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All the Best, George Bush

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

george_bush_all_the_best_abridged.jpgI never cared much for George H.W. Bush, our 41st President. I thought he was stiff, condescending, and ineffective. But I just finished listening to an audio CD of All the Best, George Bush and my opinon of Bush as a man has completely changed.

This book is comprised almost solely of letters that Bush has written throughout his life, intermingled with diary entries he made during some of our nation’s most historic times. By the nature of how this book was comprised, I was confident that these writings reflected the true nature of President Bush. Read the rest of this entry »

In Atlanta

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

As you read earlier, Ashleigh and I visited the grave of Oliver Hardy’s mother during a brief stop in Atlanta on our way to the Augusta Sons of the Desert Convention. Following that, we headed to the airport to pick up my friend Bob. We had made good time getting to Atlanta and finding Miss Emmie Hardy’s final resting place, so we had plenty of time to visit the Jimmy Carter Library. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ll Give Ya’ Fifty Cents For It

Friday, September 15th, 2006

aar.gifIn about a week, I am taking a trip to Plains, Georgia for the annual Peanut Festival. This will be my third trip to the town and my second to the Peanut Festival. On Saturday, President Carter will do a book signing and I have been purchasing many of his books. I found that on Amazon, many of these used books go for anywhere from one penny to a few dollars. So far I have been very happy with the quality of these used books (and some audio CD’s).

Anyway, I’ve always enjoyed the Jimmy Carter books I’ve read so I basically purchased almost all of them, thinking I could get a few signed on my trip. This particular one, Always a Reckoning and Other Poems was literally 50 cents plus shipping (about $4.00 total).

When I opened the package, I examined the book and it was in excellent condition. And it was a nice hardback first edition to boot. But when I opened it up… Read the rest of this entry »