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What's everyone reading?
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What's everyone reading?
Hi everyone,
Thought I'd get my thread started here on what's everyone reading? I'm currently
reading John Grisham's "The Summons". It's very interesting and I hope to finish it
sometime today. What's on your coffee table, nightstand or end table?
Janese
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Edie, congratulations
on
finally
getting
onto
this
new
site. I'm
slowly
getting
used
to
it. But
now
I
don't
get
any
notices
about
posts
have
appeared
in
my
message
boards. I
guess
we
have
to
get
on
once
in
a
while
and
see
if
we
have
any
messages
to
the
right
of
our
name.
Spinner, I'm
using
Firefox
to
get
onto
the
new
AARP
site
and
I
haven't
had
any
problems. But
my
computer
in
general
is
sometimes
not
very
reliable.
I've
been
called
to
serve
on
a
jury
and
have
been
at
court
Wednesday
and
today. We're
adjourned
until
next
Wednesday
afternoon. I
decided
to
read
a
quick, easy
book, so
I
took
3rd
Degree
by
James
Patterson, off
my
book
shelf. Very
easy
to
read
and
quick
to
get
into
the
story. That's
what
I
need
now. My
brain
has
been
taxed
to
the
limit
trying
to
remember
the
rules
of
the
court
and
details
of
each
witness's
testimony.
My
f2f
book
group
is
meeting
Monday. I
told
them
I
was
unable
to
come
because
I
was
serving
on
a
jury. Now
that
we're
off
Monday, I've
decided
not
to
go
anyway. I'm
very
tired
and
don't
look
forward
to
a
2-hour
ride
to
the
home
of
the
hostess
of
the
month. They'll
tell
me
what
the
book
for
April
will
be
and
I'll
get
it
after
I
finish
3rd
Degree
.
OT: the
spell
check
on
this
message
board
is
weird. Has
anyone
found
that? It
uses
the
color
yellow
to
show
me
the
questionable
words/phrases, but
when
I
right-click
on
it, the
drop
down
menu
only
appears
for
a
second
unless
I
hold
down
the
key. It
also
suggests
that
I
capitalize
words
that
are
in
the
middle
of
the
sentence. Guess
it's
a
bug
to
be
worked
out.
Nancy
Hi
Nancy,
Go to your profile page and on your picture is the word
settings. Click on that and then click on notifications.
Look and see what boxes you have checked for each category.
Then click on save changes when you are done. This could be
why you aren't getting notifications. Hope that helps.
I was only called for jury duty once. I had to go
sit in a room and wait to see if I was needed. Sat there all
day and never got called. Some people were sleeping and some
watched tv but you didn't dare get up and change the channel.
I brought a book to read but couldn't get into it. It was a
long day. I've never been called again. I had to go
there for 3 days and never did get picked to be on the jury.
I'm not sure but I might have the book "3rd Degree" in my
collection. I know I have a few James Patterson books.
I've been trying to read a book called, "Reading Lolita in
Tehran" but I haven't had much time to get into it yet.
This Sunday is my 29th wedding anniversary and we are going to
dinner and a movie. Saturday is busy chasing shopping for my
mom-in-law and for us.
I don't care for the spell check on this site at
all. I hate the yellow flash and sometimes when you type the
words don't come up right away because of the spell check.
I've typed an entire sentence before it even shows up. Very
annoying. Yes, it's just another bug to squash.
Janese
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Spinner,
I
tried
posting
a
message
this
morning
to
Janese
and
my
whole
computer
shut
down! So,
I
am
back
again
and
perhaps
it
will
go
through
this
time.
I
guess
it
is
O.K. for
you
to
have
a
BOOK
about
serial
killers
in
bed
with
you
rather
than
the
real
thing!
I
was
listening
to
The
Lost
Mother
by
Mary
McGarry
Morris
on
my
ipod
and
I
found
it
so
boring
that
I
quit
and
decided
that
I
really
don't
care
if
that
mother
is
ever
found!
I
then
began
listening
to
Sue
Miller's
new
book, The Senator's Wife,
on
my
ipod
and
this
is
much
better. :
D
-Edie
Hi
Edie,
I
read
Spinner's
post
from
you
and
found
out
that
you
tried
to
post
to
me
but your computer shut down. Are you
receiving notifications of postings? If not go to your profile
page and on your picture click on settings and then click on
notifications and see which ones you have checked. Did you
finish "Pray and Die" ? I think that was the name of
the book that took place in England. I'm still reading the
same book. Something keeps taking me away from it. I
think it would be interesting if I ever get going on it. This
weekend is busy. Tomorrow is the usual running around shopping
for my mom-in-law, shopping for us at Kohl's Dept. store, and then
my hubby's friend is coming for dinner. Sunday my hubby Don
and I are going to the show to see "The Bank Job" and then
we will go out to dinner to celebrate our 29th wedding
anniversary. How's the weather by you? Very nice here in
the upper 40's. Starting to go out walking with the dog
again. Love it! Lots of snow melting.
