Tuesday Tunes - 12/31/13

A good lyric is like a great book... Auld Lang Syne Lea Michelle, Artist Robert Burns, Writer Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness...

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Mondays - 12/30/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy (Karen Foxlee) Just Finished:  Five Days at Memorial (Sherri Fink) On Deck:Hmmm....

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Merry Christmas 2013!

  May you and yours have a very merry Christmas! Hope its filled with peace and love... ...

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Tuesday Tunes - 12/24/13

A good lyric is like a great book... My Grown Up Christmas List Kelly Clarkson, Artist    Do you remember me I sat upon your knee I wrote to you With childhood fantasies Well, I'm all grown up now And still need help somehow I'm not a child But my heart still can dream So here's...

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Mondays - 12/23/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading:Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Sheri Fink)Moby Dock (Herman Melville)Just Finished: Nothing...On Deck:Lots of good stuff...

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Sunday Salon - 12/22/13

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.LifeHo, ho, ho, bloggies!Christmas week is finally here!  The past two days have been chock-full of catching up on house chores (that had been neglected due to gigs), holiday parties, cooking, and Christmas shopping....

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Secret Santa 2013 Arrived!

Santa arrived early at my house this year due to the 4th Annual Broke and Bookish Secret Santa! Thank you Secret Santa! My lovely benefactor over at anexerciseinwriting.wordpress.com sent along a lovely package of goodies with two "can't-wait-to-read" books, a cool looking bookmark/stand thingy...

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BookwormProblems Linkup

In honor of her 31st birthday, Jessica over at Quirky Bookworm is hosting   #BookwormProblems Linkup  ...so we can all bitch and moan about our Bookish "first world problems". Yippee! I'll try not to repeat others', trying to keep it fresh... 1. Having a hubby who thinks whatever is crossing...

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Smith (Throwback Thursday Review)

Throwback Thursday Reviews Another favorite read was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. Written in 1943, this American classic is the coming-of-age story of a young Irish girl in turn of the century Brooklyn, New York. Francie Nolan is the product of her home life. She is an idealistic dreamer,...

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To ReRead, or Not To ReRead...That is the question!

Sorry, no reviews today. How about a question instead... To reread or not to reread? That is the question! There are several books on my list which I would love to go back and reread! I like to take my time, let the prose wash over my brain, and allow myself to re-experience the book anew. But...

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Tuesday Tunes - 12/17/13

A good lyric is like a great book...   Where Are You Christmas Lyrics Faith Hill, Artist James Horner, Will Jennings and Mariah Carey, Writers Where are you Christmas Why can't I find you Why have you gone away Where is the laughter You used to bring me Why can't I hear music play My...

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Mondays - 12/16/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.   Now Reading:Margot (Jillian Cantor) Just Finished: Everything Is Perfect When You're A Liar (Kelly Oxford) On Deck:Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital (Sheri Fink)- this was on hold and just came...

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Sunday Salon -12/15/13

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.LifeWhat up, bloggies?! Another busy pre-holiday week here!Purely Vocals performed again this weekend and the audience had a great time, singing along and enjoying the holiday feel. Then Saturday the hubby and I had...

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Everything Is Perfect When You're A Liar - Oxford

Everything Is Perfect When You're A Liar is a series of disjointed, but quite hysterical, essays written by Kelly Oxford, a writer who found success first via the internet. She is well known and loved on Twitter.  Oxord offers vignettes from her life, starting with her childhood efforts to...

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Secret Santa - It's on its way!

I decided to take part this year in the 4th Annual Broke and Bookish Secret Santa! I am very excited to receive my package...but was even more thrilled to send mine today (last minute as always) to my giftee. I included some fun goodies, including a couple of books from the requested list and,...

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Tuesday Tunes - 12/10/13

A good lyric is like a great book... Hey Santa Carnie & Wendy Wilson, Artists Jack Kugell and Carnie & Wendy Wilson, Writers If everyday was Christmas If we could make believe If everyone would give a little more There'd be harmony The city is covered in snow tonight The children...

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Mondays - 12/9/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Now Reading: Margot (Jillian Cantor) Just Finished:  Everything Is Perfect When You're a Liar (Kelly Oxford) On Deck: Too many to count... ...

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Salon Sunday - 12/8/13

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.LifeWhat up, bloggies?! Not much going on this week. Lots of preholiday busy at work.  Preparing for this week's holiday party. Folks always wait until the last minute to sign up, do they do that elsewhere or...

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November 2013 ReCap...

November 2013 Update  Another slow month...  This month I read: Total Read: 2YTD:  33Adult: 2YA/children's: 0Abandoned: 0  Including: Camp (Michael Eisner) Twelve Months (Stephen Manchester) Abandoned: None Favorite Book(s) of the Month:  Twelve Months...

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All Souls - McDonald (Throwback Thursday Review )

Throwback Thursday Reviews One of my favorite reads is made even more timely by the recent conviction and sentencing of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. All Souls, by Michael Patrick MacDonald, caught my interest not because of the gangster story - in fact I typically have no interest in such a...

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Camp - Eisner

Born to an affluent, Jewish family, Michael Eisner was given many opportunities in life. Not surprisingly, he went on to succeed in business, specifically Hollywood (as Paramount CEO and President, as well as the CEO of the Walt Disney Corporation for over twenty years). One such opportunity came...

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Tuesday Tunes - 12/3/13

A good lyric is like a great book... Jesus Gets Jealous Of Santa Claus Toby Keith, Artist Writer(s): Keith Lionel Urban, Vernon Wayne Rust Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/toby-keith/jesus-gets-jealous-of-santa-claus-lyrics/#z0xTKXKpTf1oVe6w.99 Writer(s): Keith Lionel Urban, Vernon Wayne...

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Mondays - 12/2/13

This meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Still Reading:  Everything Is Perfect When You're A Liar (Kelly Oxford) and Now Reading: Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Just Finished:  A bunch of slow cooker recipes... On Deck:More recipes...

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Sunday Salon - 12/01/13

If you are interested in other Salon posts, visit the Facebook page to get links.LifeWhat up, bloggies?! How was your Thanksgiving? Mine was busy, but pretty darn yummy! Two families, two meals...more than one pie! Ha!Along with completing a bunch of errands, this week of vacation was spent rekindling...

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