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Old 09-11-2010, 08:26 AM
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I like Carl Hiaasen "BUT" Tim Dorsey is the best, if you like funny books about Florida read his.

Hey! Baltimore Guy! You better be takin' that back! (wink)

Actually, I am giving Tim Dorsey another try.

A while back, I started reading Tim Dorsey’s Hammerhead Ranch Motel. I think that was the one anyway. Early in the book there is a scene on Tampa Bay’s Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Now, I must admit – the Sunshine Skyway Bridge makes me act like a lunatic. Mr. Boomer has always done the driving across that waaaaay-up eternal span. That gives me the opportunity to crawl into the backseat where I hunker down, close my eyes tight, whisper prayers, both Catholic and Protestant (long story) and punctuate those prayers by screaming blood-curdling screams, until we have made it across. (Hey, maybe I could write a book about my angst and title it Hunker, Pray, Scream) -- but I digress. Back to Dorsey......

Well, I actually got through Dorsey’s bridge scene OK, but then I abandoned the book after a few more chapters. (I think I gave it to my son-in-law who loves Dorsey’s books.) Dorsey and I just were not clicking like I do with Carl. I think Dorsey might be even darker in his humor than Carl and sometimes I can be quite the delicate flower if things get really gruesome or whatever. It’s a fine-line with me I guess.

But when I read this thread, I walked over to my bookshelf where I found a copy of Orange Crush that I had bought but not read. I have been carrying it with me lately to read a few pages here and there, like when I have to wait for an appointment or when I am at the hairdresser waiting for my roots to process.

I am giving Tim Dorsey another chance. So if you see me start referring to him as Tim, you will know that I have turned fickle.

Boomer

Last edited by Boomer; 09-11-2010 at 11:13 AM. Reason: commas and stuff