A Bit Of Me

CMash August 6, 2011 5 Comments

Hosted by Danielle at There’s A Book

From Danielle’s blog:
We all leave our “footprint” on the world, in one way or another. We each, individually, do something or are someone that makes the world a little better just by being here. I created this weekly meme to get to know the blogging community I love just a bit better. To know what makes them tick, outside of books, that is. Each week I will post a question to be answered in the following week’s “A Bit of Me(Me)”. Check back each Saturday to get the info for next week’s post and link up with your current post right here.
This week’s question: At this very moment, which song makes your toes tap?
Read more: http://www.theresabook.com/2011/07/a-bit-of-meme-the-best-of-us/#ixzz1Tb4y471e

I’m probably going to show my age on this one but here goes. I enjoy the music from the 70s/80s, what they called “disco”. To me, it was music that did just what the question asks, it got your feet tapping, where you wanted to get up and dance, even to this day. And I think it’s funny when my kids enjoy some of the music that my husband and I enjoyed “in our time”.

My oldest son, Paul who is now 27, a few years back, for his gf’s birthday, bought her tickets for a concert to see 2 bands that were touring together, Chicago (her favorite) and Earth, Wind and Fire (one of his favorites and mine). When they got home, they were so excited, showing us pictures, telling us all about it and Paul’s words were “by far, the best concert I have ever been to.”. The tour had been taped live and made into a CD and Paul went right out and bought it and it was watched many times and enjoyed. A few months later, not knowing, Earth Wind and Fire were touring again but alone and close by, at Mohegan Sun Casino. For my birthday, Paul and Heather gave me tickets to see them LIVE and Paul was right, the best concert ever!!!

So to answer today’s question it would be any song by Earth Wind and Fire but my favorite would be September.

So what gets your toes tapping? What music wants to get you moving?

Winners

And the winner is………..

CMash August 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

……….of MY RUBY SLIPPERS by Tracy Seeley

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

38

Timestamp: 2011-08-05 22:08:28 UTC

Judy H said… 38 I’m following on twitter @headlessfowl.

An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Thank you to all that entered.

Winners

And the winner is………..

CMash August 5, 2011 1 Comment

……….of MY RUBY SLIPPERS by Tracy Seeley

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

38

Timestamp: 2011-08-05 22:08:28 UTC

Judy H said… 38 I’m following on twitter @headlessfowl.

An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Thank you to all that entered.

Friday Memes

CMash August 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

NEW TOUR POSTED

LAUREL DEWEY NOVELETTE FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

Hosted by An Island Life

From An Island Life:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

MY QUESTION:

What was your first job?

MY ANSWER:

Nurse’s Aide. I was 15, in HS and worked after school and weekends.

Hosted by Jennifer from CRAZY FOR BOOKS

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!
Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

Today’s question:
“What is the one ARC you would love to get your hands on right now?”

My answer:
The next Chevy Steven’s Book. She wrote Still Missing and Never Knowing. It seems she comes cout with a new book every summer so will have to wait and see what happens in the summer of 2012.
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www.Partnersincrimetours.net

CMash@partnersincrimetours.net

Please send email with following info:
*Name
*Blog Name
*Blog URL
*Email
*Facebook Name
*Twitter Name
*Comments
ex: likes, dislikes (cozies fantasy, erotica) EReader, Info of past tours, Any other info

Friday Memes

CMash August 5, 2011 4 Comments

NEW TOUR POSTED

LAUREL DEWEY NOVELETTE FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

Hosted by An Island Life

From An Island Life:
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.
If you’d like to participate, visit An Island Life answer the question and then post your own question on your blog and leave your link below. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

MY QUESTION:

What was your first job?

MY ANSWER:

Nurse’s Aide. I was 15, in HS and worked after school and weekends.

Hosted by Jennifer from CRAZY FOR BOOKS

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!
Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

Today’s question:
“What is the one ARC you would love to get your hands on right now?”

