book request
Posted: June 27, 2007 Filed under: Book of Sand 1 Commentstarted reading ender’s shadow before bed last night, and continued steadily throughout the unusually slow workday.
now I remember why my copy of ender’s game has almost completely fallen apart. I’ve never ventured into any of orson scott card’s other series, for the same reason I stick with lloyd alexander’s prydain chronicles – what if the author’s other work is worse? or better? regardless, I’m now accepting recommendations for further orson scott card novels I might enjoy, as well as any random books that sound interesting. for ideas what I’ve read in the past, check out my yearly reading lists.
currently checked out from the provo library: ender’s shadow, crime & punishment, the omnivore’s dilemma, and freakonomics. about 15 books on hold, including dream of reason, the kite runner, the eyre affair, and the invention of hugo cabret.
efforts to help broaden my mind by suggesting books will be duly noted and maybe even appreciated.
mikavore's dilemma
Posted: June 23, 2007 Filed under: Book of Sand 2 Commentswhat a delight to have access to the library again! my list of books to read has grown in the past week, from about 120 to 145. I just finished neverending story and the saturdays; I’ve been reading k-pax to jarom, and we started freakonomics on the side. still plowing through crime and punishment, but I also got into omnivore’s dilemma and ender’s shadow.
it looks like it will be a great summer.
it's about prevention
Posted: June 19, 2007 Filed under: Of Mice and Men Leave a commentlast night we stopped by wal-mart to pick up a few things, and as jarom went to grab a bottle of ibuprofen I happened to see an interesting product near the pharmacy window. it said “12 drug test,” and indeed, on further reading, that is exactly what it does.
when you suspect your son or daughter (it says “loved one” on the package, so I suppose spouse or parent is fair as well) is abusing drugs, simply collect a urine sample in the provided cup. secure the lid and wait 5-10 minutes, after which you can see preliminary negative or positive results for 7 illegal and 5 prescription drugs: including marijuana, cocaine, opiates (including Heroin), methamphetamines, ecstasy, amphetamines, phencyclidine, benzodiazepine, barbiturates, methadone, tricyclic antidepressants, and oxycodone.
if results come back positive you are requested to send the sample to their lab for further analysis, though they guarantee 100% confidentiality.
I have this sneaking suspicion that it might be easier to just build a good relationship with your kids from the start, and not worry about trying to collect a urine sample for drug testing…
(I found this amusing: first check’s website states that they also make a drink check product, so you can test whether someone has slipped illicit drugs into your drink. awkward enough to do that check in the first place, but what if it comes back positive?)
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