tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post5387867341718918554..comments2023-10-25T17:56:55.769-04:00Comments on DemWit: A few apt adjectivesB.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-18843439390078303992011-08-23T17:26:08.715-04:002011-08-23T17:26:08.715-04:00Read my lips: No new Texans!Read my lips: No new Texans!(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-15878002986478884212011-08-23T14:05:16.043-04:002011-08-23T14:05:16.043-04:00Leslie: That’s why God made chocolate and vanilla....Leslie: That’s why God made chocolate and vanilla. Try “A Painted House” and enjoy the story of the sh*t snake. BJB.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-48847988294509316662011-08-23T10:21:53.058-04:002011-08-23T10:21:53.058-04:00I read several of his books years ago but, while I...I read several of his books years ago but, while I liked the stories themselves, I remember not being overly impressed with his writing and feeling that he was writing for the movies. But that was then and a lot could be due to my mood at the time. I will take another look but I don't guarantee I'll change my mind. It's not unusual for me to return three out of four books to the Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-51523600967930362732011-08-22T23:16:06.106-04:002011-08-22T23:16:06.106-04:00Nance: “The Confession” also has a brief but delic...Nance: “The Confession” also has a brief but delicious dig at Fox News. A good story but disturbing, because you know there’s truth in it. BJ P.S. “A Painted House” was wonderful as was “Playing for Pizza” – both outside his legal thriller genre.B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-9489765959343227272011-08-22T18:10:15.537-04:002011-08-22T18:10:15.537-04:00I haven't read Grisham since the excellent &qu...I haven't read Grisham since the excellent "A Painted House," but I'm seeking this one out at the bookstore on the basis of that quote.<br /><br />I call Perry "WII." I'm thinking I should square that.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-87356602001004770402011-08-22T16:28:33.251-04:002011-08-22T16:28:33.251-04:00Just FYI from Gallup today (8/22/11):
"Barac...Just FYI from Gallup today (8/22/11):<br /><br />"Barack Obama is closely matched against four leading GOP candidates in prospective presidential election trial heats. Mitt Romney edges Obama by two percentage points among registered voters. Rick Perry and Obama are tied, but Obama has a slight lead over Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann."B.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12004309077511856506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173973315363181140.post-29851935876069321592011-08-22T12:40:19.047-04:002011-08-22T12:40:19.047-04:00lol. I'm not a huge Grisham fan but this quote...lol. I'm not a huge Grisham fan but this quote couldn't be more fitting. Hyper-religiosity has been associated with mental illness and is this ever more applicable in the case of this deranged kook!!! Great find, BJ.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.com