November 9th, 2006Archive

Nov 09

Much like an ice skater controls her rate of spin by pulling in or extending her arms, the cat first tucks in his front legs and splays out his rear legs, allowing him to quickly situate his forequarters with the feet down. He then reverses the procedure, extending his front legs and tucking in the rear legs, allowing the hindquarters to rapidly twist into position while the forequarters turn only slightly. Rear legs re-extend when in place, and he’s fully deployed.

no fear … the cat on these premises has not fallen … is at this moment stretched out at the foot of the bed … yowling for her servant to come scoop her stinky new poop …

Nov 09

Meg Rosoff: adult books for teenagers | Top 10s | Guardian Unlimited Books … some fresh titles … go to the link for comment on each …

1. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
2. Maus by Art Spiegelman
3. Casino Royale and Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
4. Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
5. The Sword in the Stone by TH White
6. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
7. Perfume by Patrick Suskind
8. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
9. Longitude by Dava Sobel
10. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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