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Heh, I'd be more concerned about them stealing my identity or something than the $2... Doesn't even buy 2L of milk these days.

OP?? What's the name of the book?? Was it the "Nine Doors" or the Demonolocon? Daemonellicon? I tried Googling it, but even that can't fix my spelling!!

I guess that's a good point... I guess if something was really bugging me I wouldn't have an issue with paying it (up until a few months ago I was bugged for about 15 years by a book my Dad told me about!) But paying $2 over the web?? Why bother? It never ceases to amaze me how many people...

Ooo! It sounds so mysterious! The Masons are a fascination of mine. Your description reminds me of the fictitious book featured in Arturo Perez-Reverte's 'The Club Dumas'.

I have never enjoyed Historical Fiction in the past, but maybe I'll give it another try. My mother has a *huge* Georgette Heyer collection - does this count? Personally, I'm a bigger fan of reading a non-fiction book with a allegorical tone to it. Some writers can take subjects that I haven't...

Hey, maybe they'd like your old National Geographics, SFG!! Wasn't there more posts on this thread yesterday? Or am I confused... it is 1am... it's possible.

Mmm... I think it's more likely that some more natural population control will occur. Biologically there are usually controls on a population that reaches critical mass - mind you we are becoming further and further removed from the natural course of things. Giving aid to developing countries is...

The colloquial term I'm familiar with is 'roo', said as you would 'lamb' or 'beef' - "I'd like to order the roo burger with salad...". It's somewhat gamey, rather like venison, only more tender. The closest thing I've tried to it is buffalo, but I gotta say the roo was even more tender :). All...

I didn't even know 'Invisible mode' was an option for us laymen (aka not mods :D ). Man, and here I am with a member on my tail to get back to work and I could just jump into invisible mode and she'd think I was logged off and working... hmm...