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McCain accuses Obama of playing the race card.
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Who said that we have to elect a Christian President?
abqbobcat
15 yrs ago
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I'm Christian, and I don't believe that we need a Christian President. Muslims are not our enemies. Heck, even "W" knows that. How many times have you seen him holding hands with a Saudi Prince and kissing up to Saudi Ar…
abqbobcat
15 yrs ago
Accusing Obama of using the "race card" and comparing him to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears - what the heck! Come on, let's get serious folks.
1.) There are people out there who won't be voting for Obama because he i…
Book Talk
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First sentence of your current read
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Just about the time Sue Snoddy became a teenager,...
abqbobcat
15 yrs ago
...she decided that her name didn't amount to much.
- "Fire in the Rock" by Joe Martin
Conventions and Meetings
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NM Railrunner meeting, June 30!
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Details on NM RailRunner Express BX Meeting, June 30th
abqbobcat
16 yrs ago
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We're going to do the first RailRunner Express Bookcrossing meetup on
Saturday, June 30th. If you wish to take part in this meetup you must
get aboard the RailRunner Express on that day during a specific
schedule, exc…
Release Techniques
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I tried to release my book at the barbershop this weekend...
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Isn't it just frustrating when you don't get any JEs?
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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I always wonder why a book isn't journalled. I wonder if
1.) it was not picked up by anyone;
2.) it was thrown away or destroyed in some way;
3.) someone picked it up, but didn't see the BX label or didn't understa…
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
A wizard, tourist
some heros, some luggage - all
trying to save world
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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I'm currently reading the second book of the "Discworld" series "The Light Fantastic." I really enjoy Pratchett's humor.
I'm wondering, what are your favorite "Discworld" books and why?
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
I beleive that Melinda Snodgrass was also the script consultant for "Star Trek: The Next Generation." I know she's a local writer, as are many of the Bubonicon authors, but I don't know much about her work. Of course, I …
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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I checked Amazon.com, and the only book that I could find by Richard Berthold was a historical tome "Rhodes in the Hellenistic Age." Like I said, I don't think he's written science-fiction (unless, maybe, he's written a …
Release Techniques
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''don't watch me!''
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That's funny, because I recently tried to release a book at a barbershop, and...
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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...well, check out the thread below for the rest of the story.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/2/3702422/1
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
I like that term. I think I'll use it one of these days.
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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...but as I walked in, the barber immedawas ready immediately to cut my hair. He and two other haircutters were just sitting there waiting for customers. I was carrying two books with me: one that I was reading at the ti…
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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Richard Berthold is not a science fiction writer (as far as I know.) He is a former University of New Mexico Professor. He used to teach really good classes on Rome, Greece and Alexander the Great.
His claim to fame i…
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
When I took driving lessons as a teenager, it was with an automatic only. The driving school and my parents only had automatics - and this was over 20 years ago.
My ex-wife tried to teach me to drive a standard about…
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
This is the second book of the "Discworld" series. The first book, "The Color of Magic" was really good. I like Pratchett's humor.
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
Car thief stiffed with stiff
has to outwit mob, pretty
reporter helps him
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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It was not quite a haiku, however it is a nice poem
A haiku has three lines. The first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the third has five syllables. A total of 17 syllables.
Below is an…
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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I was taught never to look at any of those dirty pictures! Sex, what a disgusting subject. Personally, I think all a boy and a girl should do on a date is go to the malt shop in the boy's Studebaker and have a pleasent c…
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
It's not that hard of a book to read, but I can't see to get through "The Fellowship of the Ring"! I've started reading it 6 or 7 times now.
I love the movies, I've seen them all at least four times now.
I've read …
Book Talk
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Has anyone ever wild released a copy of the Bible? Any thoughts on it?
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Religion doesn't kill people, people kill people...
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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...to paraphrase the gun lobby.
As with anything, religion can be corrupted. Christianity (and other religions) has been corrupted immensely. Can anyone say "the Spanish Inquisition," "the Crusades," "Jerry Falwell."…
Book Talk
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Has anyone ever wild released a copy of the Bible? Any thoughts on it?
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You make a good point, however...
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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...I wouldn't have any qualms about putting a Bookcrossing label in it. I mean, haven't you ever put your own name on a Bible's bookplate? Or your family tree? I have even seen people write notes in a Bible, although I w…
Book Talk
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Has anyone ever wild released a copy of the Bible? Any thoughts on it?
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Re: Bone to pick? How so?
abqbobcat
17 yrs ago
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There are a few people on this list who were saying that it was prosletizing, and that the person asking the question shouldn't release a Bible. Who cares? A person should have the right to release any book they want to …