He is surprised that this got him fired (and the numbers he quotes from that poll are inaccurate)...
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/...33735825375232
He is surprised that this got him fired (and the numbers he quotes from that poll are inaccurate)...
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/...33735825375232
Wow. This is the first I've heard of this. It's terrible because I was a big fan of Dilbert. I have tons of the calendars and even have a DVD set of the short lived cartoon.
I really thought he was smarter/better than this.
Of course now he's complaining about free speech because newspapers all over the country are dropping his comic strip (that's not how it works) and somehow Elon Musk is also in his corner.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
BAM and B&N had SIGNED copies of Cormac McCarthy's latest boxed set for $56, now, between $600 and $1500 from what I've seen. Anyone lucky and smart enough to get one?
https://www.booksamillion.com/p/9780593537299
I tried , but was not allowed one as I am in the uk. They would not ship over.
I did get the uk signed limited though, which is wonderful. Looks good next to my Suntup McCarthys
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the.../9781035006380
Nobody likes a clown at midnight
Never saw that offered, unfortunately……
WANTED:
Any DT S/L’s #181
This is what happens when bots write webpages in response to Google searches.
HBJ
“If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
Looking for SubPress Lettered::
Angel's Game and Prisoner of Heaven (Zafon)
Ilium (Simmons)
Today, Folio Society announced its "spring collection," 9 new books which include Doctor Strange and Childhood's End (the page linked below shows 10 results; I suspect one is a reprint):
https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/new...list_limit=all
When they said how many dollars it would cost, I was amazed at how badly they'd overvalued it - then I realized they'd overvalued the dollars as well.
9 new books, they just posted the two versions of Roadside Picnic separately.
I was interested in Consider Phlebas and Childhood's End. They're both a little uninspired to say the least.
Never heard of "Timeshares" companies before
Last Week Tonight did a segment about it, it's quite... interesting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd2bbHoVQSM
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I love books. I have read my whole life. I remember reading IT in Grade 9 after my mother forbade it.. so i read at recess and noon and on the bus when other kids were being...kids. When the addiction of collecting books became overwhelming in 2010 I started to use family money that was for home/food/etc to buy books. The wife seen a Betts charge for $750 and LOST IT. Told me never again. It was the ONLY time we ever really had a big fight over money. I had to make a choice... SO I sold ALL my Gift editions and used that money to buy and sell and trade my way to another signed book. A year or two later... I was able to buy my first lettered. A year after than my first Whelan large original. I then started the largest Facebook group on the Rare side of collecting and then I made my book sales legit by making my own company. Today I am proud to say that I am less than two months from leaving my job and going full time as a book dealer. I hope I can do it and feel I can. TO ANYONE here that supported me on this journey.. thank you. I mean that from the bottom of my heart.. thank you. I will continue to do all I can to be the best I can at this.
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life,” - Confucius.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
That's great - live the dream.
When they said how many dollars it would cost, I was amazed at how badly they'd overvalued it - then I realized they'd overvalued the dollars as well.
I am one of those people who in some ways is a Luddite. I still like to receive a physical newspaper every morning. I enjoy having my daily paper at my doorstep before I even awaken. I also like the tangible tactile qualities associated with opening up the paper, reading the articles, doing the crossword puzzles, the Jumble, and the daily Sudoku. Yesterday I received a letter from the San Francisco Chronicle notifying me that my paper will now be delivered by the USPS. Not only that, but because of postal limitations, my Sunday paper will now be delivered on Monday!
I don't want my paper delivered at ~ noon every day, and my Sunday paper coming on Monday. What a pain in the ass.
Our local paper is down to like 4 or 5 pages these days. Even my parents cancelled their subscription to it years ago.
Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
Today's date is a palindrome if you write it this way...
3/23/23
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
After buying and ultimately selling a ticket to see Tool a few years ago, I've wondered if anyone could get me off the couch - if I won't bother to see Tool, one of my favorite bands, then was I done with live music or what?
I could only think of one artist I'd definitely see (David Gilmour, who may be done touring my neck of the woods, and possibly done altogether,) and couldn't think of anyone else I'd definitely put the effort in for...but today, something unexpected popped up and I realized - I'm in!
Loreena McKennitt
...who you may know from...
I didn't think she toured the US, but never gave it any thought until I saw her tour announcement tweet today.
Tour info at:
https://loreenamckennitt.com/tour/
When they said how many dollars it would cost, I was amazed at how badly they'd overvalued it - then I realized they'd overvalued the dollars as well.
Anyone following hard case crime on instagram?
Beware if they send you a DM, their account has been hacked. They may try to get you to click on a link so they add you to their "group" for an upcoming new product... but that's a scam / phishing atttempt !
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He was probably not well known outside the Boston area, but let's hear it for Mel King, who passed away yesterday:
https://www.boston25news.com/news/lo...AALU2OSOW4GEI/
https://www.boston.gov/news/black-hi...oston-mel-king
When they said how many dollars it would cost, I was amazed at how badly they'd overvalued it - then I realized they'd overvalued the dollars as well.
Amazon to close Book Depository online shop
https://www.theguardian.com/books/20...ry-online-shop
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Aah, the pleasures of eBay….
Sold a Kate bush signed book for £120 on Friday - on a reduced fees so I see pretty much all of that
Buyer message - do you mind if I pay on Monday - no problem I reply, it’s all packed and ready to go
Monday, he pays at 1am.
5am he cancels it, apologising for any inconvenience. I accept the cancellation and return the value less the fees
Just had a message apologising for the inconvenience but can he buy it aa another seller has backed out of a sale.
Cheeky mother! I knew that’s what’s happening. I told him to rebid on my newly listed sale where I have to pay full fees!
I knew he’d found another one, pain in the *rse.
Nobody likes a clown at midnight