Category: Misc

THURS

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Today’s question:
You may have noticed–the Winter Olympics are going on. Is that affecting your reading time? Have you read any Olympics-themed books? What do you think about the Olympics in general? Here’s your chance to discuss!
   In the past, I would be glued to the tv watching.  But for some reason, this year I haven’t watched that much.  This past weekend I had the Olympics on but the sound lowered and if I heard something that was interesting to me, I would watch.  I think part of it is habit also.  Usually during the week, I have a 24/7 news station on, again with sound lowered, and forget by the afternoon that the Olypics are on.  Another reason I think I haven’t been watching is my addiction to reading and blogging.  I will answer the question this way….in the past the Olympics definitely affected my reading time but today its the opposite.  I think another reason I haven’t been tuned in is that my current read is a book that I am having a hard time putting down !
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**Go to one of your book blogs you visit (each week visit another blog)

**Click on their blog roll/blog lists.
**Find 1-5 blogs that are new to you from that list.
**Visit those new blogs (optional but would be nice…award them with the “Thursday Treasure” icon and become a follower)
**Post on your site the name of the blog you initially visited and the 3 new sites you found.
**Leave a comment here with a link to your site(if you don’t have a blog, list your finds here) so others may see the blogs you have found.
  (This is how I found the blogs that I have been following, by clcking on someone’s blog roll and my list kept growing.  I read an article that there are quite of few book blogs out there and like books, there are never too many good blogs…how I came to creating “Thursday Treasure”.  Would you like to find more good blogs and join in on the hunt.  Fo to my Memes tab and check it out)
  This week my hunt for new book blogs was via Kathy’s blog roll at Bermudaonion Blog Site (http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com/)  I found 3 “new” to me sites that I look forward to reading and commenting on in the future.  Thank you Kathy for having these on your list.
          Lynne’s Book Reviews        http://www.lynnesbookreviews.blogspot.com
          Bailey’s and Books              http://baileysandbooks.wordpress.com
          Michele One “L”                http://micheleonel.blogspot.com/
Have a great Thursday !!!!! 

WED

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  Wanted to share a giveaway that I read in one of my morning newsletters BUT you have to promise one thing….that one of the copies is mine (lol)  Karen at Bookin’ With Bingo( http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com) is giving away 10 copies…..thats right ….10 copies of Still Life by Joy Fielding.  I started reading her books many many years ago and  was never disappointed that it would be a good read.  So if you like suspense…head on over there BUT don’t forget…one copy is mine LOL.
  Also there is a new challenge that I am going to sign up for.  Via A Novel Challenge Blog, she posted about this new challenge that Reading With The Sea is hosting (http://readingwithsea.wordpress.com/challenges)  Its a 50 book challenge, just in case, the 100+ isn’t completed for one reason or another.  And they can overlap !!!!!  So I’m heading that way after this post. 
  I will then go on my hunt for new blogs “Thursday Treasure” meme for tomorrow.  If interested in this meme, check out my Meme Navigation Tab for criteria.  Since I don’t have any words for Wondrous Words Wednesday hosted by Bermudaonion Blog, I am thinking of checking out her blog roll to find new blogs for me.
  Looks like I have a few puter items to take care of so I better get going, especially since I have been up most of the night, and will probably fall asleep on my keyboard.  I never thought I would say “I wish this surgery was sooner”!!!  Last night was awful…the pain kept waking me up and I just couldn’t get comfortable.  Now on to today’s meme and then off to take care of business.  Have a great day!!!!

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Hosted by Should Be Reading http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/
 *What are you currently reading?
     Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan    
  *What did you recently finish reading?
     False Convictions by Tim Green (Rating 4 out of 5)
     Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton Rating 4 out of 5)
 *What do you think you’ll read next?
     A Note from an Old Acquaintance  A Novel by Bill Walker (he will be a Guest Author on this blog the end of March)
    
      


  
   

