“An empty sack – my only hope!”~~Krazy and Ignatz 1925 – 1926: “There Is a Heppy Land Furfur A-Waay” by George Herriman
Krazy Kat loves Ignatz Mouse, but Offusa Pupp chases the mouse with his billy club. Called the greatest comic ever by The Comic Journal.
“Of course, I love beauty salons.”~~Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez
Rodriguez, who volunteered as a nurse’s aide in Afghanistan, opened a beauty school in Kabul.
“The heavy white man looked familiar.”~~Walking Money by James O. Born
Two con men – including one cut from the cloth – launder money from a charity, and Bill Tasker has to follow the walking money as it slips from one hand to another. Born, a former lawman, specialized in money crimes.
“After that, I was the only one in the division allowed to take off everything and go around the battlefield without having the chemical suit on.”~~ What Was Asked of Us: An Oral History of the Iraq War by the Soldiers Who Fought It by Trish Wood
Trish Wood, a Canadian journalist, interviews 29 soldiers who share their war experiences from Iraq.
“You just have to take things one at a time.”~~Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings
Teenager Natalie finds out and learns to adapt to losing her eyesight.
“Talk to me.” from “Utterly Nondescript” by Geneva King in Just Watch Me: Erotica For Women edited by Violet Blue
Hot stuff!
“Instead, they are a thing – an object.”~~Seeking Happily Ever After: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Being Single Without Losing Your Mind (And Finding Lasting Love Along the Way) by Michelle Cove
Setting goals for your relationships.
“If the slice sinks to the bottom with no bubbles, it is not hot enough, and if it stays on the surface surrounded by bubbles, the oil is too hot.”~~650 Best Food Processor Recipes by George Geary and Judith Finlayson
Great recipes that can be whipped in using the kitchen’s most underused appliance.
“One bleak morning we saw that yellow shoots had begun to stab through the cattle droppings in the yard – we stretched, yawned, and began to fill our boats with harrying materiel.”~~from “We Are Norsemen” by T.C. Boyle in The Secret History of Fantasy, edited by Peter S. Beagle
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