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Hi Bob!

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Yesterday I opened the mailbox and was greeted with a large yellow package. These are always fun. I shredded the envelope and got stuffing all over the floor, but after that catastrophe was cleaned up, I slid out the new book by Bob Newhart, “I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This! (and Other Things That Strike […]

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Ronald Reagan, An American Life

Friday, September 29th, 2006

I used to make fun of Ronald Reagan at the time he was President, but what did I know at that time? I was young and I thought he was old, slow, and phony - what else could a former actor be? I just finished listening to the Audio CD version of his biographical An American Life […]

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All the Best, George Bush

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

I never cared much for George H.W. Bush, our 41st President. I thought he was stiff, condescending, and ineffective. But I just finished listening to an audio CD of All the Best, George Bush and my opinon of Bush as a man has completely changed.
This book is comprised almost solely of letters that Bush has written throughout his […]

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