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Former Detroit City Council president and long-time police official Gil Hill was in critical condition today

...I really thought he was gone...

at DMC Sinai Grace Hospital

...but with Sinai on the job I'm confident that we can change that "aren't" to "assuming room temperature" very soon

Navy Blue Scrubs wrote:

Former Detroit City Council president and long-time police official Gil Hill was in critical condition today

...I really thought he was gone...

at DMC Sinai Grace Hospital

...but with Sinai on the job I'm confident that we can change that "aren't" to "assuming room temperature" very soon

Mission accomplished

Watched the CNN series about the 80s last night. Robin Leach, sadly, still is using up perfectly good oxygen.

The Suburban Avenger wrote:Watched the CNN series about the 80s last night. Robin Leach, sadly, still is using up perfectly good oxygen.

Read in your best Robin Leach voice: I'M ROBIN LEACH!!!!! I'M YELLING AND I DON'T KNOW WHY!!!!!

Ramona’s inventor, Beverly Cleary, has sold 85 million copies of her books about Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and other beloved figures. Cleary will turn 100 on Tuesday

I can't believe she's still alive.

middle aged female wrote:

Ramona’s inventor, Beverly Cleary, has sold 85 million copies of her books about Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and other beloved figures. Cleary will turn 100 on Tuesday

I can't believe she's still alive.

Back when Brightmoor had a DPL branch I'd read Cleary's stories. What struck me then was that those books were old, as in yellow pages and the re-skinning that they do when covers fall off. It was a thrill for me to introduce my own brood to Ramona et al. I remember being stuck on the freeway coming home from work one evening (Wikipedia reminds me that this was in '99) and hearing a snippet of an interview with her on NPR. She was promoting another "Ramona" book and I was thinking "damn, I ought to pick that up and read it." The power of interesting characters and a good story, you know...

frank - up in grand blanc wrote:

middle aged female wrote:

Ramona’s inventor, Beverly Cleary, has sold 85 million copies of her books about Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and other beloved figures. Cleary will turn 100 on Tuesday

I can't believe she's still alive.

Back when Brightmoor had a DPL branch I'd read Cleary's stories. What struck me then was that those books were old, as in yellow pages and the re-skinning that they do when covers fall off. It was a thrill for me to introduce my own brood to Ramona et al. I remember being stuck on the freeway coming home from work one evening (Wikipedia reminds me that this was in '99) and hearing a snippet of an interview with her on NPR. She was promoting another "Ramona" book and I was thinking "damn, I ought to pick that up and read it." The power of interesting characters and a good story, you know...

I collect young adult novels and she was one of the best writers of the genre back in the 50's-60's. She wrote not just for the juvenile set with the Beezus and Ramona books, but books for teen girls, like Fifteen and Sister of the Bride. Those are the type I collect.

middle aged female wrote:

frank - up in grand blanc wrote:

middle aged female wrote:

Ramona’s inventor, Beverly Cleary, has sold 85 million copies of her books about Ramona, Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse and other beloved figures. Cleary will turn 100 on Tuesday

I can't believe she's still alive.

Back when Brightmoor had a DPL branch I'd read Cleary's stories. What struck me then was that those books were old, as in yellow pages and the re-skinning that they do when covers fall off. It was a thrill for me to introduce my own brood to Ramona et al. I remember being stuck on the freeway coming home from work one evening (Wikipedia reminds me that this was in '99) and hearing a snippet of an interview with her on NPR. She was promoting another "Ramona" book and I was thinking "damn, I ought to pick that up and read it." The power of interesting characters and a good story, you know...

I collect young adult novels and she was one of the best writers of the genre back in the 50's-60's. She wrote not just for the juvenile set with the Beezus and Ramona books, but books for teen girls, like Fifteen and Sister of the Bride. Those are the type I collect.

Well done, the collection I mean. Such a fun little sideline.

Joe Garagiola to be laid to rest Wednesday

OK, he's dead now but, you know...