a commercial success. The shelves were full, the stock was perfectly arranged, the floors were cleared, the trash was removed, the newly layed floor was waxed shiny and all the employees had on their new duds and wide smiles.
I arrived at 2:30 am, stayed until 11am and worked my ass off. I am exhausted and going to bed. I will be back again at 2am, six hours from now.
Zzzzz.....
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Alice in Wonderland - new project
My niece T is turning forty in July and I love her heaps. She's my favorite and she knows it. She is really freaking out about being forty, I don't know why. You're only as old as you feel. And she looks pretty damn good for entering the summer of her life.
Her favorite book of all time is Alice in Wonderland. Or is it her favorite animated movie? Or movie? I don't know. I do know she is gaga over Alice.
I quilt. It is a hobby. I am ambitious and creative even if I am not an expert quilter. I am going to make her an Alice in Wonderland quilt for her birthday.
I have had a design in mind for twenty years. I had intended to make one for myself. Alice is not really my thing, altho I love the book and the illustrations. I am more a Wizard of Oz junkie than an Alice devotee.
So. I've been searching for tea cup or teapot fabrics for the backing. In doing so, I have hit upon blocks that could be made into tea cups or pots and a lot of very nice blogs about teapots and quilting.
My plan for the front is.... Alice in an oval in the center. The seven unequal size blocks around the oval will be devoted to the characters:
Mad Hatter,
White Rabbit,
Caterpiller,
Cheshire Cat,
Walrus,
Tweedle Dee and Twiddle Dum,
Queen of Hearts.
The borders are going to be hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades. The frames for the blocks will either be embroidered lines from the book or the card suits. If that is the case, the borders will be changed to trees with white roses being painted red.
I also want to work in the pig baby somehow or Alice with Dinah her cat.
I have until July to get this project finished. It took twenty years to plan it. Can I make it in two short months? We'll see
Thursday, April 24, 2008
As my week unwinds
My sister K went home to Michigan last Monday. I was sorry to see her leave. After the death of my bestfriend Annette last year, K has become my bestfriend. It was always easy to shine on her influence over me, we're related. She is older than me by eleven years. She is an avid gardener, a woman of Christ, loves all kids and puts up with me. That alone should get her nod towards sainthood. But she is human too. She gets gas, snores sometimes and once in a blue moon will burn a waffle. This is why I love her so.
Her and I are co-reading the One-Year Chronological Bible. I am behind a month. Not because of her visit but because I cannot get off the Elmore Leonard books. They're like catnip!
And speaking of sisters, my sister M called two days ago to ask if I usually work Wednesdays. Yes I do, why? She was scheduled for pre-op tests this Friday (tomorrow) for surgery next Wednesday the 30th on her left arm, the elbow area precisely and she needs a ride home after surgery. See, she has Kaiser, the very butt-holios that ruined her arm in the first place and they won't do surgery unless you have a designated driver outta the joint. That's where I come in.
Next Wednesday, the 30th, is the Grand Opening of MY STORE! This has been in the planning stages since last Sept. The blood, sweat and construction stages have made work a disaster zone since October and for God's sake, it is finally coming to fruition, THIS WEDNESDAY! Anyhoo, I say, "What time will you get out?" She'll let me know as soon as she knows. Oooooo-kay.
I am mindful of two things while I mull this over. One, she never asks me to do anything for her. She is a solo-mio personality. She's secretive, a loner and a martyr. This is the same sister who blew off Blake Shelton for her birthday last February because the House of Blues in West Hollywood was too far to drive on a Friday night. She is the driver, always is, always will be, except it seems when Kaiser tells her she can't. The second thing I mull over is that in the last eight months that my store has been under construction and I have said over and over ad nauseum within her hearing range on many, many occasions that the GRAND OPENING is APRIL 30TH, she never listened to me or registered the date in her brain.
Kaiser lost her co-payment and she is fussing with her bank to get proof of payment. She'll probably put off the surgery until it gets so bad that she'll be forced into because of the pain. Did I mention she's a martyr? I arranged to have someone else get her so I could attend my GRAND OPENING! Duh! It's all moot now anyway.
And speaking of Blake Shelton.... I am getting a second chance this year to see him in concert. This handsome, sexy, tall drink of water is playing at the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine festival this June. OMG! I am sooooo going. I called sister M and asked her if she wanted to go too, HELL YEAH! I said listen up bitch, we have over one month to arrange that night off so we can be front row center looking up Blake's long legs and drooling ourselves silly. I am going to splurge and buy the best seats available. He is worth it. Just thinking he is back in Ca, twice in one year and in MY OWN BACKYARD makes me tingle. I won't say where. I cannot stop smiling.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
What I know
I like iced coffee when the weather turns hot and dang its been scorching lately. I received a Starbucks gift card at Christmas. I still have $3 on it. I get large iced coffees with a Splenda and a splash of cream. If there is any left by the time I get home, I squirt in some Hershey's chocolate syrup and make it a mocha. Today I ordered my second one, ooooh, I am so indulgent.
I adore Emile Hirsh. I raved this weeks ago when I switched my BOOK LIST from a side page element to a post (April 7th). I saw him portray Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild and I love this kid. He was also great in Mudge and Lords of Dogtown, I wanted to slap him! He is going to star in Speed Racer with Matthew Fox when it is in theaters May 9th. I'll go see it. He is Generation Y's new Tom Hanks. Hide and watch.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386472/
I live in a Hollywood bungalow. My landlord's own a huge spanish house on the same property. I never met the man, I dealt exclusively with the woman. He died Friday (4-25) of a long term illness, cancer. I took her some flowers, a condolence card and my rent check two days early.
Last Sunday morning I was sitting by my picture window reading when I heard something stirring in the bushes outside. I have seen skunks galore and on one occasion a possum crawling along the fence. When I heard twigs snapping I figured it was a fat possum. Uh. NO. It was a mexican sleeping under the bushes. He crawled out, hungover and walked up the driveway. WTF? I went out my backdoor and followed him. He was knocking on another tenants door and when he saw me, he asked me for water. By the time I knocked on the landlord's door, he had already beat feet up the wooded embankment onto another street.
This Wednesday is the Grand Opening of my store. I cannot get anymore ready. I am not one to wish my life away but shit, I wish it was Thursday already. I am exhausted all the time.
I adore Emile Hirsh. I raved this weeks ago when I switched my BOOK LIST from a side page element to a post (April 7th). I saw him portray Christopher McCandless in Into the Wild and I love this kid. He was also great in Mudge and Lords of Dogtown, I wanted to slap him! He is going to star in Speed Racer with Matthew Fox when it is in theaters May 9th. I'll go see it. He is Generation Y's new Tom Hanks. Hide and watch.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386472/
I live in a Hollywood bungalow. My landlord's own a huge spanish house on the same property. I never met the man, I dealt exclusively with the woman. He died Friday (4-25) of a long term illness, cancer. I took her some flowers, a condolence card and my rent check two days early.
Last Sunday morning I was sitting by my picture window reading when I heard something stirring in the bushes outside. I have seen skunks galore and on one occasion a possum crawling along the fence. When I heard twigs snapping I figured it was a fat possum. Uh. NO. It was a mexican sleeping under the bushes. He crawled out, hungover and walked up the driveway. WTF? I went out my backdoor and followed him. He was knocking on another tenants door and when he saw me, he asked me for water. By the time I knocked on the landlord's door, he had already beat feet up the wooded embankment onto another street.
This Wednesday is the Grand Opening of my store. I cannot get anymore ready. I am not one to wish my life away but shit, I wish it was Thursday already. I am exhausted all the time.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Bottom's up
A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles per year. Another study found Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of booze a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon. Kind of makes you proud to be an American.
