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Oxford gym $

If you go to the gym and belong to an Oxford health plan, remember that you can get $100 back twice a year. Download the form at Oxford's site and just ask the gym to run a report of your visits for the last 6 months.

Elizabeth Reed

Just when I thought I couldn't love XM Radio more they play the acoustic version of In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, a version I have only heard 3x in my life. Bliss.

so the book is..

...101 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE WHO NEVER LIVED...a hoot!

and finally....

1. The Marlboro Man
2. Big Brother
3. King Arthur
4. Santa Claus (St. Nick)
5. Hamlet
6. Dr. Frankenstein's Monster
7. Siegfried
8. Sherlock Holmes
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
11. Uncle Tom
12. Robin Hood
13. Jim Crow
14. Oedipus
15. Lady Chatterly
16. Ebenezer Scrooge
17. Don Quixote
18. Mickey Mouse
19. The American Cowboy
20. Prince Charming

and....

21. Smokey Bear
22. Robinson Crusoe
23. Apollo and Dionysus
24. Odysseus
25. Nora Helmer
26. Cinderella
27. Shylock
28. Rosie the Riveter
29. Midas
30. Hester Prynne

more countdown

31. The Little Engine That Could 32. Archie Bunker 33. Dracula 34. Alice in Wonderland 35. Citizen Kane 36. Faust 37. Figaro 38. Godzilla 39. Mary Richards 40. Don Juan

The Countdown

What do the following have in common?

41. Bambi
42. William Tell
43. Barbie
44. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
45. Venus and Cupid
46. Prometheus
47. Pandora
48. G.I. Joe
49. Tarzan
50. Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock

Dad and Jim

A funny blog entry about a what booksellers will do to sell books, any time, any place.

read Reed

Booklist has announced their top 10 mysteries for the year, and one of my favorites, Reed Arvin, comes in at # 2!

5 least favorite expressions

My 5 least favorite words or expressions:

"That's what I'm talking about." – Enough already. (Brady Quinn was mouthing this after the winning touchdown Saturday. Oh please; think of something more original.)

"Awesome." - The Pyramids are awesome; the muffin you had this morning is not.

"Exactly." - Meaning: I’m not really listening; I’m agreeing so you’ll change the topic.

“I tell you what.” – I heard this at least 10 times during various games this weekend. No, tell me what!! (This could be a drinking game. A beer every time Troy Aikman says "I tell you what...")