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Category Archives: Books & AudioBooks
And now, clean up
Well, I made it thru downloading all my ebooks from Amazon. then, just for good measure, I decided to go back and clean up that data base. You see, there were still dozens of books listed in that database from … Continue reading
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deadly dull
If you don’t know how dull it is to spend a day backing up documents, files, sorting, and generally attempting to deal with a bjillion different things in a somewhat organized fashion, I am jealous. I had a lot more … Continue reading
Not appreciating Amazon
at the moment. I, like most in the US (and many I know in the US/Canada/UK/DE, have moved to reading a lot of books electronically. I have a tendency to use my iPad rather than a kindle – in fact … Continue reading
Information Peddlers
Not going to be as clear, concise or erudite as yesterday I am afraid. I always thought that it was obvious that there was a purpose behind every book, text, or written piece. It might be to educate, inform, persuade, … Continue reading
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Walking around Miltenberg
George’s cousins essentially live in town, so we hiked down the hill Latest renovations resulted in the Post Office on the far side of the Main River from where they live. So it literally was “over the river and past … Continue reading
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Not quite a throne
and I was the recipient of the Kitty STARE for a good proportion of the morning. There were obviously several things I had done totally and completely wrong and thus had earn the ire of the cat. The first was … Continue reading
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Oops
It wasn’t until the Youngest looked at my current cross stitch project that all the pieces fit together in my head. Oh! she said – Quidditch! What? Oh yeah – Snitch in the center and the four house colors… Darn … Continue reading
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and stacks of audiobooks
Today’s simple task was to excavate a cupboard which turned out to be packed full of books on CDs & DvDs. Many of them are a decade or more old, and came back from Germany with us (access to the … Continue reading
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Four Elements
I did mention stitch-a-longs didn’t I? It looks like this is the week to get blasted. Today was the release on Part 2 = Earth on Tiny Modernists Four Seasons. This is where I finished with Water – and now … Continue reading
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Summing up the month
This ends January. The first month of the year on the Western Calendar. A time of no resolutions (hence no guilt because we all know they don’t last longer than it takes to write them down. At least for me…. … Continue reading
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Old Listens
Really, I will not tell you how many audio books that I own. Or have a license to (after all, there is Audible, iTunes, Chirp, GraphicAudio). What I will say that is currently I have very little tolerance for blood … Continue reading
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Library CDs
It probably will not surprise you at all to learn that not everyone who borrows audiobooks from the library bothers to take care of them. End result, of course is that listening to them, ripping them to a hard drive … Continue reading
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Counting down
In some ways, it seems like my semester just started yesterday. But in reality, there is only the remainder of this week and next. Followed by a week of study. Followed by exams. Time flies when you are having fun? … Continue reading
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In my ears
Since this is yet another day at sea, I thought I would detour into audiobooks. If you don’t read, or don’t listen to books you are welcome to hit delete, move on to another blog or do whatever makes you … Continue reading
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Carl won’t leave
No I don’t have a house guest who has been here longer than three days. What we have is a marine layer – fog in the evening completely obscuring the sky. Since Berkeley can occasionally be thought of as a … Continue reading
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It isn’t so much that
the As keep trying to lose. It is more a matter of fouling up a good thing. For example, an error by the shortstop in the first inning turned a routine out into a two base grab. Said runner later … Continue reading
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No Alarm
It is quiet here, except for the purring cat. The occasional train rumbles by with the tracks within a couple of miles. I can hear the whistle in the distance as the freight trains roll across the various crossings. And … Continue reading
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Waiting
For side effects, symptoms. boredom or sleep. Thinking about it, I’ll go for the sleep. I didn’t get much last night probably secondary to both the cats and the lovely prednisone I was complaining about last chemo cycle. While I … Continue reading
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Nap Time
It was a long day. A really long day if you want the truth. Taking the 0558 BART meant that I arrive at Powell Street in time to catch the 0650 shuttle. One minute earlier and I could have boarded … Continue reading
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Resolutions
What did I say? Nothing major on the table this year. No “must read so many books or finish x many hats or ……” I’m not even committing myself to having the garage organized by the end of the year. … Continue reading
Posted in Books & AudioBooks, Cross-Stitch, Fiber, Sewing
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