Open Thread

20 Comments

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   Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 3:04 pm

   I’ve got a powell’s down the street… can I do it there too or just “internets”?

   Also I’ll use Powell’s site to have gifst sent along as gifts to others this holiday season about to nail us.

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     Omir the Storyteller on July 23, 2006 at 5:18 pm

     How about if you order the books online and arrange to have them picked up at the store rather than having to pay shipping to send them across town? I haven’t checked but I’ll bet they’d do this if you asked nice and batted your eyelashes at them.

     That won’t work for gifts, of course, but for gifts you can just make the sacrifice and go holiday shopping at 3:00 AM in your underwear. Don’t do that at Powell’s brick-and-mortar plant. Either you’ll get everybody staring at you, or you’ll be mortified because nobody will notice.

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       Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 5:30 pm

       Well I definitely will order online for the gifts out of state and such and it’s so much easier to get my mom stuff that way, Omir 🙂

       But I do LOVE hijacking an entire store to myself to get lost in. 🙂 I swear… I would have been the best worker at that place ;*(

       But that is a good idea, too. Cause I’ll show up to pick up the books… and still get lost in it 🙂

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         Omir the Storyteller on July 23, 2006 at 5:47 pm

         If you’re like me you’ll go there to pick up the books, find “one more thing” you need, and three hours later come out of the store with an armful of dead trees.

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           Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 5:56 pm

           AND… don’t forget the cafe goodies. Coffee and BOOKs in ONE location. Cripes!! 🙂

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   KMc on July 23, 2006 at 4:35 pm

   I’m going to put up a diary here and another at Kos on Tuesday about my new book launch. I’d love it if folks who then go on to buy the book do so in such a way as to send money your way. Is there anything special I can do to try to route the traffic that way? I did a search from the Powells add on the bootrib site to get there, and this is the url that popped up.

   http://www.powells.com/s?kw=webmage&x=0&y=0&PID=30079

   A click from there got me:

   http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-0441014259-0

   But I’m not sure if any of that info points back your way as the source of the clicks. Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?

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     Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 5:09 pm

     WebMage!!! That looks so cool!!!! I’ll have to get that, too. 🙂 (((KMc)))

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       KMc on July 23, 2006 at 5:16 pm

       Thanks Janet, and ((((hugs)))) back.

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       Cali Scribe on July 23, 2006 at 8:41 pm

       I’ve read the first few pages…waiting for a few spare hours so I can devour it in peace and quiet (or what passes for same in this madhouse)…

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     Omir the Storyteller on July 23, 2006 at 5:16 pm

     Doing a little friendly hacking, I think I’ve found the magic formula. If you use this link to connect to the Webmage page

     http://www.powells.com/partner/30079/biblio/61-0441014259-0

     it ends up with this URL in the address bar:

     http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-0441014259-0?&PID=30079

     My guess is that it’s the “partner/30079” and the “PID=30079” that gets BooMan his 52.425 cents.

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       KMc on July 23, 2006 at 5:20 pm

       Cool, thanks, Omir.

3. 

   Omir the Storyteller on July 23, 2006 at 5:08 pm

   Larry Johnson’s story “Israel Takes A Stupid Pill” was picked up by Alternet and BooMan Tribune was credited as the source! I don’t know why they picked it up from here and not Larry’s blog No Quarter, but hey, be grateful for the publicity I guess.

4. 

   BrendaStewart on July 23, 2006 at 7:01 pm

   since we all have had a hard week, I just had to bring this over here for you all to take a look at…it is what broke the ice for me today and help me keep what sanity I had left…

   enjoy

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     Cali Scribe on July 23, 2006 at 8:47 pm

     I discovered when I couldn’t sleep last night…Firefox’s StumbleUpon toolbar rocks…

     Born Different

5. 

   Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 7:15 pm

   [Bush, You’re An Asshole! http://www.filmstripinternational.com/index.php?asshole}

   Still my favorite bash video.

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     Cali Scribe on July 23, 2006 at 8:46 pm

     I downloaded it the first time I heard it…still makes me grin when it comes around on the iTunes… 🙂

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       Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 8:56 pm

       Yup got that from our hockey bud JimmyP 😀 I love hockey peeps that are also political 🙂

       My kids sing the chorus… I know that’s bad of me as a mom 🙂 But I did have to make sure my son didn’t sing on the school bus ROFL

6. 

   Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 7:26 pm

   JAMAICAN BANANA

   

   • 2 oz Light Rum
   • 1 oz Creme de Cacao (white)
   • 1 oz Half and Half
   • 2 scoopes Vanilla Ice Cream
   • 1 Banana
   • Glassware: Collins Glass

   Combine all the ingredients in a blender well at high speed. Pour into a collins glass.

   This reminded me of one that iPig shared with us that… I, typically, lost. Moving twice in 6 months can do that.  

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     Damnit Janet on July 23, 2006 at 7:30 pm

     That was supposed to go in the Froggy Bottom Cafe. Doh!

7. 

   Militarytracy on July 23, 2006 at 9:45 pm

   There is a very kewl history diary about Lebanon at Dkos and promises of more to come.