Engineers explain cats
I suppose if I ever wanted to increase my odds of finding a smart guy, I could enroll in engineer school - the odds are good but the goods are odd. That said, I love this video by an engineer who has a sense of humor and three nice cats.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4
When I was looking for a new place to live I called several apartments in my price range close to my work. One of the things that I thought was unfair was "Pet Rent". I fully understand first and last months rent and a security deposit in case of property damage but I never grasped pet rent.
I have a cat. She is old. Nineteen years old actually. She has roughly 36,000 miles on her, has a passport and is health certified. She is small, four pounds including hair, eats less than a cup of food per week, chucks up an occasional hairball but gives me lots of affection, in her stuck up, conditional catty way.
When I phoned about the availability of apartments and got down to the money requirements, I was told by a few places that the pet rent for my cat was an additional $25 per month. One place wanted $40 and a non-refundable $150 deposit.
Uh. Really? What for? Why? Aren't pet damages included in the security deposit? Do you charge rent per child too? No? Why not? As far as I know, my cat has never picked up a Bic lighter and burned an apartment building to the ground making dozens of people homeless. Maybe you should consider that when renting to negligent parents of beligerant kids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4
When I was looking for a new place to live I called several apartments in my price range close to my work. One of the things that I thought was unfair was "Pet Rent". I fully understand first and last months rent and a security deposit in case of property damage but I never grasped pet rent.
I have a cat. She is old. Nineteen years old actually. She has roughly 36,000 miles on her, has a passport and is health certified. She is small, four pounds including hair, eats less than a cup of food per week, chucks up an occasional hairball but gives me lots of affection, in her stuck up, conditional catty way.
When I phoned about the availability of apartments and got down to the money requirements, I was told by a few places that the pet rent for my cat was an additional $25 per month. One place wanted $40 and a non-refundable $150 deposit.
Uh. Really? What for? Why? Aren't pet damages included in the security deposit? Do you charge rent per child too? No? Why not? As far as I know, my cat has never picked up a Bic lighter and burned an apartment building to the ground making dozens of people homeless. Maybe you should consider that when renting to negligent parents of beligerant kids.
Monday, April 14, 2008
My weekly rundown
My sister arrived in California on April 4th for a three week visit. She has spent the night a few times and the rest of the time she is staying at her daughter T's house. She went from freezing cold weather to very hot weather. Yesterday in fact it was 102 degrees Farenheit in Anaheim. She brought a cold with her but now her allergies are beating her up.
Last night everybody came over to my house for supper. This was a momentous occasion for the simple fact that I cannot remember the last time I lived alone and everybody was around TO invite at the same time. There were eight of us all together and I made Thai satay chicken salads. For desert I made lime squares and a chocolate cream pie.
Today my sister and I went to the Mission Inn for brunch, we had the buffet. I love the Mission Inn. During my previous wild life adventures, I worked there. That was long before the millions of dollars were spent renovating. The cockroaches were in charge of room service and Brian the head chef was a coke dealer, waaaaaay back then. Anyway, that is all ancient history, the Inn is stunning in its current state.
We ate so much today, at the buffet. I may not eat for a few days! Ah-oog-ga! I went back three times. I had a micro greens salad, fresh fruit, dried figs, smoked cheese, chevre, chicken marsala, wild rice pilaf, a salmon filet on fruit compote, fresh steamed vegetables, rolls and too many other things that barely fit onto my plate. For desert I had a pistachio cake, chocolate baverois, black forest cake, pecan squares, chocolate mousse and more fruit and cheese. Good Lord, here it is seven hours later and I am still full.
(I am going to add some pix after I make this post. I am still not sure how to insert pix into a post. So far I have to do the pix and then insert the text, which I am too lazy to do. Oh well.)
For a year I have been begging for decent hours at work, a way to earn a living and pay my bills. I have been strung along for what seems like months. This week I have 42 hours on my schedule. Of course this is the last week that my sister is here and chances are they'll screw me back to 26 hrs the day after she departs. Figures.
Anyway, her visit is my excuse for not blogging. I wish she lived closer than 2400 miles away, in freezing, boring Michigan. She has a great life there but damn, I wish she'd at least move closer to here - close enough to drive in one day.
I am going to a birthday party for my great niece next Friday. She's going to be 13 years old. I love her enormously, she is so smart, talented and beautiful. This is her first co-ed party, boys are going to be there. Ooh la la. And my sister too, her grandma.
I have to work tonight from 0300 to 1200.
Last night everybody came over to my house for supper. This was a momentous occasion for the simple fact that I cannot remember the last time I lived alone and everybody was around TO invite at the same time. There were eight of us all together and I made Thai satay chicken salads. For desert I made lime squares and a chocolate cream pie.
Today my sister and I went to the Mission Inn for brunch, we had the buffet. I love the Mission Inn. During my previous wild life adventures, I worked there. That was long before the millions of dollars were spent renovating. The cockroaches were in charge of room service and Brian the head chef was a coke dealer, waaaaaay back then. Anyway, that is all ancient history, the Inn is stunning in its current state.
We ate so much today, at the buffet. I may not eat for a few days! Ah-oog-ga! I went back three times. I had a micro greens salad, fresh fruit, dried figs, smoked cheese, chevre, chicken marsala, wild rice pilaf, a salmon filet on fruit compote, fresh steamed vegetables, rolls and too many other things that barely fit onto my plate. For desert I had a pistachio cake, chocolate baverois, black forest cake, pecan squares, chocolate mousse and more fruit and cheese. Good Lord, here it is seven hours later and I am still full.
(I am going to add some pix after I make this post. I am still not sure how to insert pix into a post. So far I have to do the pix and then insert the text, which I am too lazy to do. Oh well.)
For a year I have been begging for decent hours at work, a way to earn a living and pay my bills. I have been strung along for what seems like months. This week I have 42 hours on my schedule. Of course this is the last week that my sister is here and chances are they'll screw me back to 26 hrs the day after she departs. Figures.
Anyway, her visit is my excuse for not blogging. I wish she lived closer than 2400 miles away, in freezing, boring Michigan. She has a great life there but damn, I wish she'd at least move closer to here - close enough to drive in one day.
I am going to a birthday party for my great niece next Friday. She's going to be 13 years old. I love her enormously, she is so smart, talented and beautiful. This is her first co-ed party, boys are going to be there. Ooh la la. And my sister too, her grandma.
I have to work tonight from 0300 to 1200.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Creature feature
Since the Book List element didn't work as I had hoped, I added two other side elements instead. One is an ongoing list of the bad drivers I encounter during my day (or night) driving. It has their license plate numbers and their car models. I see color, not the year.
And since I have the vulgar habit of swearing when I write, I have added an adorable Cuss Meter. I am trying to be better at curbing nasty words but shit, some things must be expressed vividly, with foul language.
This website contains 258% MORE profanity than other websites who took this test.
And since I have the vulgar habit of swearing when I write, I have added an adorable Cuss Meter. I am trying to be better at curbing nasty words but shit, some things must be expressed vividly, with foul language.
This website contains 258% MORE profanity than other websites who took this test.
Merde!
So, if you find yourself on my list of asshole drivers, you must have done something pretty aggressive for me to take down your plate number. Try to drive like a decent human. Please. For the sake of those around you trying to get home to their families, control yourself and your damn car.
Monday, April 07, 2008
About my book list
I tried to add a Book List page element under my profile information. Unfortunately I have read so many books, the list was too long and the element was not working. It was also hard to make additions and edit the entries alphabetically. So, I made a post instead. Eventually it will fall off the front page and be archived but I will add to it as I finish reading books.
I just started Into the Wild. I saw this on DVD with Emile Hirsch. I love this kid. He is this generation's Tom Hanks. More often than not I read a book long before it comes on on the screen. I am sure the book will live up to my visual imagination, thanks to Sean Penn's influence.