Janese
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J.D. Salinger
voluntarily
became
a
recluse
somewhere
in
the
forests
and
mountains
of
New
Hampshire. To
the
best
of
my
knowledge, he's
still
living. He
was
born
in
1919, so
he
would
be
89
years
old
.
I
haven't
heard
anything
about
him
passing
on
and
I
get
the
daily
paper
and
watch
the
news
so
I
think
they
would
have
said
something. Hopefully, at
89
he
isn't
too
alone
in
those
mountains.
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:
Hi
everyone,
Thought
I'd
get
my
thread
started
here
on
what's
everyone
reading? I'm
currently
reading
John
Grisham's "The
Summons". It's
very
interesting
and
I
hope
to
finish
it
sometime
today. What's
on
your
coffee
table, nightstand
or
end
table?
Janese
Edie, congratulations
on
finally
getting
onto
this
new
site. I'm
slowly
getting
used
to
it. But
now
I
don't
get
any
notices
about
posts
have
appeared
in
my
message
boards. I
guess
we
have
to
get
on
once
in
a
while
and
see
if
we
have
any
messages
to
the
right
of
our
name.
Spinner, I'm
using
Firefox
to
get
onto
the
new
AARP
site
and
I
haven't
had
any
problems. But
my
computer
in
general
is
sometimes
not
very
reliable.
I've
been
called
to
serve
on
a
jury
and
have
been
at
court
Wednesday
and
today. We're
adjourned
until
next
Wednesday
afternoon. I
decided
to
read
a
quick, easy
book, so
I
took
3rd
Degree
by
James
Patterson, off
my
book
shelf. Very
easy
to
read
and
quick
to
get
into
the
story. That's
what
I
need
now. My
brain
has
been
taxed
to
the
limit
trying
to
remember
the
rules
of
the
court
and
details
of
each
witness's
testimony.
My
f2f
book
group
is
meeting
Monday. I
told
them
I
was
unable
to
come
because
I
was
serving
on
a
jury. Now
that
we're
off
Monday, I've
decided
not
to
go
anyway. I'm
very
tired
and
don't
look
forward
to
a
2-hour
ride
to
the
home
of
the
hostess
of
the
month. They'll
tell
me
what
the
book
for
April
will
be
and
I'll
get
it
after
I
finish
3rd
Degree
.
OT: the
spell
check
on
this
message
board
is
weird. Has
anyone
found
that? It
uses
the
color
yellow
to
show
me
the
questionable
words/phrases, but
when
I
right-click
on
it, the
drop
down
menu
only
appears
for
a
second
unless
I
hold
down
the
key. It
also
suggests
that
I
capitalize
words
that
are
in
the
middle
of
the
sentence. Guess
it's
a
bug
to
be
worked
out.
Nancy
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Hi
Edie,
This
site
is
still
pretty
shakey
for
me
also. Some
of
it
may
be
because
I
us
e
FireFox
browser.
If
anyone
likes
these
serial
killer
novel
SHADOW
MAN
by
Cody
McFayden
is
a
good
one. I'm
going
to
start
THE
FACE
OF
DEATH
next......452
pages... so
that
should
last
me
a
while. I
don't
know
what
happened
to
MERCY
FALLS.
spinner
Spinner,
Speaking
of... This
is
my
second
time
this
morning
trying
to
reply
to
your
post.
I
am
taking
a
little
time
off
from
mysteries
to
do
some
work
with
two
books
by
Jack
Canfield,
The
Success
Principles
and
The
Power
of
Focus
.
I
am
keeping
this
short
in
case
I
get
cut
off
again.
Happy
Reading!
-Edie
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Spinner,
I
tried
posting
a
message
this
morning
to
Janese
and
my
whole
computer
shut
down! So,
I
am
back
again
and
perhaps
it
will
go
through
this
time.
I
guess
it
is
O.K. for
you
to
have
a
BOOK
about
serial
killers
in
bed
with
you
rather
than
the
real
thing!
I
was
listening
to
The
Lost
Mother
by
Mary
McGarry
Morris
on
my
ipod
and
I
found
it
so
boring
that
I
quit
and
decided
that
I
really
don't
care
if
that
mother
is
ever
found!
I
then
began
listening
to
Sue
Miller's
new
book, The Senator's Wife,
on
my
ipod
and
this
is
much
better. :
D
-Edie
Hi
Edie,
This
site
is
still
pretty
shakey
for
me
also. Some
of
it
may
be
because
I
us
e
FireFox
browser.
If
anyone
likes
these
serial
killer
novel
SHADOW
MAN
by
Cody
McFayden
is
a
good
one. I'm
going
to
start
THE
FACE
OF
DEATH
next......452
pages... so
that
should
last
me
a
while. I
don't
know
what
happened
to
MERCY
FALLS.
spinner
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Hi
Edie,
I'm
just
checking
to
see
if
this
works. Sometimes
when
I
try
to
post
it
just
seems
to
go
off
into
the
ether 🙂
Hopefully
we'll
get
the
hang
of
everything
soon.
