tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post1719289838262936874..comments2024-01-29T05:17:19.787-07:00Comments on Kari Lynn Dell - Western Author: Power CommutingKari Lynn Dellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06864636462802149247noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-4995377228123349552013-01-12T13:11:17.628-07:002013-01-12T13:11:17.628-07:00Joelle: You've gotta give him credit, the man ...Joelle: You've gotta give him credit, the man has an amazing range. Often depressing, but still amazing. GCHS Eventshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587455844999172150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-34915031299267603072013-01-09T09:07:53.040-07:002013-01-09T09:07:53.040-07:00That's hilarious. I honestly can't remembe...That's hilarious. I honestly can't remember how Telegraph Days ends, but I know I loved it. I too am a happy ending kinda girl, but occasionally do like McMurtry. I think The Evening Star is by far the WORST book I've ever read. I couldn't stop reading it though because it was like a car wreck. I just kept thinking "This is truly a horrible, horrible book. How much worse could it get?" And it just kept getting more awful!Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345209675431505161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-89459272419171396752013-01-06T10:33:03.183-07:002013-01-06T10:33:03.183-07:00Joelle,
I haven't. I've looked at the bo...Joelle, <br /><br />I haven't. I've looked at the book but can't remember what it's about now. McMurtry and I have a troubled relationship. I recognize the brilliance of his writing, but I have this annoying preference for happy endings, while he takes great joy in killing my favorite people and making sure everyone is mostly miserable. I even wrote a blog post in his honor, way back. It's called the Fatal Wave. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-61803846461319552132013-01-06T10:07:08.085-07:002013-01-06T10:07:08.085-07:00Kari, Have you listened to Telegraph Days by Larry...Kari, Have you listened to Telegraph Days by Larry McMurtry? It's such a brilliant audio book...I mean, the book is great, but the audio really brings it to life. And it's really, really long, too! Perfect for your commute.Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345209675431505161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-82280645548609648922013-01-05T17:06:48.451-07:002013-01-05T17:06:48.451-07:00Mary,
I am a huge fan of audio books. I even lis...Mary, <br /><br />I am a huge fan of audio books. I even listen at my desk at work when I'm doing the monotonous stuff. I check mine out from my library via Montana Library to Go. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-58407433771878397832013-01-05T17:03:36.499-07:002013-01-05T17:03:36.499-07:00Kari, time to investigate Audible books. On an iP...Kari, time to investigate Audible books. On an iPod you can put on the headphones and close your eyes to cruise through one exciting story after another.<br /><br />My secret for that "boring 100 miles" to Great Falls is geology. Of course, by now there may be calves. Never boring.<br /><br />Prairie Mary<br />Valier, MT <br /><br />mscriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567509503405689139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-90596313613452646262013-01-03T01:27:25.101-07:002013-01-03T01:27:25.101-07:00I love the photo of the moon & mountains. I wo...I love the photo of the moon & mountains. I worked on a 3000 hectare property (30k sheep & 5k cattle) in New zealand. We drove 40 minutes to get to the pub & roadhouse & another 40 to get to the tourist city of Lake Taupo. Scenic & cold in winter. I rolled the car driving home from a long weekend of partying. At the time I was the 26th single vehicle accident on the gravel road. <br />I'm in Australia now & driving somewhere for 2 hours is common. I drove that many hours/day for 10 years commuting to work. I subcontracted to plumbers and laid sewerage pipework. <br />Now I'm a medium & a healer. I still miss farming. Thanks for the story. Happy New Year. Simon Hayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384384882217609761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-25225793851146241382013-01-02T19:27:07.714-07:002013-01-02T19:27:07.714-07:00Ron: I'll take my gravel road over an LA freew...Ron: I'll take my gravel road over an LA freeway any day. <br /><br />Joelle: I would DIE of claustrophobia on an island that small. We have pastures bigger than that. Kari Lynn Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864636462802149247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-71881366421261090072013-01-02T10:21:10.217-07:002013-01-02T10:21:10.217-07:00Wow. I live on an island that is 2 miles wide by 6...Wow. I live on an island that is 2 miles wide by 6 miles long. The people at one end complain about having to drive to the other for groceries and library books!<br /><br />Happy New Year and Happy reading during all those hours.Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345209675431505161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951407630062872642.post-47297515380588500912013-01-02T09:19:14.022-07:002013-01-02T09:19:14.022-07:00Thanks for this, and I didn't doze off. Having...Thanks for this, and I didn't doze off. Having retired from a lifetime of commuting that started with 12 miles to school every day over mostly gravel country roads, I feel for you. My last commute was a weekly 120 miles each way, half by interstate and half by train (with a shuttle to/from the train), I'm thinking I got off pretty easy. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com