I just started Into the Wild. I saw this on DVD with Emile Hirsch. I love this kid. He is this generation's Tom Hanks. More often than not I read a book long before it comes on on the screen. I am sure the book will live up to my visual imagination, thanks to Sean Penn's influence.
My BOOK LIST, cover to cover
BOOK LIST
Alder, Warren – Random Hearts
- The War of the Roses
Albom, Mitch – The Five People You Meet in Heaven *
Alda, Alan – Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
Allbury, Ted – The Alpha List
- The Spirit of Liberty
Allen, Charlotte Vale – Memories
Allen, Liz – Network
Alloitt, Catherine – A Married Man
- Rosie Meadows Regrets…
Andrews, Colin (F. Paul Wilson) - Deep As the Marrow
Andrews, Mary Kay – Savannah Breeze
Appignanesi, Lisa – The Dead of Winter
- A Good Woman
Austin, Stephanie – Only a Housewife
Bagshawe, Louise – Tall Poppies
- Tuesday’s Child
- Venus Envy
- When She Was Bad…
Baldacci, David – Absolute Power
- The Christmas Train
- The Collectors
- The Namedropper
- Simple Genius
- The Simple Truth
- Split Second
- Stone Cold
- Total Control
- The Whole Truth
- The Winner
- Wish You Were Well
Ball, Lucille - Love, Lucy
Barak, Michael – The Enigma
Barnes, Zoe – Hot Property
Barry, Jane – Casting
Baxter, Mary Lynn – Tears of Yesterday
Bellow, Saul – Dangling Man
Berg, Paul – Wife for a Day
Bernau, George – Candle in the Wind
Blackwood, Grant – The End of Enemies
Blake, Nicholas – The Smiler with the Knife
Blixen, Karen (Isak Dinesen) – Out of Africa
Bombeck, Erma – Aunt Erma’s Cope Book
- When You Look Like Your Passport, It’s Time to Go Home
Bonner, Hillary – A Deep Deceit
- A Kind of Wild Justice
Booth, Pat – Beverly Hills
- Marry Me
- The Sisters
Born, James O. – Walking Money
Britton, Paul – The Jigsaw Man
Brockmann, Suzanne – Over the Edge
Bronte, Emily – Wurthering Heights
Brown, Dan – The DaVinci Code
Brown, Rita Mae – Pay Dirt
- Venus Envy
Brown, Sandra – A Kiss Remembered
- Where There’s Smoke
Browne, Gerald A – Stone 588
Brumbeau, Jeff – The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Bryan, C.D.B. – Friendly Fire
Burchill, Julie – Ambition
Burdick, Eugene – Nina’s Book
Cabot, Meg – Big Boned
- Queen of Babble
Cannell, Stephen J. – At First Sight
- Three Shirt Deal
Carroll, James – Family Trade
Carroll, Lewis – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland *
- Through the Looking Glass *
Charriere, Henri – Papillion
Chiaverini, Jennifer – Round Robin
- The Quilter’s Apprentice
- The Quilter’s Homecoming
Child, Lee – Die Trying
Clancy, Tom – Clear and Present Danger
- Debt of Honor
- The Hunt for Red October **
- Op-Center
- Op-Center; Mirror Image
- Power Plays (ruthless.com)
- Without Remorse **
Clark, Mary Higgins – I’ll Be Seeing You
Cole, Martina – Goodnight Lady
- The Jump
Colgan, Jenny – Amanda’s Wedding
- Talking to Addison
Collins, Jackie – Hollywood Husbands
- Lovers and Gamblers
- Rock Star
- Thrill!
Condon, Richard – Prizzi’s Honour
- The Whisper of an Axe
Connolly, John – Every Dead Thing
Connolly, Ray – Shadows on the Wall
Cooper, Jilly – The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
- Riders
- Rivals
- Score!
Corman, Avery – The Bust-Out King
- The Old Neighborhood
- Prized Possessions
Cornwell, Patricia – Body of Evidence
- Black Notice
- Book of the Dead
- Blow Fly
- Cause of Death
- From Potter’s Field
- Hornet’s Nest
- Isle of Dogs
- The Last Precinct
- Point of Origin
- Post-Mortem
- Predator
- Southern Cross
Corris, Peter – The Coast Road
- Saving Billie
-Taking Care of Business
- The Undertow
Crais, Robert – L.A. Requiem
Crichton, Michael – Disclosure
- Rising Sun
Crusie, Jennifer – Santa, Baby
- Welcome to Temptation
Darden, Christopher – In Contempt
Dart, Iris Rainer – Beaches
- Show Business Kills
- ‘Til the Real Thing Comes Along
Davis, Karen – Melting Point
Delinsky, Barbara – An Accidental Woman
- Coast Road
- Facets
- Family Tree
- Flirting With Pete
- For My Daughters
- Heart of the Night
- An Irresistible Impulse
- Lake News
- The Passions of Chelsea…
- Rekindled
- The Secret Between Us
- Shades of Grace
- Suddenly
- Together Alone
- The Vineyard
- A Woman’s Place
DeMille, Nelson – The General’s Daughter
- Plum Island
- Word of Honor
Dexter, Colin – The Remorseful Day
Dinmann, John – Unholy Matrimony
Disch, Thomas M – The Business Man
Dolan, E.V. – A Time for Us
Douglas, Kirk – Dance With the Devil
Dye, Dale – Conduct Unbecoming
Edwards-Jones, Imogene – My Canapé Hell
Eldredge, John & Stasi
- Captivating
Evanovich, Janet – One for the Money
- Two for the Dough
- Three to Get Deadly *
- Four to Score
- High Five
- Hot Six
- Seven Up
- Hard Eight
- To the Nines
- Ten Big Ones *
- Eleven on Top
- Twelve Sharp*
- Lean Mean Thirteen
- Fearless Fourteen*
- Plum Lovin’
- Plum Lucky
- Visions of Sugar Plums
- Full Blast* (w/Charlotte Hughes)
- Full House*
- Full Scoop
- Full Speed
- Hot Stuff (w/Leanne Banks)
- Love Overboard
- Manhunt
- Motor Mouth
- Smitten
- Thanksgiving
Fairstein, Linda – Cold Hit
- Final Jeopardy
- Likely to Die
Farley, Walter – The Black Stallion and Satan
- The Black Stallion Revolts
- The Black Stallion’s Challenge
- The Black Stallion’s Courage
- The Black Stallion’s Filly
- The Black Stallion’s Ghost
Farrow, Mia – What Falls Away
Fenelon, Fania – Playing For Time
Fielding, Helen – Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
Fisher, Carrie – The Best Awful
- Postcards from the Edge
Fitch, Janet – White Oleander
Fitzgerald, F. Scott – The Great Gatsby
Forsyth, Frederick – No Comebacks
Foy, Elaine – Man at Work
Fox, Michael J – Lucky Man
Francis, Clare – Betrayal
Frank, Anne – The Diary of a Young Girl
Freeman, Cynthia – Portraits
Freemantle, Brian – See Charlie Run
- The Blind Run
French, Marilyn – Her Mother’s Daughter
Friday, Nancy – Jealousy
- Men in Love
- My Mother, My Self
- Women on Top
Friedman, Philip – Reasonable Doubt
Fullerton, John – The Monkey House
Fulton, Eileen – Soap Opera
Gage, Elizabeth – The Master Stroke
Gann, Ernest K – Band of Brothers
Geary, Tim – Ego
-Spin
Geldof, Bob – Is That It?