I've
just
about
finished
SHADOW
MAN
by
McFayden. I
hope
to
start
the
next
one
he
wrote
soon. Nothing
like
reading
about
serial
killers
to
put
one
to
sleep
at
night 🙂
Spinner
Spinner,
I
tried
posting
a
message
this
morning
to
Janese
and
my
whole
computer
shut
down! So,
I
am
back
again
and
perhaps
it
will
go
through
this
time.
I
guess
it
is
O.K. for
you
to
have
a
BOOK
about
serial
killers
in
bed
with
you
rather
than
the
real
thing!
I
was
listening
to
The
Lost
Mother
by
Mary
McGarry
Morris
on
my
ipod
and
I
found
it
so
boring
that
I
quit
and
decided
that
I
really
don't
care
if
that
mother
is
ever
found!
I
then
began
listening
to
Sue
Miller's
new
book, The Senator's Wife,
on
my
ipod
and
this
is
much
better. :
D
-Edie
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Janese,
This is the first time I'm trying this, so let's see what happens.
I'm reading Stella Whitelaw's Pray and Die. It is an O.K. mystery. I'm not entralled, but it is a new setting for me (Sussex, England), so that's good.
-Edie
Hi
Edie,
I'm
just
checking
to
see
if
this
works. Sometimes
when
I
try
to
post
it
just
seems
to
go
off
into
the
ether 🙂
Hopefully
we'll
get
the
hang
of
everything
soon.
I've
just
about
finished
SHADOW
MAN
by
McFayden. I
hope
to
start
the
next
one
he
wrote
soon. Nothing
like
reading
about
serial
killers
to
put
one
to
sleep
at
night 🙂
Spinner
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Now
I
will
definitely
have
to
get
a
copy
and
read
it. I've
always
thought
I
should
read
more
classics. I've
always
enjoyed
books
but
now
I
enjoy
and
appreciate
them
even
more.
J.D. Salinger
voluntarily
became
a
recluse
somewhere
in
the
forests
and
mountains
of
New
Hampshire. To
the
best
of
my
knowledge, he's
still
living. He
was
born
in
1919, so
he
would
be
89
years
old
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When "Catcher
in
the
Rye" came
out
in
1951, all
public
schools
and
many
colleges
banned
it. Salinger
wrote
explicitly. If
you
read
it
and
you
get
to
the
part
where
Holden
goes
to
meet
his
sister
Phoebe
at
her
school, and
what
he
sees
painted
on
the
wall, you'll
see
why
it
was
banned
back
then.
Now
I
will
definitely
have
to
get
a
copy
and
read
it. I've
always
thought
I
should
read
more
classics. I've
always
enjoyed
books
but
now
I
enjoy
and
appreciate
them
even
more.
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Janese,
This is the first time I'm trying this, so let's see what happens.
I'm reading Stella Whitelaw's Pray and Die. It is an O.K. mystery. I'm not entralled, but it is a new setting for me (Sussex, England), so that's good.
-Edie
Edie,
You
succeeded. Congratulations
and
welcome
at
last. I'm
still
reading "Reading
Lolita
in
Tehran". Still
haven't
been
able
to
devote
much
time
to
it
but
I'm
trying. Maybe
your
book
will
get
better. England
is
a
place
I
always
wanted
to
go
to
since
my
ancestors
are
from
there
and
the
BEATLES
of
course.
Janese
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:
Hi
everyone,
Thought
I'd
get
my
thread
started
here
on
what's
everyone
reading? I'm
currently
reading
John
Grisham's "The
Summons". It's
very
interesting
and
I
hope
to
finish
it
sometime
today. What's
on
your
coffee
table, nightstand
or
end
table?
Janese
Janese,
This is the first time I'm trying this, so let's see what happens.
I'm reading Stella Whitelaw's Pray and Die. It is an O.K. mystery. I'm not entralled, but it is a new setting for me (Sussex, England), so that's good.
-Edie
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I
have
never
read "The
Catcher
in
the
Rye". I
read
many
classics
when
I
was
in
high
school
but
somehow
missed
that
one. I
will
have
to
give
it
a
try
one
day. I
enjoyed
the
works
of
the
Bronte
sisters
and
Jane
Austen.
When "Catcher
in
the
Rye" came
out
in
1951, all
public
schools
and
many
colleges
banned
it. Salinger
wrote
explicitly. If
you
read
it
and
you
get
to
the
part
where
Holden
goes
to
meet
his
sister
Phoebe
at
her
school, and
what
he
sees
painted
on
the
wall, you'll
see
why
it
was
banned
back
then.
