Andi, weirdly, my favorite of Hiaasen's YA work is not listed on his page.

It's called Scat and does have a strong female protagonist.

Thanks, bonny.

How in the everloving hell is Kara nearly ten?

How in the everloving hell is Kara nearly ten?

Yes, it is unpossible. Next she'll be saying that pale little baby boy is in school or something.

And she shouldn't be sick!

Bonny

I'm thinking there should be a comma between the phrase "build character" and the phrase "to learn successful habits" in the copy for the kids section. The comma is there on the proof without the picture but then is missing on the proof with the picture. I looked at the revised one first and was going to suggest that you add a comma and then saw it on the earlier version so I think it was punctuation that got just lost in change in formatting.

Btw, teppy--I was watching an ep of big bang theory on the plane an realized you may or may not be Sheldon, but I totally know someone who is Howard...except a girl. She has hunched shoulders and the same haircut! She's Jewish and an engineer, just like him! Madness.

argh. I just found out my housemate's gf is telling him he CANNOT play a show on the 14th because it is Valentine's day. And to think I got mad at my other housemate for referring to the gf as "Yoko". I so hope musician guy sticks up for himself. You can celebrate your love any day. Gigs are hard to come by.

Well, I don't like going to my DH's gigs on holidays. and since he doesn't earn his living from it, I figure it is fair. I get zero attention when he is on a gig . Dh once tried to call the local 'open Mike' a date. I like going. but I might wave to him in passing. and the one night he ran it , I got a little more attention ( how does it sound, should I turn down the treble) So I get her point of view. However, you can usually make up for a caned holiday

Day after V-day, things are a LOT cheaper. Easier to get a table. Flowers are half price or so. IJS.

Hil, way up thread I read you having issues with a table wanting to get upstairs. Not sure of your limitations, but here is what I do. If your stairs are carpeted, this works a LOT better. Oh, and mind you, when I lived in staired dwellings, my furniture wasn't so nice. Anyhow, rather than fight gravity, use it to your slight advantage. Stairs are an inclined plane with chunks missing. But your average furniture can straddle those chunks. So, flip the table legs up, and let the table top glide across the treads. I'd advise being beneath them. It's a bit easier to push up, then pull up. Less wrenching on the back. And easier to take a quick break. But also harder to navigate if there are turns in the stairs, or objects at the top of stairs that you have to maneuver around. If you don't have carpet, maybe duck tape a packing blanket (tape the blanket around to the bottom side, and tape the corners, so no gunk on your table. Doesn't have to be pretty, just functional for the 10 minutes.

Anyhow, that is how I got a couple dressers from the garage to my bedroom as a kid. Mom was rather surprised. Adapt and overcome! (and science is fun!). Probably looked crazy, as I was crawling up the steps, pushing the stuff ahead of me. But hey, I was home alone, so who cares what it looks like!

Day after V-day, things are a LOT cheaper. Easier to get a table. Flowers are half price or so. IJS.

plus, these guys are lucky to have had three gigs in three weeks. They have nothing lined up after the 3rd.