Gerritsen, Tess – The Apprentice
- Bloodstream
- Life Support
- The Surgeon
- Whistle Blower
Gino, Carol – Rusty’s Story
Glenn, John – A Memoir
Golding, William – Free Fall
- Lord of the Flies
Goldsmith, Olivia – The Bestseller
- Bad Boy
- Fashionable Lady
- First Wives Club
- Flavour of the Month *
- Marrying Mom
- Pen Pals
- Switcharoo
- Young Wives
Gondage, Eileen – Thorns of Youth
Goodman, Carol – The Lake of Dead Languages
Grafton, Sue – A is for Alibi
- B is for Burglar
- C is for Corpse
- D is for Deadbeat
- E is for Evidence
- F is for Fugitive
- G is for Gumshoe
- H is for Homicide
- I is for Innocent
- J is for Judgment
- K is for Killer
- L is for Lawless
- M is for Malice
- N is for Noose
- O is for Outlaw
- P is for Peril
- Q is for Quarry
- R is for Ricochet
- S is for Silence
- T is for Trespass
Greeley, Andrew M – Patience of a Saint
Griffith, Roslynn – Pretty Birds of Passage
Grisham, John – The Appeal
- The Brethren
- The Chamber
- The Client
- The Firm
- The King of Torts
- A Painted House
- The Partner
- The Pelican Brief
- Playing For Pizza
- The Rainmaker
- Skipping Christmas
- The Street Lawyer
- The Testament
Groom, Winston – Better Times than These
Guterson, David – East of the Mountains
- The Other
- Snow Falling on Cedars *
Hagan, Patricia – Invitation to a Wedding
Hailey, Elizabeth Forsythe – Home Free
- Joanne’s Husband, David’s Wife *
Hannah, Kristin – Summer Island *
Harper, David – The Hanged Man
Harris, Leonard – The Masada Plan
Harris, Thomas – Hannibal
- Red Dragon
- Silence of the Lambs
Hartov, Steve – The Heat of Ramadan
Hassler, Jon – The Love Hunter
Hatfield, Kate – Drowning in Honey
Hawke, Ethan – Ash Wednesday
Hayes, Joseph – Missing… and Presumed Dead
Heilbroner, David – Death Benefit
Heller, Joseph – Catch 22
- God Knows *
Hemingway, Ernest – Fiesta, the Sun Also Rises
- A Moveable Feast
Hepburn, Katherine – Me
Hiaasen, Carl – Strip Tease
Hoag, Tami – Ashes to Ashes
Holm, Stef Ann – Lucy Gets Her Life Back
Howatch, Susan – Sins of the Father
Huxley, Aldous – Brave New World
Ignatius, Davis – A Firing Offence
- Body of Lies
- The Sun King
Iles, Greg – The Quiet Game
Ironside, Elizabeth – A Good Death
Irving, John – The Fourth Hand
Issacs, Susan – After All These Years
- Any Place I Hang My Hat
- Magic Hour*
- Red, White and Blue
Jackson, Lee – Redemption
James, Erica – The Holiday
Jamison, Kelly – The Wedding Contract
Johnston, Velda – Shadow Behind the Curtain
Jowitt, Susannah – Out of My Head
Johansen, Iris – The Ugly Duckling
Junger, Sebastian – Fire
- The Perfect Storm
Kanon, Joseph – The Prodigal Son
Kargman, Jill – Momzillas
Kellerman, Faye – Burnt House
- Day of Atonement
- Jupiter’s Bones
- Milk and Honey
- Moon Music
- Sacred and Profane
- Serpent’s Tooth
- Stalker
- Stone Kiss
Kellerman, Jesse – Sunstroke
- Trouble
Kellerman, Jonathan and Faye – Capital Crimes
- Double Homicide
Kellerman, Jonathan – Bad Love
- Billy Straight
- Blood Test
- The Clinic
- A Cold Heart
- The Conspiracy Club
- Dr. Death
- Flesh and Blood
- Gone
- Monster
- The Murder Book
- Obsession
- Over the Edge
- Private Eyes
- Rage
- Self-Defense
- Silent Partner
- Survival of the Fittest
- Therapy
- Time Bomb
- Twisted
- The Web
- When the Bough Breaks
Kelman, Judith – After the Fall
Kenner, Julie – The Prada Paradox
Keyes, Martin – Last Chance Saloon
Knowles, John – A Separate Place
Koch, C.L. – The Year of Living Dangerously
Lamb, Wally – She’s Come Undone
La Plante, Lynda – Cold Shoulder
Lawrence, D.H. – Lady Chatterley’s Lover
- Sons and Lovers
Lecard, Marc – Vinnie’s Head
Le Carre, John – Call for the Dead
- Naïve and Sentimental Lover
- Single and Single
- A Small Town in Germany
- Smiley’s People
Leonard, Elmore – At First Sight
- Bandits
- Be Cool
- Cuba Libra
- Dutch Treat
- Freaky Deaky
- Get Shorty
- The Hot Kid
- Kill Shot
- La Brava
- Maximum Bob
- Mr. Paradise
- Pagen Babies
- Pronto
- Stick
- Tishamingo Blues
- Touch
- Up In Honey’s Room
- Valdez is Coming
- When the Women Come Out to Dance
Lescroart, John – Hard Evidence
- The Hunt Club
Lewis, Susan – Silent Truths
- Wildfire
Lindsey, David – The Colour of the Night
Linkletter, Art – Oops! Or, Life’s Awful Moments
Lively, Penelope – Tiger Moon
Ludlum, Robert – The Aquitaine Progression
- The Bourne Betrayal (Van Lustbader)
- The Bourne Identity
- The Bourne Legacy (Van Lustbader)
- The Bourne Supremacy *
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- The Chancellor Manuscript
- The Cry of the Halidon
- The Gemini Contenders
- The Holcroft Covenant
- The Icarus Agenda
- The Maltese Circle
- The Parsifil Mosaic
- The Rhineman Exchange
- The Road to Gandolfo
- The Road to Omaha
- The Scarlatti Inheritance
- The Scorpio Illusion
- (Jonathan Ryder) – Trevayne
Lutz, Lisa – The Spellman Files
Maclean, Charles – The Silence
Mailer, Norman – Tough Guys Don’t Dance
Mansell, Jill – Falling For You
- Head Over Heels
- Kiss
- Mixed Doubles
- Sheer Mischief
Margolin, Phillip M – The Burning Man
Margolis, Sue – Neurotica
Markandaya, Kamala – Nectar in a Sieve
Martini, Steve – The Attorney
- The List
- The Simeon Chamber
- Undue Influence
Matthews, Carole – A Compromising Position
- A Minor Indiscretion
- A Whiff of Scandal
Mc Carthy, Cormac – All the Pretty Horses
- The Road
Mc Carthy, Erin – A Date With the Other Side
- Heiress for Hire
- Houston, We Have a Problem
- You Don’t Know Jack
Mc Ginness, Joe – Blind Faith
Mc Millan, Terry – How Stella Got Her Groove Back
- Waiting to Exhale
Mc Murty, Larry – The Late Child
- Terms of Endearment
Meltzer, Brad – Dead Even
- The First Counsel
Michael, Judith – A Tangled Web
Miller, Zell – Corp Values
Mitchard, Jacquelyn – Deep End of the Ocean
- Still Summer
Monaghan, Nicola – The Killing Jar
Mortman, Doris – Rightfully Mine
Naylor, Clare – Catching Alice
North, Freya – Cat
O’Callaghan, Sean – The Informer
O’Dell, Tawni – Back Roads
- Coal Run
- Sister Mine
Pace, Alison – Through Thick and Thin
- Pug Hill
Pacter, Anne – Living Doll
Palmer, Diana – Friends and Lovers
- Rage of Passion
Palmer, Michael – Miracle Cure
Parrish, P.J. – Paint it Black
Parker, Imogene – The Men in Her Life
Parsons, Julie – Mary, Mary
Patterson, James – Kiss the Girls
Patterson, Richard North – The Final Judgment
Pearson, Allison – I Don’t Know How She Does It
Peck, M. Scott – The Road Less Traveled
Picoult, Jodi – Change of Heart
- Harvesting the Heart
- Keeping Faith
- Mercy
- My Sister’s Keeper
- Nineteen Minutes
- Perfect Match
- Second Glance
- The Tenth Circle
Pilcher, Rosamunde – Coming Home
- The Day of the Storm
- The Empty House
- The Shell Seekers
- Under Gemini
Plimpton, George – The Curious Case of Sidd Finch
- The Paper Lion
Poe, Edgar Allan – Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Povey, Jeff – The Serial Killers Club
Puzo, Mario – The Godfather
Rankin, Ian – The Hanging Garden
Reid, Carmen – How Was It For You?