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thanks
Janese
for
including
me
in
the
group
I
am
not
reading
anything
at
the
moment
but
John
Grisham
is
my
favorite
author
I
have
read
most
of
his
books
though
I
am
not
much
of
a
reader
I
do
love
his
books
And
I
think
I
will
get
the
Summons
and
read
it
Thanks
Jerry
Hi
Jerry,
You
are
quite
welcome. Glad
to
have
you
aboard. I
too
enjoy
John
Grisham's
books
and
recently
finished "Bleachers". It
was
different
from
most
of
his
books
as
it
did
not
deal
with
the
law. It
was
about
a
high
school
football
coach
who
was
dying
and
the
love/hate
relationship
he
had
with
his
players. It
was
a
very
quick
read
and
quite
enjoyable. Please
share
your
thoughts
of "The
Summons" when
you
finish
it.
Janese
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Hi
everyone,
Thought
I'd
get
my
thread
started
here
on
what's
everyone
reading? I'm
currently
reading
John
Grisham's "The
Summons". It's
very
interesting
and
I
hope
to
finish
it
sometime
today. What's
on
your
coffee
table, nightstand
or
end
table?
Janese
thanks
Janese
for
including
me
in
the
group
I
am
not
reading
anything
at
the
moment
but
John
Grisham
is
my
favorite
author
I
have
read
most
of
his
books
though
I
am
not
much
of
a
reader
I
do
love
his
books
And
I
think
I
will
get
the
Summons
and
read
it
Thanks
Jerry
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My
favorite
novel
of
all
time
is "A
Catcher
in
the
Rye" by
J.D. Salinger.
When
my
son's
mother
and
I
were
together, I
suggested
that
she
check
it
out
from
the
library
and
read
it. The
whole
time
she
was
reading
it, she
had
a
constant
grin
on
her
face. She
said
that
was
because
Holden
Caulfield
sounded
like
a
person
just
like
me.
But
it
was
like
many
movies. The
timeline
for
everything
that
Holden
did
and
all
of
the
places
that
he
went
to
was
unrealistic. Nobody
could
have
done
all
of
that
in
a
24-hour
time
frame (take
a
train, to
New
York, check
into
a
hotel, go
ice
skating, visit
his
old
teacher, then
finally
go
home.
I
recommend
it
to
all
of
you. Yes, I've
always
harbored
a
deep-rooted
abhorrence
for
phonies, especially
"secret
slobs" as
Holden
referred
to
his
roommate
as.
I
have
never
read "The
Catcher
in
the
Rye". I
read
many
classics
when
I
was
in
high
school
but
somehow
missed
that
one. I
will
have
to
give
it
a
try
one
day. I
enjoyed
the
works
of
the
Bronte
sisters
and
Jane
Austen.
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Hi
Nancy,
Sounds
like
you
are
going
to
be
very
busy
with
your
reading. I
wish
I
could
find
the
time
to
get
into
my
book. Maybe
after
my
company
leaves
on
Sunday. "The
Other
Boleyn
Girl" was
very
good. I
really
enjoyed
it
and
I
read
that
it
stayed
very
true
to
the
book
however
neither
are
true
to
history
which
was
somewhat
disappointing. Well, I
better
go
before
my
company
gets
back. Talk
to
you
when
I
can.
Janese
My
favorite
novel
of
all
time
is "A
Catcher
in
the
Rye" by
J.D. Salinger.
When
my
son's
mother
and
I
were
together, I
suggested
that
she
check
it
out
from
the
library
and
read
it. The
whole
time
she
was
reading
it, she
had
a
constant
grin
on
her
face. She
said
that
was
because
Holden
Caulfield
sounded
like
a
person
just
like
me.
But
it
was
like
many
movies. The
timeline
for
everything
that
Holden
did
and
all
of
the
places
that
he
went
to
was
unrealistic. Nobody
could
have
done
all
of
that
in
a
24-hour
time
frame (take
a
train, to
New
York, check
into
a
hotel, go
ice
skating, visit
his
old
teacher, then
finally
go
home.
I
recommend
it
to
all
of
you. Yes, I've
always
harbored
a
deep-rooted
abhorrence
for
phonies, especially
"secret
slobs" as
Holden
referred
to
his
roommate
as.
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Hi
Janese,
Well, I
finished
The
Uncommon
Reader
, posted
it
on
Bookins
and
already
have
someone
who
wants
it. It
was
cute, but
not
a
keeper.
I
started
Generations
and
found
it
was
too
much
for
me. So
I
searched
for
it
online
and
found
a
site
that
describes
it
much
better. I'm
going
to
work
my
way
through
the
site. I'm
fascinated
with
generations, cohorts,
etc. I
took
a
course
in
sociology
about
it
once.
I
see
that
some
of
our
reading
buddies
still
can't
get
onto
the
new
site. I'm
getting
notices
of
posts
on
the
old
message
board. Until
everyone's
on
board, I
think
I'll
still
answer
them
over
there.
Enjoy
the
rest
of
your
weekend.
