A repository of my thoughts about books, art, and architecture Review: I Love It When You Talk Retro July 2, 2009 Do you know what a Venn diagram is? It’s the kind of diagram with two or more circles, showing overlap between different groups. If you were to draw one with pop culture history books …
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Lee Aulson's Blog
Nerd Chic: July 3, 2009 I came for a certain book and left with this one. The cover was unattractively Lichensteinian but I didn’t judge. It’s basically a collection of western idiomatic language that dates back to ancient times to the present. Written by Ralph Keyes, who has written 15 books before, “I LOVE IT …
Joe Taxpayer
Financial Commentary for the Average Joe I Love It When You Talk Retro July 14, 2009 Not long ago, I used the expression “sounds like a broken record” regarding a classmate of my 10 yr old. He had been repeating the same issue over and over in class, and that simile seemed accurate. But my …
Library Talk
King County Library System (Washington) I Love it When You Talk Retro by Ralph Keyes, July 14, 2009 I am having a hard time deciding what to call, I Love it When You Talk Retro– it’s American history, its etymology, its social studies, and it is a dictionary! You can start at the beginning and …
Rocket Man Reads
July 20, 2009 I Love It When You Talk Retro by Ralph Keyes This book is definitely best when browsed or kept in the bathroom, but as it was I got it from the Leisure section of Parks Library, thus 4 weeks only with no renewals. Quite a fun book, it gives the pop(?) culture …
MADreads
Book News and Reviews from Madison Public Library Using the Veg-O-Matic while listening to my victrola July 30th, 2009 My mother had a saying: “That and fifty cents will get you right on the bus.” The meaning was, no matter what, you still have to pay for the bus. An example: Me: “That woman has …