Rendell, Ruth – Adam and Eve and Pinch Me
- Harm Done
- A New Lease on Death
- Road Rage
- A Sight for Sore Eyes
Richards, Thomas – Zero Tolerance
Rice, Luanne – Dance with Me
Robbins, Tom – Another Roadside Attraction *
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues **
- Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates ***
- Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas **
- Jitterbug Perfume **
- Skinny Legs and All ***
- Still Life with Woodpecker *
- Villa Incognito **
- Wild Ducks Flying Backwards
Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor – First Offence
- Interest of Justice
- Mitigating Circumstances
Rowling, J. K. – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Rucka, Greg – A Fistful of Rain
Russel, Renee – Nobody’s Fool
Safran Foer, Jonathan – Everything is Illuminated **
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close *
Salinger, J. D. – Catcher in the Rye
- Franny and Zoe
Sanders, Lawrence – The Fourth Deadly Sin
- Mc Nally’s Risk
- The Passions of Molly T.
- The Seduction of Peter $
- Sullivan’s Sting
- The Tangent Factor
Sanders, Leonard – The Hamlet Ultimatum
Saunders, Kate – Wild Young Bohemians
Scanlan, Patricia – Apartment 3B
- City Women
- Promises, Promises
- Mirror, Mirror
Schmook, Kathy Grizzard – From Debutante to Doublewide
Scottoline, Lisa – Moment of Truth
Sebastian, Tim – Spy Shadow
Sedaris, David – Holidays on Ice
- Me Talk Pretty One Day
- Naked
Seinfield, Jerry – SeinLanguage
Shankman, Sarah – First Kill All the Lawyers
Shapiro, Marc – Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison
Shaw, Irwin – Acceptable Losses
- Evening in Byzantium
- Rich Man, Poor Man
- The Top of the Hill
Silva, Daniel – Mark of the Assassin
Sinha, Indra – Cybergypsies
Sisman, Robyn – Perfect Strangers
Skinner, M.L. – The Fifth Sparrow
Smith, Joan – By Hook or By Crook
Smoke, Stephen – Deliver Us from Evil
Sparks, Nicholas – A Bend in the Road
- At First Sight
- The Choice
Spindler, Erica – All Fall Down *
Stafford, Jean – Boston Adventure
Stewart, Edward – Mortal Grace
Stoll, Clifford – The Cuckoo’s Egg
- Silicone Snake Oil
Stout, Rex – Gambit
Strout, Elizabeth - Abide With Me
Tan, Amy – The Hundred Secret Senses
- The Joy Luck Club
- The Kitchen God’s Wife
Tem, Steve Rasnic & Melanie – The Man on the Ceiling
Thomas, Rosie – Every Woman Knows a Secret
Tiffin, Patricia – Watching Vanessa
Thompson, Earl – A Garden of Sand (THE worst novel ever)
Thompson, Kate – The Blue Hour
Thompson, Thomas – Serpentine
Trollope, Joanna - Next of Kin
Tropper, Jonathan – How to Talk to a Widower
Turow, Scott – The Burden of Proof
- The Laws of Our Fathers
- Limitations
- Ordinary Heroes
- Personal Injuries
- Pleading Guilty
- Presumed Innocent
Tyler, Anne – Diary at the Homesick Restaurant
Uris, Leon – Topaz
Van Lusterbader, Eric – The Bourne Legacy
Van Slyke, Helen – Sisters and Strangers
Vincenzi, Penny – Almost a Crime
- Another Woman
- The Dilemma
- Forbidden Places
- Into Temptation
- No Angel
- Old Sins
- An Outrageous Affair
- Windfall
Waite, Terry – Footfalls in Memory
- Taken on Trust
Wallace, Irving – The R Document
- The Sins of Philip Fleming
Waller, Robert James – The Bridges of Madison County
- Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend
Walters, Minette – The Dark Room
Wambaugh, Joseph – Hollywood Crows
Warfield, Gallatin – Silent Witness
Wells, Rebecca – Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Whalen, B.J. (Bernard and Jon) – Justifiable Homicide
Wharton, William – A Midnight Clear
White, Gillian – Night Visitor
- Unhallowed Ground
Wilde, Oscar – Picture of Dorian Gray
Willocks, Tim – Green River Rising
Wilson, Sloan – Pacific Interlude
Wood, Barbara – Perfect Harmony
Woodward, Bob – The Agenda
Yorke, Margaret – Almost the Truth
Hill, Sandra & Holmes, Kate & Jensen, Trish – Here Comes Santa Clause… right down lover’s lane
Lloyd, Josie & Rees, Emlyn – The Boy Next Door, Come Again
Assorted authors – Boys Night In, Girls Night Out
Socialism as a Social Society – The Practice, Problems and Prospects
Progress Publishers of Moscow
(* indicates read twice)
(** indicates read thrice)
(*** etcetera )
Alder, Warren – Random Hearts
- The War of the Roses
Albom, Mitch – The Five People You Meet in Heaven *
Alda, Alan – Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
Allbury, Ted – The Alpha List
- The Spirit of Liberty
Allen, Charlotte Vale – Memories
Allen, Liz – Network
Alloitt, Catherine – A Married Man
- Rosie Meadows Regrets…
Andrews, Colin (F. Paul Wilson) - Deep As the Marrow
Andrews, Mary Kay – Savannah Breeze
Appignanesi, Lisa – The Dead of Winter
- A Good Woman
Austin, Stephanie – Only a Housewife
Bagshawe, Louise – Tall Poppies
- Tuesday’s Child
- Venus Envy
- When She Was Bad…
Baldacci, David – Absolute Power
- The Christmas Train
- The Collectors
- The Namedropper
- Simple Genius
- The Simple Truth
- Split Second
- Stone Cold
- Total Control
- The Whole Truth
- The Winner
- Wish You Were Well
Ball, Lucille - Love, Lucy
Barak, Michael – The Enigma
Barnes, Zoe – Hot Property
Barry, Jane – Casting
Baxter, Mary Lynn – Tears of Yesterday
Bellow, Saul – Dangling Man
Berg, Paul – Wife for a Day
Bernau, George – Candle in the Wind
Blackwood, Grant – The End of Enemies
Blake, Nicholas – The Smiler with the Knife
Blixen, Karen (Isak Dinesen) – Out of Africa
Bombeck, Erma – Aunt Erma’s Cope Book
- When You Look Like Your Passport, It’s Time to Go Home
Bonner, Hillary – A Deep Deceit
- A Kind of Wild Justice
Booth, Pat – Beverly Hills
- Marry Me
- The Sisters
Born, James O. – Walking Money
Britton, Paul – The Jigsaw Man
Brockmann, Suzanne – Over the Edge
Bronte, Emily – Wurthering Heights
Brown, Dan – The DaVinci Code
Brown, Rita Mae – Pay Dirt
- Venus Envy
Brown, Sandra – A Kiss Remembered
- Where There’s Smoke
Browne, Gerald A – Stone 588
Brumbeau, Jeff – The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Bryan, C.D.B. – Friendly Fire
Burchill, Julie – Ambition
Burdick, Eugene – Nina’s Book
Cabot, Meg – Big Boned
- Queen of Babble
Cannell, Stephen J. – At First Sight
- Three Shirt Deal
Carroll, James – Family Trade
Carroll, Lewis – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland *
- Through the Looking Glass *
Charriere, Henri – Papillion
Chiaverini, Jennifer – Round Robin
- The Quilter’s Apprentice
- The Quilter’s Homecoming
Child, Lee – Die Trying
Clancy, Tom – Clear and Present Danger
- Debt of Honor
- The Hunt for Red October **
- Op-Center
- Op-Center; Mirror Image
- Power Plays (ruthless.com)
- Without Remorse **
Clark, Mary Higgins – I’ll Be Seeing You
Cole, Martina – Goodnight Lady
- The Jump
Colgan, Jenny – Amanda’s Wedding
- Talking to Addison
Collins, Jackie – Hollywood Husbands
- Lovers and Gamblers
- Rock Star
- Thrill!
