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Benvenuto, Mauri. I hope you enjoy the forums. Happy reading!

Thank you for the Fourth wishes! I'm getting ready to head to the beach. (Along with most everyone in a reasonable driving distance, it seems.) Monday, perhaps barbecue and fireworks?

Exactly what you said, but opposite! This describes me to a T when I'm listening someone give a speech, read a story, or offer or an extended explanation. I kind of drift and only get part of what they're saying, despite my best efforts.

Welcome! I hope you enjoy it here.

I'm ashamed, ashamed to admit it. My binge watching on Netflix has reached an all-time low. I'm currently watching Pretty Little Liars. It's like Nancy Drew meets circa 1990 90210. It does have a great theme song, though.

Perhaps it's the difference in one's learning modality. I'm kinesthetic w/a healthy dose of visual, so I'm a read all the way girl. I've never been able to learn anything except rhythms by listening. Audio books put me to sleep and I can't follow the story. Michelle, do you lean toward being an auditory learner?

I like books about books, so books set in bookstores, in books, or in/about literary societies, for example generally appeal to me. I'd also like to read more books set in a parallel present -- not necessarily a dark alternative, as there seem to be plenty of those --just a different, maybe quirky take on possible presents. As a child, I loved anything with hidden places, secret passageways, or people secretly living where they shouldn't. The Secret Garden, (both with the secret rooms and gardens), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (later books suffered from a lack of a physical portal in my childhood estimation), The Crazy Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Borrowers, and The Boxcar Children, were all books I couldn't get enough of. Another setting I loved as a child was dollhouses. I loved The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright. Behind the Attic Wall was sort of a secret passage/doll combo that I remember liking and wanting to read more of. I also loved The Mysterious Shrinking House.

I still have not signed up for it, but it does see that the selection has markedly improved over the past two years. This article had great info on the topic: http://ebookfriendly.com/kindle-unlimited-ebook-subscription/

I'm a bit late reacting to this, but it sounds very original and quite interesting. I think that actually my whole family would enjoy reading it.

Ha! What a fantastic video. We call those candy sticks. This is what we call rock candy: This is what we call cotton candy: This whole post is making me hungry for summer food, so I stopped and picked up a giant watermelon on the way home.

Neither have I, yet I remain naïvely optimistic on that front. Never have I ever gone scuba diving.

Welcome and happy reading.

Nice! It took me awhile to get it, too, but once I did, I was hooked.

Not at all healthy and usually eaten with ketchup, but I wanted some tang. Right now I'm eating a leftover soft taco. Taco Tuesday didn't happen til Thursday.

I really have been in a slump lately. I haven't really wanted to finish anything I've picked up. I'm going to try switching to non-fiction to see if that helps.

We don't have stick of rock. It sounds interesting; what is it? A Snowball is really finely ground ice -- literally until it's just like snow -- that's covered in flavored syrup and often topped with condensed milk. There are countless flavors to choose from, with most places having at least 100, I would say. Other places in the States have sno-cones, but they're really not the same. The ice tends to be hard chunks, it's served in a paper cone, and there are only a handful of flavors to choose from. If you travel up the Mississippi River from New Orleans to places like St. Louis, though, you can find proper Snowballs.

Thank you, ladies! I'm home in bed now, so things are looking up. :| Congratulations, Virginia, on your new job! That's a wonderful thing -- that's you get to work from home.

I woke up sick to my stomach this morning. If today were tomorrow, I'd take a sick day, but it's not.

Nice! Don't get me started on Mexican food. There are no good Mexican restaurants where I live. I so miss sitting on the patio of a great Mexican restaurant enjoying the fantastic food and atmosphere. Perfect for summer!

I know! So good. My daughter informed that she does not care for corn on the cob. I told her not to blaspheme.

Great topic, Virginia. Back home where I grew up, watermelon, corn on the cob, barbecue pork steaks, brats, & burgers, lemonade or ice cold beer, potato salad and homemade ice cream. In New Orleans, snowballs. (really anytime, but I'm dying for one right now.)

Tater tots with barbecue sauce.

That's wonderful. My husband got two weeks after nine months, but that's all he'll ever get. He's not even allowed to take them back-to-back. My brother-in-law was union and got four.

Since I started a new job, I only get five personal days this year and I can't take them until after September. I'm lucky, though, because after 2 1/2 more years, I'll be up to three weeks; that's a lot of vacation time for most jobs in the States. Two weeks for full-time employees is the norm unless you're a Union or government employee. I think I'm going to work on Touch by Claire North today.

Makes perfect sense. It'll be good to not have it hanging over your head. Best wishes for a nice dentist. Congrats on the windfall, too! Love it -- unexpected money! Have fun at the jazz festival! I'm sorry things have been stressful. Reading really is a great escape, isn't it? It's my go-to.