22nd April 2006

A sentence

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Grabbed from another blog:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open it to page 161.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence along with these instructions.
5. Don’t search around and look for the coolest book you can find. Do what’s actually next to you.

“Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa–the shield volcanoes that from seafloor to summit are the highest mountains on earth–stand close to the southeasterly tip of the Hawaiian Islands.” — from Rising from the Plains, by John McPhee. OmegaDad is very into John McPhee.

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There are currently 4 responses to “A sentence”

  1. 1 On April 22nd, 2006, PAgent said:

    “You don’t know the first thing about what goes on here.”

    -Song of Albion
    Stephen R. Lawhead

  2. 2 On April 23rd, 2006, Miss Cellania said:

    This is easy, the book nearest me doesn’t have 161 pages. Or the next, or the next. The nearest bookcase is my daughter’s.

  3. 3 On April 23rd, 2006, MakaMomakaDrakaHPetc. said:

    “Units of volume/capacity should include milliliter and liter; and ounce, cup, pint, quart and gallon.” Rebecca Rupp, “Home Learning Year by Year”

  4. 4 On April 23rd, 2006, Momma Star said:

    “”Throughout his life, he was never good at venturing far fromthe beaten track.”

    Dylan Thomas: A New Life, Andrew Lycett

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