Iceland (Tourism. Duh.)
The Balvenie –– the Hand Crafted Single Malt
Books, including but not limited to: Reading Jesus by Mary Gordon, Republican Gomorrah: Inside the Movement that Shattered the Party by Max Blumenthal, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literary and the Triumph of the Spectacle by Chris Hedges, New York Revisited by Henry James, You Can’t Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America by John R. MacArthur, Euonoia by Christian Bok (see below,) Asylum: Inside the Closed World of the State Mental Hospitals by Christopher Payne (with an essay by Oliver Sacks), Why We Cooperate by Michael Tomasello (synopsis: Understanding cooperation as a distinctly human combination of innate and learned behavior. (my analysis: yawn!))
LOTS of clean energy stuff
A biographical documentary about Joan Baez (biodoc? Is that a genre?), as seen on PBS
StoneSoup, the literary magazine by children. (Ms. calls it: “The New Yorker of the 8-13 set.”)
Diva-licious, a compilation of songs by female jazz artists like Diana Krall, released by NPR
David Morgan Purveyors, whose catalog includes, “Northwest Coast and Celtic jewelry, Akura pure fur felt hats, Filson outdoor clothing and much more.
Pajama-grams, which are pretty much exactly what they sound like
The Kindle!
$14 European berets
Delta
Rosetta Stone
Small text ads in the back:
“Form a real relationship with someone in extreme poverty. Transformation through friendship, understanding and help.”
“Without doubt, the finest domino sets you can buy. Great gift, with engravable [sic?] brass plate.”
“Philosophy of Heterosexuality –– Politically-incorrect ideas of a cigar-smoking old man. http://www.philosophyofheterosexuality.com”
“REDEFINING RECOVERY. Navigating the downslope of Peak Everything.”
“WHAT CORPORATE AMERICA IS REALLY ABOUT: Read my true account at celinem@aol.com”
a nudist colony
a ghostwriter
A dating service exclusively for “graduates, students, and faculty of the Ivies, Seven Sisters, Stanford, U of Chicago, and others.” (Others?! Any others? DeVry?)
Upton Tea Imports –– Purveyor of the World’s Finest Tea
“Unorthodox Erotica” Catalog for $2
“The Ultimate in Spanking Erotica:
‘Spanking Girl’s Backdoor Man’ starring Madison Young, Tom Byron, and beautiful Snow, includes every sex and spanking thrill. $48 minutes. VHS or DVD. $24.95. Color spanking brochure collection $5.”
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