My answer:
The next Chevy Steven’s Book. She wrote Still Missing and Never Knowing. It seems she comes cout with a new book every summer so will have to wait and see what happens in the summer of 2012.
.

www.Partnersincrimetours.net

CMash@partnersincrimetours.net

Please send email with following info:
*Name
*Blog Name
*Blog URL
*Email
*Facebook Name
*Twitter Name
*Comments
ex: likes, dislikes (cozies fantasy, erotica) EReader, Info of past tours, Any other info

Winners

And the winner is……..

CMash August 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

………for THE TROUBLE WITH BEING A HORSE by Emily Edwards

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23

Timestamp: 2011-08-04 22:24:02 UTC

susansmoaks said… 23 i would be a cat

An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Thank you to all that entered.

Winners

And the winner is……..

CMash August 4, 2011 1 Comment

………for THE TROUBLE WITH BEING A HORSE by Emily Edwards

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23

Timestamp: 2011-08-04 22:24:02 UTC

susansmoaks said… 23 i would be a cat

An email has been sent to the winner and she has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. Thank you to all that entered.

Guest Author

Guest Author Gary Ryman

CMash August 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

I can honestly say that I have enjoyed each and every day since I have found this wonderful community of book blogging. Every day there is always something new to get excited about, be it, meeting a new blogger, adding more books to the ever growing TBR list, finding a new book, discussing a book just read and the list goes on. Today, I am thrilled about another new and exciting event. Nicole, from Tribute Books, has graciously invited me to be part of her tour group and today is the first time I am hosting!! And what a way to start. With the anniversary of 911 next month, Nicole is introducing us to author and fireman Gary Ryman. So please help me give him a warm welcome to the CMash blog!!!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gary R. Ryman is the second of three generations of firefighters. He has a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from the University of Maryland and has been employed as a fire protection engineer for over twenty-five years. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in American History. Ryman is married with two children. His oldest son makes up the third generation of firefighters in his family, which makes him feel both old and young at the same time.

GUEST POST

Slightly more than a month from now we will observe an important anniversary; one significant to firefighter’s nation wide. On September 11, 2001, among the thousands of others who died that day, 343 firefighters perished. Beyond New York City, firefighters from Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland worked for days—the initial responders to tragedy, as always.

The constant news coverage increased the understanding and respect of the important service that firefighters provide throughout the country. Communities small and large recognized that these are the initial troops, not just for a terrorist attack, but in the daily battles fought against emergencies. Firefighters were feted and praised and more importantly, supported in their needs for equipment and training. Time, however, is a great healer, and the lack of successful additional attacks has lessened the importance of fire departments in the mind of many. Fires, as we all know, only happen to other people, not me. Budget problems, financial difficulties, and simply the passage of time have dulled our memories of the sacrifices made on that day and those before and since. The responsibilities of our firefighters, though, continue to increase as they are expected to handle each new hazard which arises in our communities.

Nothing has changed, however. As before 9/11, firefighters continue to be killed and injured. Thankfully not in the numbers of that day, but die they still do. Hopefully this anniversary will remind communities of all sizes of the protection afforded them by their firefighters. We think of two sureties in life: death and taxes. There is, however, one more. Dial 911 and the firefighters will come. On 9/11, and the days which follow, let’s remember that.

You can find Gary Ryman at the following sites:

Book web site: http://www.fire-men-book.com/

Book Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fire-Men-Stories-from-Three-Generations-of-a-Firefighting-Family/183551625026176#!/pages/Fire-Men-Stories-from-Three-Generations-of-a-Firefighting-Family/183551625026176?sk=wall

Gary Ryman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gary.ryman

Tribute Books website: http://www.tribute-books.com/
Buy links: http://tribute-books.com/shop.html#biography1

ABOUT THE BOOK

Having served over thirty years in fire departments across three states, Gary R. Ryman brings a unique perspective to the firefighting experience. The son and father of firefighters, Ryman ignites the fire, smoke, blood and fear spanning three generations of the “family business.” He recounts his early days in upstate New York learning from his father, the department fire chief. He describes the blazes he battled with a career and volunteer crew in the crowded suburbs of Washington, D.C. He examines the mentoring relationship established with his son as they respond to the calls of a volunteer department in rural Pennsylvania. Overall, Ryman shares both the personal and professional turning points that define a firefighting career.

Watch the trailer: