tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post539686682361684700..comments2024-03-28T16:10:19.842-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: 2010: Jungle Red's Hits and DissesJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2356783013010955252010-12-28T20:56:45.971-05:002010-12-28T20:56:45.971-05:00Yes, Hallie, it was.Yes, Hallie, it was.Pat Marinellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45958120984546598162010-12-28T17:51:13.518-05:002010-12-28T17:51:13.518-05:00Wasn't Elderberry wine what the sisters in Ars...Wasn't Elderberry wine what the sisters in Arsenic and Old Length dispatched their lonely gentlemen callers?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70812589017248870782010-12-28T15:42:20.380-05:002010-12-28T15:42:20.380-05:00Hank,
Yes, I meant the liqueur not the wine....do...Hank,<br /><br />Yes, I meant the liqueur not the wine....does anyone drink elderberry wine, I wonder?Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-40265729665244072222010-12-28T10:54:04.483-05:002010-12-28T10:54:04.483-05:00ElderFLOWER liqueur, not elderberry wine.
It'...ElderFLOWER liqueur, not elderberry wine.<br /><br />It's hardly sweet at all..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63691156184074779692010-12-27T20:10:25.860-05:002010-12-27T20:10:25.860-05:00WE have a solution for the airline nastiness as ev...WE have a solution for the airline nastiness as everyone tries to jam their luggage into the overhead bins: Charge to bring the suitcase on the train, and make it free to check...Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48835725252943385412010-12-27T19:14:49.616-05:002010-12-27T19:14:49.616-05:00Rhonda, absolutely shoulda!Rhonda, absolutely shoulda!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57709139998449172302010-12-27T16:46:27.468-05:002010-12-27T16:46:27.468-05:00Hallie - A week or so ago, I saw a notice about a ...Hallie - A week or so ago, I saw a notice about a new bookstore opening (I can't remember where, but it's not near me.) That announcement, such an act of faith and optimism, perked up my day. So, maybe that should have been on my Hits List, too?Rhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63120654982356762392010-12-27T15:45:52.882-05:002010-12-27T15:45:52.882-05:00I didn't watch Dallas Divas and Daughters by c...I didn't watch Dallas Divas and Daughters by choice, but it got in my way a lot.<br /><br />Second thumbs-up for the Kimpton chain & pets. According to one interviewer, J Winspear and I stayed in the same one in DC in April-- she coming in the day Puz and I were leaving. In the Hotel Monacos of that chain, if you arrive without a pet and would like one, they loan you a goldfish. It arrives in a sparkling bowl with a card of introduction and its name. Great fun.Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45875341868565107562010-12-27T14:16:03.282-05:002010-12-27T14:16:03.282-05:00Jan, I just found and read the speech. Wow. I'...Jan, I just found and read the speech. Wow. I'm going to have to digest that for a while. Thanks.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16051987171146157532010-12-27T13:20:34.226-05:002010-12-27T13:20:34.226-05:00Everything gives me a headache--Hank's drink g...Everything gives me a headache--Hank's drink gives me one just reading about it:).<br /><br />I'm going right now to check on the Kimpton Hotels--Tonka will be thrilled!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49155693228636617472010-12-27T11:59:24.606-05:002010-12-27T11:59:24.606-05:00Ramona
Have you ever read David foster Wallace'...Ramona<br />Have you ever read David foster Wallace's commencement speech. Google it. Its the most brilliant thing ever written<br /><br />Hank. I had that champagne and elderberry wine drink at a Xmas party. Delicious. But I only had two and got a headache. Try it with amaretto. Also deliciousJan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15031448238991365452010-12-27T10:53:45.545-05:002010-12-27T10:53:45.545-05:00Hank, you made my morning a HIT despite the shovel...Hank, you made my morning a HIT despite the shoveling. Thanks.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72269586100126607632010-12-27T10:34:48.086-05:002010-12-27T10:34:48.086-05:00Oh, yes, Susannah, airlines charging for EVERYTHIN...Oh, yes, Susannah, airlines charging for EVERYTHING!! (But a hit for Jet Blue, I still think.)<br /><br />Hallie, Im reading COME AND FIND ME right now!! WOW!!!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73828312060126798562010-12-27T10:25:57.789-05:002010-12-27T10:25:57.789-05:00Ken, I agree on Parker and Tapply. They'll be ...Ken, I agree on Parker and Tapply. They'll be much missed. Tapply's next to last OUTWITTING TROLLS is a winner.<br /><br />Naomi, Peggy from Mad Men is on my list of HITS. David Mitchell...writing it down.<br /><br />Susannah, did you actually *watch* Dallas Divas??<br /><br />Laura, I'm so impressed you read Wolf Hall. Not an easy read.<br /><br />Rhonda, RIP to bookstores that folded. And yet...and yet... I feel like there may be a resurgence (as there is with small presses) what with B&N and Borders teetering. Let's hear it for R. J. Julia and The Poisoned Pen and Mystery Loves Bookshop and The Harvard Bookstore and for Powell's and for anyone brave enough to open a bookstore in 2011, we've got your back!Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49117576384581070842010-12-27T09:54:28.371-05:002010-12-27T09:54:28.371-05:00Hits:
* Boardwalk Empire
* My new Droid phone (a ...Hits: <br />* Boardwalk Empire<br />* My new Droid phone (a tool, not a companion, despite all the things it can do - including serve as an e-reader.) <br /><br />Miss: <br />* Bookstores struggling or worse <br />* Horizontal snowRhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44519118150034714312010-12-27T09:46:57.530-05:002010-12-27T09:46:57.530-05:00TV - Big Bang Theory!
