Tuesday Tunes - 10/30/12

A great lyric is like a good book... Posting early, in case we lose power... The Change Garth Brooks, Artist Tester, Wayne & Arata, Tony, Writers One hand Reaches out And pulls a lost soul from harm While a thousand more go unspoken for They say what good...

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Surviving Sandy...

Life is funny sometimes. Sitting here as the storm rages outside, I find myself surviving Sandy. Twenty years ago, I wasn't sure I could... I fell in love in college, but as often happens it didn't last. I was heartbroken, but wanted him to be happy more than anything. He was as kind and understanding as he could be, given we lived two doors away from one another in the same dorm and...

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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Bender

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender is a beautifully written, though dark, story about a not-so-normal family. Rose Edelstein is nine years old when she sits down for a piece of her mother's chocolate lemon cake. What she tastes is not what she expected.  Rose discovers that...

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Tuesday Tunes - 10/23/12

A great lyric is like a great book... You will find that my taste in music varies greatly! I find many country songs that have great lyrics (and folk, obviously), but that could get boring for non-country fans. So, I will try to mix things up somewhat... Stan (Eminem, ft Dido, Artist; Marshal...

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Mondays - 10/22/12

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Currently Reading:  Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea (Steve Callahan) Just Finished: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender) On Deck: So many great choices... ...

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My Boyfriend Wrote A Book About Me - Winston

Let me clarify that this is NOT A BOOK FOR EVERYONE!!  Definitely rated R!!   But the average American gal, especially one who has spent many years looking for Mr. Right, or guy will find this book quite funny...if you can get past all the discussion of B.J.s, H.J.s, and other sexually...

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Tuesday Tunes - 10/16/12

A great lyric is like a good book... Sad, but powerful... She Thinks His Name Was John  Reba McIntyre, Artist Knox, Sandy & Rosen, Steve, Writers She can account for all of the men in her past Where they are now, who they married, how many kids they have. She knew their backgrounds,...

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Mondays - 10/15/12

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Currently Reading:  The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake: A Novel (Aimee Bender)   Just Finished:  My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me (Hilary Winston) On Deck: No clue...again. The cool thing about a new ipad is you...

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We Bought A Zoo - Mee

Some books make great movies. Others not so much. Most often, the movie is just fine...but the book just brings something else, something special. We Bought A Zoo by Benamin Mee is one of those books.  Benjamin Mee has always been adventurous.  Despite a newly purchased home (read project)...

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Tuesday Tunes - 10/9/12

A great lyric is like a good book...   Back For Good  Take That, Artist Barlow, Gary, Writer I guess now it's time for me to give up I feel it's time Got a picture of you beside me Got you're lipstick mark still on your coffee cup Got a fist of pure emotion Got a head...

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Mondays - 10/8/12

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Currently Reading:  My Boyfriend Wrote a Book About Me (Hilary Winston)  Just Finished: Kisses from Katie (Katie Davis) We Bought A Zoo (Benjamin Mee)  On Deck: No clue...again. The cool about a new ipad is you can make...

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Kisses from Katie - Davis

*This book was an advanced reading copy sent to me, free of charge, for my honest review and opinion.  All comments in this review are the honest opinion of the blogger.  Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis is the story of an ordinary teenager from Tennessee who decided her senior year in...

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September 2012 ReCap...

Courtesy ofhttp://www.chaoticcompendiums.com/ September 2012 Update This month I read: Total Read: 3 Adult: 3 YA/children's: 0 Abandoned: 0 YTD - 36 Including: We Bought A Zoo - Benjamin Mee Daydreams and Diaries - Tim Black Cabin - Lou Ureneck Abandoned: Titanic Tragedy (I will return...

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Tuesday Tunes - 10/2/12

A great lyric is like a good book...  Ellsworth  Rascal Flatts, Artist Mobley, Wendell, Dulaney, Michael W., Thrasher, Neil, Writers Grandma burned the biscuits Nearly took the house down with it. Now she's in assisted livin' We all knew that day would come. We knew she was to...

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