A bucket list is a list some people put together of things they want to do before they die. A bucket list, in my opinion is really dumb, because once you have completed it, there is nothing of value left for you to do, except die. With that said, I have put together my own bucket list, a list of buckets.
Metal Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tudor/3255427501/
Metal buckets are always nice when they get wet, bashed around a bit, and become rusty. Here we see some lovely buckets containing railroad spikes, all good and rusty. Presumably the other buckets have rusted out the bottom thus can not hold water any longer. Pity, after all a bottomless bucket is not nearly as useful.
Beach Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinkerroll21/2684563098/
These beauties have the advantage in that they can come in many colors and can be filled with wet sand, and flipped over, to create wonderful sand castles. Every year hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of beach buckets are swept away from their owners. Many wash ashore a short time later but some are pulled out into the ocean and are swept to foreign sands. Perhaps some are floating in the giant sea of garbage that has been reported in the Pacific Ocean.
Hydraulic Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lori_greig/2034382703/
Buckets that can lift people up are pretty cool too. I wonder how much they charge for a ride in one of those things? These buckets have to be made out of hard fiberglass and usually have holes in the bottom to let rain water out. Attached to a hydraulic lift they can be controlled by the people in them or at the bottom of the device.
Water Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garydenness/1500856927/
When in need of a drink, or putting out a fire, nothing beats a water bucket. As we have learned earlier, a plastic bucket is probably the best for the job. This mans life would not be the same if not for his water bucket. It might be all he owns.
Bucket Seats
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmic_spanner/2706706837/
Individual seats in a car, which separate the driver from the other front seat passenger are called bucket seats, especially so when they are form fitted. While they do not allow for cuddling as the bench seat does, they are certainly more popular. As always, be sure to buckle up.
Head Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/511939333/
When out with somebody more pretty than yourself, a head bucket might come in handy. Not too common, but possibly they are a relatively new thing in the bucket industry, look for them to gain popularity in the next few years. Perhaps we shall see them in new colors. I would stay away from metal head buckets as they would probably be hot.
Feed Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliebrewer/78335363/
Probably a favorite of many, the feed bucket is certainly preferred by other animals. I would have to say it is one of my favorites too, I love taking food out to my critters. If you personally do not like feed buckets you might like the bucket next on the list.
Ice Cream Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlider/67051314/
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream buckets. No matter how old we get, most of us still love ice cream. Nowadays we can buy ice cream by the bucket full, but it use to be we made it in wooden buckets. My favorites are licorice, Butter Pecan, Maple Walnut, and most recently Ginger ice cream.
Garbage Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/devnull/140485451/
Don’t ever throw away ice cream, eat it all. Use the garbage bucket only for things you cannot eat, or recycle. Garbage buckets tend to get smelly and are not often a favorite bucket of anyones. They are usually plastic, which is not really a good choice, because plastic is porous, meaning it can contain odors and bacteria. Even my garbage bucket is plastic, I’m tough and a few million bacteria do not scare me.
Really Big Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindy47452/55239683/
Usually the front end loader part of a tractor is called the bucket, but they get even bigger than that on earth movers. This bucket is not even as big as they come, it has been neglected for some time. In quarries and mines up north they have huge buckets.
Feel free to make your own Bucket list. I am tired.
A bucket list is a list some people put together of things they want to do before they die. A bucket list, in my opinion is really dumb, because once you have completed it, there is nothing of value left for you to do, except die. With that said, I have put together my own bucket list, a list of buckets.
Metal Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tudor/3255427501/
Metal buckets are always nice when they get wet, bashed around a bit, and become rusty. Here we see some lovely buckets containing railroad spikes, all good and rusty. Presumably the other buckets have rusted out the bottom thus can not hold water any longer. Pity, after all a bottomless bucket is not nearly as useful.
Beach Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinkerroll21/2684563098/
These beauties have the advantage in that they can come in many colors and can be filled with wet sand, and flipped over, to create wonderful sand castles. Every year hundreds, or perhaps thousands, of beach buckets are swept away from their owners. Many wash ashore a short time later but some are pulled out into the ocean and are swept to foreign sands. Perhaps some are floating in the giant sea of garbage that has been reported in the Pacific Ocean.
