tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post254572920343036054..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Week 2: Living Oprah and F. A. HayekJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-29842732977272803762011-01-14T18:12:27.807-08:002011-01-14T18:12:27.807-08:00OK, yeah, that's also a good hypothesis. :)OK, yeah, that's also a good hypothesis. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-60442723687091740042011-01-14T17:29:46.614-08:002011-01-14T17:29:46.614-08:00"Okrant recognizes these contradictions, and ..."Okrant recognizes these contradictions, and ponders them often, but also insists that Oprah genuinely wants to help people and probably doesn't do it on purpose. I'm not so sure about that, but then I'm not an Oprah fan."<br /><br />My belief is Oprah gets paid to do the advertising and that is the main driver of her actions.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-3268886362160817622011-01-11T12:06:08.287-08:002011-01-11T12:06:08.287-08:00Interesting overview. You are so right when you sa...Interesting overview. You are so right when you say "sounds like ordinary life to me." We keep our thermostat at 55 at night and 64 during the day (in the winter), eat our leftovers, take showers that are no longer than 10 minutes, etc.<br /><br />I think taking advice from a mega star is kind of ridiculous. It sounds like an intriguing book though.Cheree Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595641532042442070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-77734559354096046922011-01-10T17:12:25.203-08:002011-01-10T17:12:25.203-08:00I'm a total sucker for books that chronicle &q...I'm a total sucker for books that chronicle "things I did for a year." I'd probably enjoy this ... even though it sounds really crazy to live by Oprah's dictates! I'm putting this on my wishlist to read. Thanks!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-7263293591692054662011-01-09T18:36:25.432-08:002011-01-09T18:36:25.432-08:00I read Living Oprah last year. Thought Okrant did ...I read Living Oprah last year. Thought Okrant did an interesting job but it blew me away that she had such a blog followign that it morphed into a book!wow.laughinglioness.lisa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379310173721498509noreply@blogger.com