WED

Free Avatars

  Wanted to share a giveaway that I read in one of my morning newsletters BUT you have to promise one thing….that one of the copies is mine (lol)  Karen at Bookin’ With Bingo( http://bookinwithbingo.blogspot.com) is giving away 10 copies…..thats right ….10 copies of Still Life by Joy Fielding.  I started reading her books many many years ago and  was never disappointed that it would be a good read.  So if you like suspense…head on over there BUT don’t forget…one copy is mine LOL.
  Also there is a new challenge that I am going to sign up for.  Via A Novel Challenge Blog, she posted about this new challenge that Reading With The Sea is hosting (http://readingwithsea.wordpress.com/challenges)  Its a 50 book challenge, just in case, the 100+ isn’t completed for one reason or another.  And they can overlap !!!!!  So I’m heading that way after this post. 
  I will then go on my hunt for new blogs “Thursday Treasure” meme for tomorrow.  If interested in this meme, check out my Meme Navigation Tab for criteria.  Since I don’t have any words for Wondrous Words Wednesday hosted by Bermudaonion Blog, I am thinking of checking out her blog roll to find new blogs for me.
  Looks like I have a few puter items to take care of so I better get going, especially since I have been up most of the night, and will probably fall asleep on my keyboard.  I never thought I would say “I wish this surgery was sooner”!!!  Last night was awful…the pain kept waking me up and I just couldn’t get comfortable.  Now on to today’s meme and then off to take care of business.  Have a great day!!!!

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Hosted by Should Be Reading http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/
 *What are you currently reading?
     Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan    
  *What did you recently finish reading?
     False Convictions by Tim Green (Rating 4 out of 5)
     Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton Rating 4 out of 5)
 *What do you think you’ll read next?
     A Note from an Old Acquaintance  A Novel by Bill Walker (he will be a Guest Author on this blog the end of March)
    
      


  
   

Tue

NEED YOUR HELP:  It has been brought to my attention from one of my visitors, that my page is very slow in loading.  I was wondering if anyone else is having this problem, and if you are, could you please notify me.  I am not sure what or why that would happen, but if it is, I will try to figure it out and fix it.  I am sorry for any inconvenience.  Thank you Diane for letting me know.

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Hosted by Should Be Reading http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
     My Teaser:
“What are you hding for?  What have you done?  What are you smiling about?’
     From Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan   page 132

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Hosted By An Adventure In Reading http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/
  I have just returned to Boston, from a vacation to Ireland, to learn that my brother (fictional…character in book ) has sustained life threatening injuries from a car accident and being transported to a local hospital.

Tue

NEED YOUR HELP:  It has been brought to my attention from one of my visitors, that my page is very slow in loading.  I was wondering if anyone else is having this problem, and if you are, could you please notify me.  I am not sure what or why that would happen, but if it is, I will try to figure it out and fix it.  I am sorry for any inconvenience.  Thank you Diane for letting me know.

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Hosted by Should Be Reading http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
*Grab your current read
*Open to a random page
*Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
*BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
*Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
     My Teaser:
“What are you hding for?  What have you done?  What are you smiling about?’
     From Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan   page 132

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Hosted By An Adventure In Reading http://raidergirl3-anadventureinreading.blogspot.com/
  I have just returned to Boston, from a vacation to Ireland, to learn that my brother (fictional…character in book ) has sustained life threatening injuries from a car accident and being transported to a local hospital.

Mon

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Hosted by Just One More Page http://rebeccavoy.blogspot.com/
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about a reference material.
Do you keep reference books on your shelves at home? What’s your first port of call when you need information – the internet or a book?
  99% of the time it is Google.  I do, however, have a very old dictionary for those rare times that a computer is not booted up.  I remember as a child when my parents purchased “The Encyclopedia Britannica” and feeling lucky to have all that knowledge in the house at our finger tips instead of having to go to the library.

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Hosted by One Persons Journey Through A World Of Books  http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week
Finished last week:
  Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton
  False Convictions by Tim Green
Hope to complete this week:
  Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
  and start
  A Note From An Old Aquaintance by Bill Walker

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  The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (won from Booking With Bingo)
  Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo (requested review from The Hachette Book Group)

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Mon

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Hosted by Just One More Page http://rebeccavoy.blogspot.com/
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about a reference material.
Do you keep reference books on your shelves at home? What’s your first port of call when you need information – the internet or a book?
  99% of the time it is Google.  I do, however, have a very old dictionary for those rare times that a computer is not booted up.  I remember as a child when my parents purchased “The Encyclopedia Britannica” and feeling lucky to have all that knowledge in the house at our finger tips instead of having to go to the library.

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Hosted by One Persons Journey Through A World Of Books  http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/
This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week
Finished last week:
  Death of a Valentine by M.C. Beaton
  False Convictions by Tim Green
Hope to complete this week:
  Now & Then by Jacqueline Sheehan
  and start
  A Note From An Old Aquaintance by Bill Walker

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Hosted by The Printed Page http://printedpage.us/
  The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker (won from Booking With Bingo)
  Waking Up In The Land Of Glitter by Kathy Cano-Murillo (requested review from The Hachette Book Group)

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P.S.

Am doing a little remodeling of my sidebars….moving items around…and adding a new addition or two.  Hope this does not cause anyone an inconveience or a GPS recalculation lol.