Hydraulic Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lori_greig/2034382703/
Buckets that can lift people up are pretty cool too. I wonder how much they charge for a ride in one of those things? These buckets have to be made out of hard fiberglass and usually have holes in the bottom to let rain water out. Attached to a hydraulic lift they can be controlled by the people in them or at the bottom of the device.
Water Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/garydenness/1500856927/
When in need of a drink, or putting out a fire, nothing beats a water bucket. As we have learned earlier, a plastic bucket is probably the best for the job. This mans life would not be the same if not for his water bucket. It might be all he owns.
Bucket Seats
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cosmic_spanner/2706706837/
Individual seats in a car, which separate the driver from the other front seat passenger are called bucket seats, especially so when they are form fitted. While they do not allow for cuddling as the bench seat does, they are certainly more popular. As always, be sure to buckle up.
Head Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mugley/511939333/
When out with somebody more pretty than yourself, a head bucket might come in handy. Not too common, but possibly they are a relatively new thing in the bucket industry, look for them to gain popularity in the next few years. Perhaps we shall see them in new colors. I would stay away from metal head buckets as they would probably be hot.
Feed Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliebrewer/78335363/
Probably a favorite of many, the feed bucket is certainly preferred by other animals. I would have to say it is one of my favorites too, I love taking food out to my critters. If you personally do not like feed buckets you might like the bucket next on the list.
Ice Cream Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlider/67051314/
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream buckets. No matter how old we get, most of us still love ice cream. Nowadays we can buy ice cream by the bucket full, but it use to be we made it in wooden buckets. My favorites are licorice, Butter Pecan, Maple Walnut, and most recently Ginger ice cream.
Garbage Bucket
http://www.flickr.com/photos/devnull/140485451/
Don’t ever throw away ice cream, eat it all. Use the garbage bucket only for things you cannot eat, or recycle. Garbage buckets tend to get smelly and are not often a favorite bucket of anyones. They are usually plastic, which is not really a good choice, because plastic is porous, meaning it can contain odors and bacteria. Even my garbage bucket is plastic, I’m tough and a few million bacteria do not scare me.
Really Big Buckets
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindy47452/55239683/
Usually the front end loader part of a tractor is called the bucket, but they get even bigger than that on earth movers. This bucket is not even as big as they come, it has been neglected for some time. In quarries and mines up north they have huge buckets.
Feel free to make your own Bucket list. I am tired.
Book Divas, an online community/ book club for young adult and college readers, is having an author visit with Jenny Downham on October 2nd to promote her novel Before I Die.
At least this can't hurt. (Full disclosure: I am a book reviewer for the Oregonian, but I am not a member of this group.) Book reviews help lift authors no one has heard about onto lists for the library or the bookstore. Fewer book reviews, I believe, will mean sales will go to a smaller and smaller number of authors.
Lifted more or less directly from a press release:
Last week, the Los Angeles Times folded its book review section into an opinion section, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution eliminated its book review position.... In the past few years, newspapers from the
Chicago Tribune to the Dallas Morning News to the Village Voice have seen book coverage shrink.
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is launching a Campaign to Save Book Reviews. During the last week in
April and throughout the month of May, the NBCC is asking authors and editors, journalists and publishers—and in fact anyone interested in literary culture—to speak out on the value of books and book reviewing.
The campaign’s launch pad is an effort to save the book review position at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, held until last week by Teresa Wright. Explains NBCC president John Freeman, “Teresa has the opportunity to apply for a job within the company, but it's not clear what the fate of the book page will be—whether it'll be reassigned to an existing editor, whether it will go entirely to wire copy, or whether it will be removed altogether.” [April adds: wire copy? AP cut it's wire copy book reviews a while back] A petition to save Wright’s
job has already secured nearly a thousand signatures, including those from luminaries as varied as Michael Connelly, Richard Powers, and Ian Rankin. Sign Here.[April says: they will probably pay more attention if you are an actual reader of the newspaper.]
Throughout the campaign, Critical Mass, the NBCC’s blog, will feature Q&As, posts by concerned writers, and advice on petitioning the media to assure continued book coverage. Current posts include a lengthy Q&A with David L. Ulin, editor of the Los Angeles Times Book Review.
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