Conant-Parks, Jessica/Conant, Susan - Turn Up the Heat
Condon, Richard – Prizzi’s Honour
- The Whisper of an Axe
Connolly, John – Every Dead Thing
Connolly, Ray – Shadows on the Wall
Cooper, Jilly – The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous
- Riders
- Rivals
- Score!
Corman, Avery – The Bust-Out King
- The Old Neighborhood
- Prized Possessions
Cornwell, Patricia – Body of Evidence
- Black Notice
- Book of the Dead
- Blow Fly
- Cause of Death
- From Potter’s Field
- Hornet’s Nest
- Isle of Dogs
- The Last Precinct
- Point of Origin
- Post-Mortem
- Predator
- Southern Cross
Corris, Peter – The Coast Road
- Saving Billie
-Taking Care of Business
- The Undertow
Crais, Robert – L.A. Requiem
Crichton, Michael – Disclosure
- Rising Sun
Crusie, Jennifer – Santa, Baby
- Welcome to Temptation
Darden, Christopher – In Contempt
Dart, Iris Rainer – Beaches
- Show Business Kills
- ‘Til the Real Thing Comes Along
Davis, Karen – Melting Point
Delinsky, Barbara – An Accidental Woman
- Coast Road
- Facets
- Family Tree
- Flirting With Pete
- For My Daughters
- Heart of the Night
- An Irresistible Impulse
- Lake News
- The Passions of Chelsea…
- Rekindled
- The Secret Between Us
- Shades of Grace
- Suddenly
- Together Alone
- The Vineyard
- A Woman’s Place
DeMille, Nelson – The General’s Daughter
- Plum Island
- Word of Honor
Dexter, Colin – The Remorseful Day
Dinmann, John – Unholy Matrimony
Diotlevi, Dave - Miracle Myx
Disch, Thomas M – The Business Man
Dolan, E.V. – A Time for Us
Douglas, Kirk – Dance With the Devil
Doyle, Rodney - The Deportees and Other Stories
Dye, Dale – Conduct Unbecoming
Edwards-Jones, Imogene – My Canapé Hell
Eldredge, John & Stasi
- Captivating
Evanovich, Janet – One for the Money
- Two for the Dough
- Three to Get Deadly *
- Four to Score
- High Five
- Hot Six
- Seven Up
- Hard Eight
- To the Nines
- Ten Big Ones *
- Eleven on Top
- Twelve Sharp*
- Lean Mean Thirteen
- Fearless Fourteen*
- Plum Lovin’
- Plum Lucky
- Visions of Sugar Plums
- Full Blast* (w/Charlotte Hughes)
- Full House*
- Full Scoop
- Full Speed
- Hot Stuff (w/Leanne Banks)
- Love Overboard
- Manhunt
- Motor Mouth
- Smitten
- Thanksgiving
Fairstein, Linda – Cold Hit
- Final Jeopardy
- Likely to Die
Farley, Walter – The Black Stallion and Satan
- The Black Stallion Revolts
- The Black Stallion’s Challenge
- The Black Stallion’s Courage
- The Black Stallion’s Filly
- The Black Stallion’s Ghost
Farrow, Mia – What Falls Away
Fenelon, Fania – Playing For Time
Fielding, Helen – Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination
Fisher, Carrie – The Best Awful
- Postcards from the Edge
Fitch, Janet – White Oleander
Fitzgerald, F. Scott – The Great Gatsby
Forsyth, Frederick – No Comebacks
Foy, Elaine – Man at Work
Fox, Michael J – Lucky Man
Francis, Clare – Betrayal
Frank, Anne – The Diary of a Young Girl
Freeman, Cynthia – Portraits
Freemantle, Brian – See Charlie Run
- The Blind Run
French, Marilyn – Her Mother’s Daughter
Friday, Nancy – Jealousy
- Men in Love
- My Mother, My Self
- Women on Top
Friedman, Philip – Reasonable Doubt
Fullerton, John – The Monkey House
Fulton, Eileen – Soap Opera
Gage, Elizabeth – The Master Stroke
Gann, Ernest K – Band of Brothers
Geary, Tim – Ego
-Spin
Geldof, Bob – Is That It?
Gerritsen, Tess – The Apprentice
- Bloodstream
- Life Support
- The Surgeon
- Whistle Blower
Gino, Carol – Rusty’s Story
Glenn, John – A Memoir
Golding, William – Free Fall
- Lord of the Flies
Goldsmith, Olivia – The Bestseller
- Bad Boy
- Fashionable Lady
- First Wives Club
- Flavour of the Month *
- Marrying Mom
- Pen Pals
- Switcharoo
- Young Wives
Gondage, Eileen – Thorns of Youth
Goodman, Carol – The Lake of Dead Languages
Grafton, Sue – A is for Alibi
- B is for Burglar
- C is for Corpse
- D is for Deadbeat
- E is for Evidence
- F is for Fugitive
- G is for Gumshoe
- H is for Homicide
- I is for Innocent
- J is for Judgment
- K is for Killer
- L is for Lawless
- M is for Malice
- N is for Noose
- O is for Outlaw
- P is for Peril
- Q is for Quarry
- R is for Ricochet
- S is for Silence
- T is for Trespass
Greeley, Andrew M – Patience of a Saint
Griffith, Roslynn – Pretty Birds of Passage
Grisham, John – The Appeal
- The Brethren
- The Chamber
- The Client
- The Firm
- The King of Torts
- A Painted House
- The Partner
- The Pelican Brief
- Playing For Pizza
- The Rainmaker
- Skipping Christmas
- The Street Lawyer
- The Testament
Groom, Winston – Better Times than These
Guterson, David – East of the Mountains
- The Other
- Snow Falling on Cedars *
Hagan, Patricia – Invitation to a Wedding
Hailey, Elizabeth Forsythe – Home Free
- Joanne’s Husband, David’s Wife *
Hannah, Kristin – Summer Island *
Harper, David – The Hanged Man
Harris, Leonard – The Masada Plan
Harris, Thomas – Hannibal
- Red Dragon
- Silence of the Lambs
Hartov, Steve – The Heat of Ramadan
Hassler, Jon – The Love Hunter
Hatfield, Kate – Drowning in Honey
Hawke, Ethan – Ash Wednesday
Hayes, Joseph – Missing… and Presumed Dead
Heilbroner, David – Death Benefit
Heller, Joseph – Catch 22
- God Knows *
Hemingway, Ernest – Fiesta, the Sun Also Rises
- A Moveable Feast
Hepburn, Katherine – Me
Hiaasen, Carl – Strip Tease
Hoag, Tami – Ashes to Ashes
Holm, Stef Ann – Lucy Gets Her Life Back
Howatch, Susan – Sins of the Father
Huxley, Aldous – Brave New World
Ignatius, Davis – A Firing Offence
- Body of Lies
- The Sun King
Iles, Greg – The Quiet Game
Ironside, Elizabeth – A Good Death
Irving, John – The Fourth Hand
Issacs, Susan – After All These Years
- Any Place I Hang My Hat
- Magic Hour*
- Red, White and Blue