Nancy
Hi
Nancy,
I'm
afraid
I
haven't
been
able
to
read
my
book
yet. I
had
company
Friday
and
Saturday
and
today
I
have
to
go
to
a
meeting
with
our
block
watch
co-ordinator. She
is
resigning
and
I
want
to
find
out
what
the
job
entails
before
I
decide
to
take
it
on. I've
also
been
busy
between
the
two
boards
trying
to
catch
up. Yes, there
are
a
few
that
haven't
made
it
on
board
yet
so
I'm
still
replying
to
them
on
the
old
site
as
well. Hopefully, they'll
get
on
soon
because
the
old
site
will
end
in
April
and
become
a
read
only
site. Edie
and
Kathryn
Ruth
are
having
problems
getting
on
and
they
have
been
working
with
Terri
at
aarp
so
I'm
hoping
they
will
get
it
resolved
next
week. I
don't
know
about
Bikermom. She's
still
writing
on
the
old
board. Some
are
still
writing
there
until
it
ends
because
they
like
it
better. Peggy
and
Spinner
have
made
it
here
but
I'm
afraid
there
are
some
we'll
lose
and
that's
unfortunate.
Glad
to
hear
you
finished "The
Uncommon
Reader". Wish I could find some
time to get into my book. Tomorrow night I have a meeting
about upcoming events in our park but I think I'll stay off the
computer and try to get in some reading tomorrow. Have a great day.
Janese
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Hi
everyone,
Thought
I'd
get
my
thread
started
here
on
what's
everyone
reading? I'm
currently
reading
John
Grisham's "The
Summons". It's
very
interesting
and
I
hope
to
finish
it
sometime
today. What's
on
your
coffee
table, nightstand
or
end
table?
Janese
Couldn't
resist
sharing
this
joke
here
since
it
has
to
do
with
reading:
Never
Argue with a Woman
One morning, the husband returns the boat to their
lakeside cottage after several hours of fishing and
decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the
lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors
out a short distance, anchors, puts her feet up, and
begins to read her book.
The
peace and solitude are magnificent.
Along
comes a Fish and Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up
alongside the woman and says, 'Good morning, Ma'am. What
are you doing?'
'Reading a book' she replies,
(thinking, Isn't that obvious?')
'You're
in a Restricted Fishing Area,' he informs her.
'I'm
sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm reading.'
'Yes, but I see you have all the equipment. For all I know
you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in
and write you up.'
'If you do
that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault,' says
the woman.
'But
I haven't even touched you,' says the Game Warden.
'That's
true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you
could start at any moment.'
'Have a nice day ma'am,' and he left.
MORAL: Never argue with a woman
who reads. It's likely she can also think.
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Hi
Nancy,
Sounds
like
you
are
going
to
be
very
busy
with
your
reading. I
wish
I
could
find
the
time
to
get
into
my
book. Maybe
after
my
company
leaves
on
Sunday. "The
Other
Boleyn
Girl" was
very
good. I
really
enjoyed
it
and
I
read
that
it
stayed
very
true
to
the
book
however
neither
are
true
to
history
which
was
somewhat
disappointing. Well, I
better
go
before
my
company
gets
back. Talk
to
you
when
I
can.
Janese
Hi
Janese,
Well, I
finished
The
Uncommon
Reader
, posted
it
on
Bookins
and
already
have
someone
who
wants
it. It
was
cute, but
not
a
keeper.
I
started
Generations
and
found
it
was
too
much
for
me. So
I
searched
for
it
online
and
found
a
site
that
describes
it
much
better. I'm
going
to
work
my
way
through
the
site. I'm
fascinated
with
generations, cohorts,
etc. I
took
a
course
in
sociology
about
it
once.
I
see
that
some
of
our
reading
buddies
still
can't
get
onto
the
new
site. I'm
getting
notices
of
posts
on
the
old
message
board. Until
everyone's
on
board, I
think
I'll
still
answer
them
over
there.
Enjoy
the
rest
of
your
weekend.
Nancy
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I'm
almost
finished
with
the
Tractor
book. Things
do
get
better
toward
the
end. Justice
does
prevail, as
they
say. I'm
also
almost
finished
with "The
Uncommon
Reader". This
is
going
to
give
me
some "free"
reading
time
between
discussions. I
bought
a
book
a
while
ago
called "Generations". I
don't
remember
when
I
learned
about
the
different
generations: Silent
generation, Baby
Bookers, Millenials,
etc., but
I
really
enjoyed
trying
to
understand
the
difference
between
us. Each
generation
is
created
differently
by
the
events
they
live
through, like
WWII, Kennedy's
death, 9/11. There
are "only"
425
pages, the
is
small
and
the
book
is
large. I'm
going
to
attack
this
like
a
class: taking
notes, reviewing,
etc. I
am
really
looking
forward
to
it.
I
might
also
try
to
read
one
of
my
light
books
from
my
book
list, too. Get
as
much
reading
in
as
I
can
before
my
f2f
book
group
meets
on
the
17th
and
I'll
have
another
book
to
read!
