another question from clonetwin

How many births have you attended?

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three more Brazilian CDs

My three newest Brazilian CDs are big hits - with me, that is.

I know how most of you are probably starting to feel about this topic, so...

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In other music news, the CD of duets between Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald is just as good as I remembered. This makes it my third copy. Where do my CDs go, anyway? I wish I knew.

The Man from the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman

I read some reviews of this book and thought I would really enjoy it. The reviews led me to believe that it would be a bit like Austin Powers as a ghost-hunter. I was reassured by the author, Kim Newman, since I've enjoyed his work before (Anno Dracula is my favorite). I was disappointed. Rather than being one book, as I expected (for no good reason, I suppose) it is actually a collection of novellas in chronological order. In the first novella, titled something like "Down on the Pier," a dour undercover policeman has a horrifying experience and is subsequently assigned to work with two strange individuals to get to the bottom of things. The individuals are Richard Jeperson, a sensitive ghost-hunter with a flair for truly awful clothing, and Vanessa, a gorgeous and talented young woman. I enjoyed the first novella but after that it all went downhill. I felt like I was wasting my time. The only other story in the book I truly enjoyed was "The Man Who Got Off the Ghost Train." If you think this sounds interesting, just read the first novella - after that, I suggest you put it down. Two stars only.