Jackson, Lee – Redemption
James, Erica – The Holiday
Jamison, Kelly – The Wedding Contract
Johnston, Velda – Shadow Behind the Curtain
Jowitt, Susannah – Out of My Head
Johansen, Iris – The Ugly Duckling
Junger, Sebastian – Fire
- The Perfect Storm
Kanon, Joseph – The Prodigal Son
Kargman, Jill – Momzillas
Kellerman, Faye – Burnt House
- Day of Atonement
- Jupiter’s Bones
- Milk and Honey
- Moon Music
- Sacred and Profane
- Serpent’s Tooth
- Stalker
- Stone Kiss
Kellerman, Jesse – Sunstroke
- Trouble
Kellerman, Jonathan and Faye – Capital Crimes
- Double Homicide
Kellerman, Jonathan – Bad Love
- Billy Straight
- Blood Test
- The Clinic
- A Cold Heart
- The Conspiracy Club
- Dr. Death
- Flesh and Blood
- Gone
- Monster
- The Murder Book
- Obsession
- Over the Edge
- Private Eyes
- Rage
- Self-Defense
- Silent Partner
- Survival of the Fittest
- Therapy
- Time Bomb
- Twisted
- The Web
- When the Bough Breaks
Kelman, Judith – After the Fall
Kenner, Julie – The Prada Paradox
Keyes, Martin – Last Chance Saloon
Knowles, John – A Separate Place
Koch, C.L. – The Year of Living Dangerously
Lamb, Wally – She’s Come Undone
La Plante, Lynda – Cold Shoulder
Lawrence, D.H. – Lady Chatterley’s Lover
- Sons and Lovers
Lecard, Marc – Vinnie’s Head
Le Carre, John – Call for the Dead
- Naïve and Sentimental Lover
- Single and Single
- A Small Town in Germany
- Smiley’s People
Leonard, Elmore – At First Sight
- Bandits
- Be Cool
- Cuba Libra
- Dutch Treat
- Freaky Deaky
- Get Shorty
- The Hot Kid
- Kill Shot
- La Brava
- Maximum Bob
- Mr. Paradise
- Pagen Babies
- Pronto
- Stick
- Tishamingo Blues
- Touch
- Up In Honey’s Room
- Valdez is Coming
- When the Women Come Out to Dance
Lescroart, John – Hard Evidence
- The Hunt Club
Lewis, Susan – Silent Truths
- Wildfire
Lindsey, David – The Colour of the Night
Linkletter, Art – Oops! Or, Life’s Awful Moments
Lively, Penelope – Tiger Moon
Ludlum, Robert – The Aquitaine Progression
- The Bourne Betrayal (Van Lustbader)
- The Bourne Identity
- The Bourne Legacy (Van Lustbader)
- The Bourne Supremacy *
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- The Chancellor Manuscript
- The Cry of the Halidon
- The Gemini Contenders
- The Holcroft Covenant
- The Icarus Agenda
- The Maltese Circle
- The Parsifil Mosaic
- The Rhineman Exchange
- The Road to Gandolfo
- The Road to Omaha
- The Scarlatti Inheritance
- The Scorpio Illusion
- (Jonathan Ryder) – Trevayne
Lutz, Lisa – The Spellman Files
Maclean, Charles – The Silence
Mailer, Norman – Tough Guys Don’t Dance
Mansell, Jill – Falling For You
- Head Over Heels
- Kiss
- Mixed Doubles
- Sheer Mischief
Margolin, Phillip M – The Burning Man
Margolis, Sue – Neurotica
Markandaya, Kamala – Nectar in a Sieve
Martini, Steve – The Attorney
- The List
- The Simeon Chamber
- Undue Influence
Matthews, Carole – A Compromising Position
- A Minor Indiscretion
- A Whiff of Scandal
Mc Carthy, Cormac – All the Pretty Horses
- The Road
Mc Carthy, Erin – A Date With the Other Side
- Heiress for Hire
- Houston, We Have a Problem
- You Don’t Know Jack
Mc Ginness, Joe – Blind Faith
Mc Millan, Terry – How Stella Got Her Groove Back
- Waiting to Exhale
Mc Murty, Larry – The Late Child
- Terms of Endearment
Meltzer, Brad – Dead Even
- The First Counsel
Michael, Judith – A Tangled Web
Miller, Zell – Corp Values
Mitchard, Jacquelyn – Deep End of the Ocean
- Still Summer
Monaghan, Nicola – The Killing Jar
Mortman, Doris – Rightfully Mine
Naylor, Clare – Catching Alice
North, Freya – Cat
O’Callaghan, Sean – The Informer
O’Dell, Tawni – Back Roads
- Coal Run
- Sister Mine
Pace, Alison – Through Thick and Thin
- Pug Hill
Pacter, Anne – Living Doll
Palmer, Diana – Friends and Lovers
- Rage of Passion
Palmer, Michael – Miracle Cure
Parrish, P.J. – Paint it Black
Parker, Imogene – The Men in Her Life
Parsons, Julie – Mary, Mary
Patterson, James – Kiss the Girls
Patterson, Richard North – The Final Judgment
Pearson, Allison – I Don’t Know How She Does It
Peck, M. Scott – The Road Less Traveled
Picoult, Jodi – Change of Heart
- Harvesting the Heart
- Keeping Faith
- Mercy
- My Sister’s Keeper
- Nineteen Minutes
- Perfect Match
- Second Glance
- The Tenth Circle
Pilcher, Rosamunde – Coming Home
- The Day of the Storm
- The Empty House
- The Shell Seekers
- Under Gemini
Plimpton, George – The Curious Case of Sidd Finch
- The Paper Lion
Poe, Edgar Allan – Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Povey, Jeff – The Serial Killers Club
Puzo, Mario – The Godfather
Rand, Ayn - Atlas Shrugged
Rankin, Ian – The Hanging Garden
Reid, Carmen – How Was It For You?
Rendell, Ruth – Adam and Eve and Pinch Me
- Harm Done
- A New Lease on Death
- Road Rage
- A Sight for Sore Eyes
Richards, Thomas – Zero Tolerance
Rice, Luanne – Dance with Me
Robbins, Tom – Another Roadside Attraction *
- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues **
- Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates ***
- Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas **
- Jitterbug Perfume **
- Skinny Legs and All ***
- Still Life with Woodpecker *
- Villa Incognito **
- Wild Ducks Flying Backwards
Rosenberg, Nancy Taylor – First Offence
- Interest of Justice
- Mitigating Circumstances
Rowling, J. K. – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Rucka, Greg – A Fistful of Rain
Russel, Renee – Nobody’s Fool
Safran Foer, Jonathan – Everything is Illuminated **
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close *
Salinger, J. D. – Catcher in the Rye
- Franny and Zoe
Sanders, Lawrence – The Fourth Deadly Sin
- Mc Nally’s Risk
- The Passions of Molly T.