How
was "The
Other
Boleyn
Girl"? A
friend
of
mine
read
the
book
and
enjoyed
it
very
much.
Nancy
Hi
Nancy,
Sounds
like
you
are
going
to
be
very
busy
with
your
reading. I
wish
I
could
find
the
time
to
get
into
my
book. Maybe
after
my
company
leaves
on
Sunday. "The
Other
Boleyn
Girl" was
very
good. I
really
enjoyed
it
and
I
read
that
it
stayed
very
true
to
the
book
however
neither
are
true
to
history
which
was
somewhat
disappointing. Well, I
better
go
before
my
company
gets
back. Talk
to
you
when
I
can.
Janese
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Hi
Nancy,
I'm
glad
you
had
a
wonderful
time
with
your
friend
Dee. I
had
hoped
to
have
all
my
messages
caught
up
before
you
got
back
so
I
was
surprised
to
see
that
you
had
already
responded. I take it you drove to
Philadelphia. Sorry to hear you got lost. I hope you
weren't lost for long.
I love flower shows. Every year my husband and I
make it a point to visit the flower building at the state
fair. They have some of the most beautiful arrangements.
I've always wanted to go to Holland, Michigan for the tulip
festival. How is your orchid doing? I would kill it for
sure. I'm okay with plants outdoors but I've never been able
to keep one alive indoors so I don't even try anymore.
If "Jewel in the Crown" wasn't making any
sense to you it's good that you put it down. As my friend Edie
is always telling me life is too short to continue reading a book
you don't enjoy and there are too many good ones out there. At
least you are enjoying "The Uncommon Reader". Please
continue the tractor book as the ending may surprise you. You
can tell me the end because I doubt I would ever read it.
Hoping to get some reading in tomorrow if I can keep my
messages caught up. On my way to the movies in a little while
with my girlfriend Barb. Going to see "The Other Boleyn
Girl". Talk to you soon.
Janese
I'm
almost
finished
with
the
Tractor
book. Things
do
get
better
toward
the
end. Justice
does
prevail, as
they
say. I'm
also
almost
finished
with "The
Uncommon
Reader". This
is
going
to
give
me
some "free"
reading
time
between
discussions. I
bought
a
book
a
while
ago
called "Generations". I
don't
remember
when
I
learned
about
the
different
generations: Silent
generation, Baby
Bookers, Millenials,
etc., but
I
really
enjoyed
trying
to
understand
the
difference
between
us. Each
generation
is
created
differently
by
the
events
they
live
through, like
WWII, Kennedy's
death, 9/11. There
are "only"
425
pages, the
print
is
small
and
the
book
is
large. I'm
going
to
attack
this
like
a
class: taking
notes, reviewing,
etc. I
am
really
looking
forward
to
it.
I
might
also
try
to
read
one
of
my
light
books
from
my
book
list, too. Get
as
much
reading
in
as
I
can
before
my
f2f
book
group
meets
on
the
17th
and
I'll
have
another
book
to
read!
How
was "The
Other
Boleyn
Girl"? A
friend
of
mine
read
the
book
and
enjoyed
it
very
much.
Nancy
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Janese, I
had
a
wonderful
time
in
Philadelphia - once
I
got
there. For
some
reason, I
always
get
lost
on
my
way
to
Philadelphia. Never
on
my
way
home! My
friend, Dee, and
I
talked
for
hours. I
need
to
get
her
onto
Yahoo
IM
so
we
can
chat.
The
flower
show
was
exquisite. Such
beautiful
arrangements
and
shocks
of
colors. I
found
myself
smiling
as
soon
as
I
walked
in
the
door. We
listened
to
a
lecture
about
orchids, then
decided
to
buy
one. I've
never
owned
an
orchid
in
my
life! It's
like
having
a
brand
new
baby
in
the
house: I'm
so
afraid
I'm
going
to
kill
it!
I
drove
home
yesterday, cutting
my
visit
short
by
one
day
because
the
weather
was
going
to
be
horrid
today. I'm
real
tired, but
don't
have
anything
planned
today
because
our
TOPS
meeting
has
been
canceled. I
have
a
fibromyalgia
support
group
to
attend
this
afternoon, but
I
bet
that's
going
to
be
canceled
as
well.
I've
given
up
on "
Jewel
in
the
Crown
". It
just
stopped
making
sense
to
me. I've
now
started
reading "
The
Uncommon
Reader
" by
Alan
Bennett, which
has
turned
out
to
be
delightful. I
highly
recommend
it
to
all
readers. It's
the
story
of
the
British
queen
learning
to
read
and
appreciate
books. Quite
insightful. My
f2f
book
group
meets
on
March
17th
at
which
time
I
will
have
finished
the
Tractor
book. I
will
tell
them
my
opinion
unless
it
gets
better. But
right
now
I'm
so
afraid
for
the
old
man
that
I
don't
want
to
read
it
anymore.