Books - I also loved The He...TV - Big Bang Theory!<br /><br />Books - I also loved The Help and look forward to the film.<br /><br />Jan, if you like David Foster Wallace, I read a book-length interview, something with A Road Trip with DFW in the title. Really good, but sad, of course.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7690987975124242592010-12-27T09:33:12.243-05:002010-12-27T09:33:12.243-05:00Movies--The King's Speech, Morning Glory (Yeah...Movies--The King's Speech, Morning Glory (Yeah, I know the latter's not deep or Oscar-worthy, but it made hubby and me laugh until we cried. How often does that happen?)<br />Book--Mantel's Wolf Hall. (It didn't come out this year, but I didn't get around to reading it until a couple months ago.)<br />TV--NFL football in hi-def (even though the Broncos stink)<br />Miss: Airplanes charging for seats, food, bags, blankets, preferential boarding, etc.Laura DiSilverionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28872958603275618352010-12-27T09:07:26.816-05:002010-12-27T09:07:26.816-05:00Hit: Wi-Fi on airplanes and Amtrak.
Miss: pseudof...Hit: Wi-Fi on airplanes and Amtrak.<br /><br />Miss: pseudofood for sale on airplanes.<br /><br />Hit: Kimpton pet-friendly hotels<br /><br />Miss: TV show "Dallas Divas and Daughters"Susannah Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660387525544941776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58995715300229549062010-12-27T09:06:28.186-05:002010-12-27T09:06:28.186-05:00My biggest hit, writing wise was my discovery of D...My biggest hit, writing wise was my discovery of David Mitchell. I am addicted to his novels now. Also the episode of Mad Men with Peggy and Don. And I'm going to add music in, Arcade Fire's The Suburbs. Best album of the year.naomirandhttp://www.naomirand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66103320959924172722010-12-27T08:47:40.092-05:002010-12-27T08:47:40.092-05:00TV shows not yet mentioned: Breaking Bad, The Big ...TV shows not yet mentioned: Breaking Bad, The Big C, Nurse Jackie.<br />Misses: Posthumously published books by longtime favorites Robert B. Parker and William G. Tapply. I don't mean that the books weren't good, just that I was saddened to be reminded of their passing. I knew them both, though probably not nearly as well as most of you did. And, since they each have a book to be published in 2011, I'll be having the same feelings all over again next year.Ken Sullivannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63468062618246666392010-12-27T08:23:27.147-05:002010-12-27T08:23:27.147-05:00Isn't that the truth, Sheila.
Oh, and I'l...Isn't that the truth, Sheila.<br /><br />Oh, and I'll add to misses:<br />SNOW SNOW SNOW! We're buried in it. I think, but I can't even see out the windows because wind-driven snow is stuck to the screens.<br /><br />Thanking my lucky stars that we share our driveway with a Statie. How are the rest of you out there??Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55013433482276721822010-12-27T08:10:00.851-05:002010-12-27T08:10:00.851-05:00Love the fact that so many of you zeroed in on The...Love the fact that so many of you zeroed in on The Good Wife. How rare it is to find a show that presents complexities and ambiguities, and doesn't try to tie up everything with a neat bow by the end of the episode.Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.com