- The Seduction of Peter $
- Sullivan’s Sting
- The Tangent Factor
Sanders, Leonard – The Hamlet Ultimatum
Saunders, Kate – Wild Young Bohemians
Scanlan, Patricia – Apartment 3B
- City Women
- Promises, Promises
- Mirror, Mirror
Schmook, Kathy Grizzard – From Debutante to Doublewide
Scottoline, Lisa – Moment of Truth
Sebastian, Tim – Spy Shadow
Sedaris, David – Holidays on Ice
- Me Talk Pretty One Day
- Naked
Seinfield, Jerry – SeinLanguage
Shankman, Sarah – First Kill All the Lawyers
Shapiro, Marc – Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison
Shaw, Irwin – Acceptable Losses
- Evening in Byzantium
- Rich Man, Poor Man
- The Top of the Hill
Silva, Daniel – Mark of the Assassin
Sinha, Indra – Cybergypsies
Sisman, Robyn – Perfect Strangers
Skinner, M.L. – The Fifth Sparrow
Smith, Joan – By Hook or By Crook
Smoke, Stephen – Deliver Us from Evil
Sparks, Nicholas – A Bend in the Road
- At First Sight
- The Choice
Spindler, Erica – All Fall Down *
Stafford, Jean – Boston Adventure
Stewart, Edward – Mortal Grace
Stoll, Clifford – The Cuckoo’s Egg
- Silicone Snake Oil
Stout, Rex – Gambit
Strout, Elizabeth - Abide With Me
Tan, Amy – The Hundred Secret Senses
- The Joy Luck Club
- The Kitchen God’s Wife
Tem, Steve Rasnic & Melanie – The Man on the Ceiling
Thomas, Rosie – Every Woman Knows a Secret
Tiffin, Patricia – Watching Vanessa
Thompson, Earl – A Garden of Sand (THE worst novel ever)
Thompson, Kate – The Blue Hour
Thompson, Thomas – Serpentine
Trollope, Joanna - Next of Kin
Tropper, Jonathan – How to Talk to a Widower
Turow, Scott – The Burden of Proof
- The Laws of Our Fathers
- Limitations
- Ordinary Heroes
- Personal Injuries
- Pleading Guilty
- Presumed Innocent
Tyler, Anne – Diary at the Homesick Restaurant
Uris, Leon – Topaz
Van Lusterbader, Eric – The Bourne Legacy
Van Slyke, Helen – Sisters and Strangers
Vincenzi, Penny – Almost a Crime
- Another Woman
- The Dilemma
- Forbidden Places
- Into Temptation
- No Angel
- Old Sins
- An Outrageous Affair
- Windfall
Waite, Terry – Footfalls in Memory
- Taken on Trust
Wallace, Irving – The R Document
- The Sins of Philip Fleming
Waller, Robert James – The Bridges of Madison County
- Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend
Walters, Minette – The Dark Room
Wambaugh, Joseph – Hollywood Crows
Warfield, Gallatin – Silent Witness
Wells, Rebecca – Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Whalen, B.J. (Bernard and Jon) – Justifiable Homicide
Wharton, William – A Midnight Clear
White, Gillian – Night Visitor
- Unhallowed Ground
Wilde, Oscar – Picture of Dorian Gray
Willocks, Tim – Green River Rising
Wilson, Sloan – Pacific Interlude
Wood, Barbara – Perfect Harmony
Woodward, Bob – The Agenda
Yorke, Margaret – Almost the Truth
Hill, Sandra & Holmes, Kate & Jensen, Trish – Here Comes Santa Clause… right down lover’s lane
Lloyd, Josie & Rees, Emlyn – The Boy Next Door, Come Again
Assorted authors – Boys Night In, Girls Night Out
Socialism as a Social Society – The Practice, Problems and Prospects
Progress Publishers of Moscow
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A weekly run down
This week my sister came to visit from out of state. She stayed with me two days and then went to go stay with her daughter, SIL and grandkids. They live right here in town so t'aint no big deal.
I drove her down Victoria and while we both wheezed with allergies, I was sorry to see that the red buds, white pom poms, bubbblegum colored trees and wisteria were all way past their prime.
Yesterday we went to my other sister's and had a picnic style lunch. She makes THE best friend chicken this side of the Rockies. We were all there, well, nine of us this time. She made potato salad, with too many green onions and her lovely suntea. We all ate too much then whined with regret when we were too full. She inevitably cooks too much food. Gawd.
I had Saturday off this last weekend. It was the first Sat I've had off in 15 damn months. I was up by 6:30am, which for me is sleeping in. My sister broke the plastic piece that holds the shower head. I should have warned her it was already cracked. I'll picking up a new one from Target or somewhere on the way to her granddaughter's soocer game today at 3pm.
I bought a copy of Zoolander. I have gotten my monies worth, saw it three times the first day. Ben Stiller blows me away as really really really ridiculously good looking Derek and Owen Wilson is sexy as the cosmic empty lunchbox. This is a movie I can turn on and let play over and over.
Wetness is the essense of moisture. Moisture is the essense of beauty.
I drove her down Victoria and while we both wheezed with allergies, I was sorry to see that the red buds, white pom poms, bubbblegum colored trees and wisteria were all way past their prime.
Yesterday we went to my other sister's and had a picnic style lunch. She makes THE best friend chicken this side of the Rockies. We were all there, well, nine of us this time. She made potato salad, with too many green onions and her lovely suntea. We all ate too much then whined with regret when we were too full. She inevitably cooks too much food. Gawd.
I had Saturday off this last weekend. It was the first Sat I've had off in 15 damn months. I was up by 6:30am, which for me is sleeping in. My sister broke the plastic piece that holds the shower head. I should have warned her it was already cracked. I'll picking up a new one from Target or somewhere on the way to her granddaughter's soocer game today at 3pm.
I bought a copy of Zoolander. I have gotten my monies worth, saw it three times the first day. Ben Stiller blows me away as really really really ridiculously good looking Derek and Owen Wilson is sexy as the cosmic empty lunchbox. This is a movie I can turn on and let play over and over.
Wetness is the essense of moisture. Moisture is the essense of beauty.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Super Cooper
Guess who came walking down my street?
The other morning it just happened that I looked out the window at the perfect time AND I was dressed. I ran outside with my camera yelling, "HEY, COOPER'S DADDY! REMEMBER ME?!!" He did remember me, go figure.
Cooper was one year old last December. He is a standard poodle and he wears a puppy cut. I love his jammie look. His hair is silky soft and he's very tall. He has the nicest expression on his face and was curious about the flowers in the parking lot. He even posed with his daddy for me.
The good thing about screaming at strange men walking their dogs is you get to meet the men too. You can tell Cooper's daddy is very fond of him. It seems he even has his own name, he is Glen. Glen is a retired Honolulu policeman. He is also a retired Marine. Semper Fi.
I'd like to say I cropped Glen's face out to protect his identity but the truth is, I was aiming for the dog and I am a photographer still learning. Anyhoo. I promised pix of Cooper and here they are, plus his nice daddy Glen.
Super Cooper the prancing white poodle.
I have been looking for this dog for weeks, ever since I wrote about him back in February. I used to see him all the time, until I wanted to take his picture and then he turned into a Greta Garbo. The few times I saw him going by I was barely out of bed or on my way and usually undressed.
I have been looking for this dog for weeks, ever since I wrote about him back in February. I used to see him all the time, until I wanted to take his picture and then he turned into a Greta Garbo. The few times I saw him going by I was barely out of bed or on my way and usually undressed.
The other morning it just happened that I looked out the window at the perfect time AND I was dressed. I ran outside with my camera yelling, "HEY, COOPER'S DADDY! REMEMBER ME?!!" He did remember me, go figure.
Cooper was one year old last December. He is a standard poodle and he wears a puppy cut. I love his jammie look. His hair is silky soft and he's very tall. He has the nicest expression on his face and was curious about the flowers in the parking lot. He even posed with his daddy for me.
The good thing about screaming at strange men walking their dogs is you get to meet the men too. You can tell Cooper's daddy is very fond of him. It seems he even has his own name, he is Glen. Glen is a retired Honolulu policeman. He is also a retired Marine. Semper Fi.
I'd like to say I cropped Glen's face out to protect his identity but the truth is, I was aiming for the dog and I am a photographer still learning. Anyhoo. I promised pix of Cooper and here they are, plus his nice daddy Glen.
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