Nancy
Hi
Nancy,
I'm
glad
you
had
a
wonderful
time
with
your
friend
Dee. I
had
hoped
to
have
all
my
messages
caught
up
before
you
got
back
so
I
was
surprised
to
see
that
you
had
already
responded. I take it you drove to
Philadelphia. Sorry to hear you got lost. I hope you
weren't lost for long.
I love flower shows. Every year my husband and I
make it a point to visit the flower building at the state
fair. They have some of the most beautiful arrangements.
I've always wanted to go to Holland, Michigan for the tulip
festival. How is your orchid doing? I would kill it for
sure. I'm okay with plants outdoors but I've never been able
to keep one alive indoors so I don't even try anymore.
If "Jewel in the Crown" wasn't making any
sense to you it's good that you put it down. As my friend Edie
is always telling me life is too short to continue reading a book
you don't enjoy and there are too many good ones out there. At
least you are enjoying "The Uncommon Reader". Please
continue the tractor book as the ending may surprise you. You
can tell me the end because I doubt I would ever read it.
Hoping to get some reading in tomorrow if I can keep my
messages caught up. On my way to the movies in a little while
with my girlfriend Barb. Going to see "The Other Boleyn
Girl". Talk to you soon.
Janese
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I
read "More
Reading
s
from
One
Man's
Wilderness" from
Dick
Proenneke & the
Natl
Park
Service
for
inspiration
almost
every
day. He
lived
in
Alaska
for
over
30
years & was
almost
self
sufficient. He
LOVED
his
life
in
what
is
now
Lake
Clark
Natl
Park. Not
an
exciting
read
but
his
outlook
on
life
cheers
me.
Hi
Heidi,
Still
catching
up
on
messages. I've
never
heard
of
that
book
but
it
sounds
like
a
good
one. All
books
don't
have
to
be
exciting
reads
to
give
a
good
impression. Speaking
of
Alaska, my
girlfriend
and
I
are
seeing
a
movie
this
afternoon
at
the
show
and
then
we'll
come
home
for
dinner. Then
we
usually
watch
a
movie
that
I
rented
from
Netflix
and
the
movie
we
should
be
watching
today
is "Into
the
Wild" which
is
about
the
college
student
who
gave
up
all
his
possessions, gave
all
his
money
to
charity
and
hitchhiked
to
Alaska
to
live
in
the
wilderness. Should
be
a
good
one. It
was
directed
by
Sean
Penn.
Janese
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Hi
Nancy,
Hope
you
had
a
great
time
in
Philidelphia. Sounded
like
a
very
relaxing
time
catching
up
with
your
friend. Did
you
enjoy
the
flower
show?
How
is
the
novella "An
Uncommon
Reader"? I'm
still
reading "Reading
Lolita
in
Tehran". I
haven't
been
reading
much
lately. Busy
answering
messages
and
I
got
involved
in
a
jigsaw
puzzle
which
I
happened
to
finish
tonight. I
hope
to
do
a
little
reading
before
bed
tonight. Just
want
to
answer
a
few
messages. Did you finish "Jewel
in the Crown". I don't know if I could finish a book in
time for a discussion. Then again maybe I'd be more inclined
to read a little faster. Who told you the "Tractor"
book was going to be funny? Did you tell them what you
thought? I hope that Albanian woman got what was coming to her.
Talk to you soon. I'm going to answer a couple
more messages and than go read a bit.
Janese
Janese, I
had
a
wonderful
time
in
Philadelphia - once
I
got
there. For
some
reason, I
always
get
lost
on
my
way
to
Philadelphia. Never
on
my
way
home! My
friend, Dee, and
I
talked
for
hours. I
need
to
get
her
onto
Yahoo
IM
so
we
can
chat.
The
flower
show
was
exquisite. Such
beautiful
arrangements
and
shocks
of
colors. I
found
myself
smiling
as
soon
as
I
walked
in
the
door. We
listened
to
a
lecture
about
orchids, then
decided
to
buy
one. I've
never
owned
an
orchid
in
my
life! It's
like
having
a
brand
new
baby
in
the
house: I'm
so
afraid
I'm
going
to
kill
it!
I
drove
home
yesterday, cutting
my
visit
short
by
one
day
because
the
weather
was
going
to
be
horrid
today. I'm
real
tired, but
don't
have
anything
planned
today
because
our
TOPS
meeting
has
been
canceled. I
have
a
fibromyalgia
support
group
to
attend
this
afternoon, but
I
bet
that's
going
to
be
canceled
as
well.
I've
given
up
on "
Jewel
in
the
Crown
". It
just
stopped
making
sense
to
me. I've
now
started
reading "
The
Uncommon
Reader
" by
Alan
Bennett, which
has
turned
out
to
be
delightful. I
highly
recommend
it
to
all
readers. It's
the
story
of
the
British
queen
learning
to
read
and
appreciate
books. Quite
insightful. My
f2f
book
group
meets
on
March
17th
at
which
time
I
will
have
finished
the
Tractor
book. I
will
tell
them
my
opinion
unless
it
gets
better. But
right
now
I'm
so
afraid
for
the
old
man
that
I
don't
want
to
read
it
anymore.
