tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post4296636307759229650..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: Bloodletting...Ciprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-72500211775868133782007-08-23T03:59:00.000-04:002007-08-23T03:59:00.000-04:00I just finished that book after taking it out of t...I just finished that book after taking it out of the library. Now I must buy it. And I thought I could save money by going to the library. -rolls eyes- But yes, stupendous, marvelous book.Biblio Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785601592037942195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-16622893835363160652007-08-20T21:45:00.000-04:002007-08-20T21:45:00.000-04:00I sure hope that's not true, anonymous, because at...I sure hope that's not true, anonymous, because at the rate that they are building schools here my property taxes are about to force me to sell my house and buy smaller. We did end up with over 100,000 misplaced New Orleans refugees who are still with us and the Hispanic population is rapidly growing. I suppose that will make Houston a dynamic city, and I love having all the different cultures so close. It's fun to watch but I have to wonder if the infrastructure will keep up with the rapid growth.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-59773267685106037562007-08-20T08:25:00.000-04:002007-08-20T08:25:00.000-04:00What a fabulous book. I read it and so did my med...What a fabulous book. I read it and so did my med school aspiring son. It encouraged his dream.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-85127764200470543692007-08-19T23:31:00.000-04:002007-08-19T23:31:00.000-04:00Well, Mr. Houston.How about this: is it true that ...Well, Mr. Houston.<BR/>How about this: is it true that yours is currently the fastest growing city in the US?<BR/>That is what I have read - somewhere.<BR/>I know. Texas grows everything bigger...<BR/><BR/>Cip is right about the book. I'm reading it too. <BR/>Hope you get your copy soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-62979119294636118732007-08-19T22:58:00.000-04:002007-08-19T22:58:00.000-04:00Just found out that my system has the book on orde...Just found out that my system has the book on order but not on the shelves yet. The good news is that I'm number one on the hold list, so thanks for the timely heads up.<BR/><BR/>I had never heard that about all those cities fitting inside Houston city limits, but I do know that the official city limits of Houston now encompass more than 600 square miles so I suppose it is possible...the suburbs than go on forever in every direction, too. Makes me wonder if there is a larger city in the U.S. in terms of square miles, maybe L.A.?Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-12908311486322163142007-08-19T22:36:00.000-04:002007-08-19T22:36:00.000-04:00There we go!That's what I like.IMMEDIATE RESPONSE!...There we go!<BR/>That's what I like.<BR/><B>IMMEDIATE RESPONSE!</B><BR/>ACTION!<BR/>I guarantee you Monsieur Houston.... like I said, if you don't like this book I will rip my own heart out and while it's still beating, place it under the wheels of a rapidly advancing Mayflower moving van!<BR/>Cheers!<BR/><BR/>Hey.... lately I read an interesting thing about Houston, Texas. It was in Alan Weisman's book, <I>The World Without Us.</I> <BR/>He said in there that Houston is so damn huge, that it could contain, within its city limits... "Cleveland, Baltimore, Boston, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Washington, D.C., with room to spare." [p.135].<BR/>How is that even possible?Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-44001174459601783722007-08-19T22:24:00.000-04:002007-08-19T22:24:00.000-04:00Sounds intriguing, Cip...I'm off to see if my libr...Sounds intriguing, Cip...I'm off to see if my library system has a copy. They've let me down twice today already but maybe the third time really is the charm. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.com