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Jim Rising (Author)
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October 29, 2007
Gee ... I always wanted to write a book. I never thought I would but then again I could be wrong. Here is a collection of some of the past few years rants as broadcast on WDMT 102.3 The Mountain as part of my show Rising at Ten.

I am always and forever a student of humans and I try to make sense of life in northeast Pennsylvania.

Topics include:
  • So the biggest news according to a local newspaper is that there will be beer to drink in Kirby Park during the Fourth of July holiday.
  • It s a rare motorist in northeast Pennsylvania who hasn't had an encounter with a deer.
  • So the new Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport terminal will be open soon and boy, I can't wait.
  • I wish I understood how money works.
  • I wonder sometimes what would happen if the thin line between civilized behavior and no holds barred, bull goose loonyness were to be crossed.
  • It was a strange Sunday morning and it just kept getting weirder.
  • Modern life has all sorts of interesting ways to stress you out that our ancestors didn't have to deal with.
  • My long suffering wife claims that I used to dance to the Billy Ray Cyrus song, Achy Breaky Heart.
  • Parking lots shouldn't cause your blood pressure to rise.
  • Sometimes you have to wonder about the thought processes that go on in our rulers' minds.
  • There must be a parallel universe where people who write letters to the editor live.
  • We knew were in trouble when the two truckloads of huskies passed us.
  • Whoever said that a man's home is his castle hasn't been in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania lately.
  • Why is it that some guys insist on calling you nicknames?
  • With all due apologies to the hundreds of restaurants in the area that serve buffets - I can't stomach it.
  • It's the holiday season and whoop di do hickory dock, don't forget to have your gun cocked they'll be ripping off your safe tonight.
  • All I wanted to do was fill the car up with overpriced gas.
  • Although my physique doesn't show it I have spent much of my adult life in one gym or another.
  • Apparently my back yard is some sort of party central at night and I wasn't invited.
  • During the holiday season, the number of stupid drivers increases by a factor that I can't begin to calculate.
  • Hi, my name is Jim and I am an email addict.
  • I am not really that hard to please.
  • I am the clumsiest person I know.
  • I gave up coffee a while ago.
  • I gave up smoking in the time when cars still had ashtrays.
  • One of my pet peeves is people who ask - Who's calling? - when they answer the phone for someone.
  • I have never really had a run in with the police.
  • I know more about the guy, sitting across from me at lunch the other day, then I want to.
  • I should have suspected something was amiss when I saw the sign.
  • I think that our experience with birthdays goes in cycles.
  • I try to present a lighthearted demeanor to the world.
  • I was on a road trip the other day - a long one about six hours - in a car with a couple of other radio guys.
  • I have never been in a real fist fight.

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About the Author

Jim Rising is the program director of 102.3 The Mountain WDMT and hosts a weekday show called Rising at Ten. He plays what he wants and rants a bit. Jim lives with his "long suffering wife" Nancy in Dallas, Pennsylvania along with his lawn tractor and annoying neighbor. Feel free to email Jim at rising@102themountain.com

Product Details

  • Perfect Paperback: 228 pages
  • Publisher: Tribute Books (October 29, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0979504570
  • ISBN-13: 978-0979504570
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,474,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jim Rising is the former Program Director of 102.3 The Mountain WDMT and hosts a weekday show called Rising at Ten. He plays what he wants and rants a bit. Jim lives with his "long suffering wife" Nancy in Dallas, Pennsylvania along with his lawn tractor and annoying neighbor. He is a contributing writer for the Weekender, a Times Leader publication in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Poigniant, often side-splitting slice of life humor, November 30, 2007
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A triumph of the little man. Rising takes those little daily annoyances we all wish we could gripe about and gives them the smack down they deserve. Like rude people, dumb people, the officious and the rediculous-they all get the drubbing they deserve in this all-too-brief little book. Rising's style is down-home and comfortable-reminscent of Garrison Keeler without the recurring characters, unless you count the long suffering wife. Rising is like the big brother you wish you had to point out these little life lessons to you. Great Work!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Funny and to the point., February 21, 2008
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"Head on -- apply directly to your forehead"--this is one of the of most annoying commercials of all time, but the again, I might be wrong. Or then again I could be wrong. Why the author ended almost every little rant or fraustration with those words is just as annoying as the commercial. As I read this book I started to skip the last sentence.

The cover of this book leads a persons curiosity to open the book and start reading. This book had me laughing out loud in parts. Then when the author wrote about the obituary of the baby girl and the priest it truely touches your heart. Also in parts it is almost poetic when he describes the sounds of the wind blowing. Or how he loves to watch storms. The love he feels for NE Pennsylvania and the way he describes it; I know it is one place I would love to visit.

I am sure his long suffering wife (of whom he never mentions her name) will agree with me when I say "Jim, get off of your lawn mower before you kill yourself!" Swallow your pride and let your wife call her brother. This poor man is definately not Mr. Fix It. Oh, sorry the politically correct word would be he is "Honey-Doo" challenged.

In honesty he does put into words what so many of us have felt at one time or another. Well except the shower thing. I do have an answer for Jim when he speaks about deers crossing the road. My oldest son Troy swears that car dealers spray cars and trucks with deer scent. That is why so many deer committe suicide on our roads each year. So everyone be warned, wash all those cars and trucks at least three times before you venture into deer country.

I found this book to be an amusing read. Not bad for a first time author. I hope you can raise the monies needed for your library. I hope to visit there someday.

Sandra Heptinstall
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