Nancy
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I
was
told
the "Tractor" book
was
funny. It
isn't. It's
sad. It's
about
an
85-year
old
man
who
is "used"
by
a
35-year
old
Albanian
woman
to
get
citizenship
in
England. She
uses
her
feminine
wiles
to
convince
him
to
marry
her. She's
a
witch
and
I
hope
she
gets
punished
at
the
end
of
the
book."Jewel
in
the
Crown" is
very
slow
reading
and
if
I
didn't
have
the
SeniorNet
discussion
to
read, I
probably
would
have
put
the
book
down
weeks
ago.
I
got
my
newest
book
from
Amazon
today. It's
"An
Uncommon
Reader" and
is
a "novella".
Senior
Net
will
be
discussing
it
beginning
March
1st. I'm
going
to
Philadelphia
for
the
Flower
Show
for
the
next
four
days. I'm
leaving
tomorrow
and
taking
all
my
books
with
me. I'm
visiting
a
friend
whom
I
haven't
seen
in
three
years. We
don't
plan
on
doing
much
except
lounging
around
and
talking. We'll
go
to
the
Flower
Show
Monday
and
I'll
head
back
home
Tuesday.
I
asked
on
the
old
site, but
I'll
ask
here, too. Have
you
found
a
way
to
receive
an
message
when
someone
posts
a
message
to
one
of "your"
groups?'Til
Wednesday,
Nancy
Hi
Nancy,
Hope
you
had
a
great
time
in
Philidelphia. Sounded
like
a
very
relaxing
time
catching
up
with
your
friend. Did
you
enjoy
the
flower
show?
How
is
the
novella "An
Uncommon
Reader"? I'm
still
reading "Reading
Lolita
in
Tehran". I
haven't
been
reading
much
lately. Busy
answering
messages
and
I
got
involved
in
a
jigsaw
puzzle
which
I
happened
to
finish
tonight. I
hope
to
do
a
little
reading
before
bed
tonight. Just
want
to
answer
a
few
messages. Did you finish "Jewel
in the Crown". I don't know if I could finish a book in
time for a discussion. Then again maybe I'd be more inclined
to read a little faster. Who told you the "Tractor"
book was going to be funny? Did you tell them what you
thought? I hope that Albanian woman got what was coming to her.
Talk to you soon. I'm going to answer a couple
more messages and than go read a bit.
Janese
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Hi, All............
I'm
almost
finished
with
the
final
Harry
Potter
book! I
have
enjoyed
them
all, and
my
mind
is
captivated
by
the
imagination
and
talents
of
J.K. Rowling.
I've
not
cared
for
some
of
her
more
recent 'revelations'
about
some
of
the
characters, but
what's
in
her
mind
fascinates
me. I
wonder
what
she
will
come
up
with
next!
Maggie
Hi
Maggie,
I
started
reading
the
Harry
Potter
books
a
few
years
back. I
think
I
read
about
4
of
them
and
then
I
got
to
page
75
in
the
5th
one
and
gave
up. I
have
seen
and
do
own
all
of
the
movies
so
far
and
I
did
enjoy
them
immensely. Looking
forward
to
the
next
movie. I
believe
there
are
seven
in
all.
Janese
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Hi
everyone,
Thought
I'd
get
my
thread
started
here
on
what's
everyone
reading? I'm
currently
reading
John
Grisham's "The
Summons". It's
very
interesting
and
I
hope
to
finish
it
sometime
today. What's
on
your
coffee
table, nightstand
or
end
table?
Janese
I
read "More
Reading
s
from
One
Man's
Wilderness" from
Dick
Proenneke & the
Natl
Park
Service
for
inspiration
almost
every
day. He
lived
in
Alaska
for
over
30
years & was
almost
self
sufficient. He
LOVED
his
life
in
what
is
now
Lake
Clark
Natl
Park. Not
an
exciting
read
but
his
outlook
on
life
cheers
me.
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:
Hi
everyone,
Thought
I'd
get
my
thread
started
here
on
what's
everyone
reading? I'm
currently
reading
John
Grisham's "The
Summons". It's
very
interesting
and
I
hope
to
finish
it
sometime
today. What's
on
your
coffee
table, nightstand
or
end
table?
Janese
Hi, All............
I'm
almost
finished
with
the
final
Harry
Potter
book! I
have
enjoyed
them
all, and
my
mind
is
captivated
by
the
imagination
and
talents
of
J.K. Rowling.
I've
not
cared
for
some
of
her
more
recent 'revelations'
about
some
of
the
characters, but
what's
in
her
mind
fascinates
me. I
wonder
what
she
will
come
up
with
next!
Maggie
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