dtrpath27
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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?
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I do know that if I'm reading something non fiction, I can often drift away from the text, or skim. As I said before, listening makes me slow down and take it in... hmm.. maybe I am an auditory learner!
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. 
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Welcome! I hope you enjoy it here.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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Looks like it's been a while since this thread was posted in. Has anyone signed up for Kindle Unlimited recently? How do you like it? I've been thinking about getting it, but not sure if it's worth it or not. I've heard of some other services like Scribd and Oyster, but don't know if they work on Kindle or Kindle Fire.
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/
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My dad asked me to read Barry W. Fitzgerald - Secrets of Superhero Science. He knows the author, and he asked me to write a review about the book (which my dad will post on his blog). So, here's my (preliminary) review, I might edit the review later today as I get feedback from my dad about ie. the length of it.This book explores how it would be possible to have some superpowers as humans, using science. It looks at several superhero powers and postulates how we could use science, to achieve these superpowers. Examples are Wolverine's super healing, Sue Storm's invisibility and Iron Man's suit. The book consists of 11 chapters, and at the end of all but the first one, the author lists his sources, such as scientific articles and books (in case you want to read more about certain subjects).The book contains quite a bit of science, but it is explained in such terms that you don't necessarily need to have studied at university, to follow it. I did study at university, and a big part of the knowledge in the book I was taught at university and in high school; it was therefore not completely new to me. Other knowledge (mostly the newer research and the applications of it) was new to me. You don't need to have studied science at university level to understand this book, because the book explains the science to you, in what I think is a nice way.I quite like the writing style of the book and there is some humour in the book, I liked that a lot. I really like all the references to superheroes, superhero comics and superhero movies. I've seen quite a few of superhero movies and it was very nice to read about things I recognised. Even if you haven't seen a particular film though, the author explains what the superheroes' powers do and often mentions the story of the film. I also liked the illustrations the author uses to clarify scientific ideas and theories. I think you'll like this book if you like superheroes and are interested in science.
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.
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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.
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Neither have I, yet I remain naïvely optimistic on that front.
Never have I ever gone scuba diving.
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Welcome and happy reading.
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Read 33% of The Eyre Affair, and I am enjoying it now, getting into the weird stuff.
Nice! It took me awhile to get it, too, but once I did, I was hooked.
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I guess taters are potatoes, but what are tots?
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.
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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.
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What are snowballs? We call the mix of advocaat and lemonade a snowball but we have it at Christmas so I'm guessing yours is different!
...Do other countries have stick of rock or is that a UK thing?
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.
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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.
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I woke up sick to my stomach this morning. If today were tomorrow, I'd take a sick day, but it's not.
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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! -
How could I forget about curb on the cob?!
I know! So good. My daughter informed that she does not care for corn on the cob. I told her not to blaspheme.
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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.)
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Tater tots with barbecue sauce.
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It varies between companies/organizations here in the US, but when I started at my current job I was given 2 weeks vacation and 3 personal days. That was for being full-time in the corporate world. Every 5 years it went up a week so now after 17 yrs I'm at 5 weeks vacation, plus those 3 personal days. Too bad I won't be here for 20 and get 6 weeks
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.
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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.
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I got awesome (financial) news today, so I'm feeling all happy
:D :D. I have to go to the dentist next week, which is normally enough to put me in a bad mood the week before, but I'm totally happy about the news. I've been stressed about it for a while and now feel totally relieved. I'll be going to a new dentist, because my old one has retired, hopefully the new one will be nice. I've got an appointment there tomorrow, so I can meet her before my actual appointment next week. Maybe that sounds odd to some of you, but I'll feel more at ease after I've met her and talked with her, and after I've seen the inside of the office etc.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!
I'm so surprised this morning... Amazon had some sort of antitrust settlement with Apple ebooks? I'm not sure I even understand the email they sent me, but somehow I ended up with a $33 credit to my Amazon account! Score!
Love it -- unexpected money!
I'm going to a local jazz festival on Saturday and then I have the first part of next week off, to which I'm really looking forward! I'm taking a short road trip all by myself and I cannot wait.
Have fun at the jazz festival!
I didn't go into work today, couldn't face it. Been feeling really low for a week now, which I think is the result of a spectacular volume of unfortunate events over the last month turning me from perpetually stressed/anxious about a large set of specific things into a sometimes-sad zombie about everything in general. I am getting a lot of reading done, to escape my thoughts, which is nice.
I'm sorry things have been stressful.
Reading really is a great escape, isn't it? It's my go-to.
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Benvenuto, Mauri. I hope you enjoy the forums. Happy reading!