“Did Kino know all along? Had he forgotten? What happened to him next? We’ll never know.”

It’s a little like Stanley Kubrick making the decision not to attempt to show the aliens in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nothing they could actually deliver would ever approach the imagination of the viewer.

“Hello? 911? I need to report a fire at … ”

After all the poems and songs we’ve read in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, it was a genuine joy to hear a voice and music to join a melody with the words.

What? No towel? Any hoopy frood knows where their towel is at.

I feel like you buried (or more accurately, omitted entirely) the lede:

Sorry … I refuse to register a Google/YouTube account.

Try using Calibre (or another utility) to convert them to .epub format … when it comes to ebooks and DRM, where there’s a will, there’s a way.

I still have mine! But as with yours, the battery bit the dust years ago … still, I can’t bring myself to throw it away; it’s a historical artifact.

If I was going to make my first Clara purchase, I’d go for the new 2E as well – waterproof + bluetooth? Nice! But I’d like to take a moment to sing the praises of the ol’ HD version.

Many people are still put off by apocryphal stories about MSG and headaches – the so-called “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome.”

That “futuristic” font? It’s completely retr0 … an echo of early alphanumeric displays, like the Kaypro or the Apple II’s borrowed CRT.

Just want to say – I look forward to these lists every month, bookmark them, and wind up spending more than I should on the books that catch my eye.

Well – I miss her, and am definitely a member of Team Samantha. She was always my favorite.

Aww … you kids play nice, now.

I’ve been searching for this month’s book article … thanks!

Dear lord, all of this is so right up my alley. If I have a sweet tooth for anything, it’s decent Champagne. If I can’t get that, a passable sparkling wine will do … even Freixenet! I’m no snob.

Hi. My name is randyman, and I’m a cheese addict. I have a cheese problem.

While I wasn’t a huge fan of her recent film Reminiscence, Jessica was the best thing about it. Worth watching just for her performance.

Let me tell you about the best compliment I ever received in my life.