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My daughters are working on getting this fixed but it isn’t yet.

I am trying to read The testament but it isn’t easy with two labs running around in the house. I usually don’t read this author but it is on my Kindle and Iam finding it easier to read on the Kindle than a book, here at least. I am in WI in the land of dogs. The kennel is full, the grooming shop is busy and yesterday I watched my daughter at a training class. It is a different life here and a nice change.

Looks like GGOBIT may have to get a new name or something this spam, and duplicate spam is wearisome!

Are those last two posts something that should actually be on our site? I think not.

The movie title I couldn’t think of is “On The Beach”.

CCNL, I also recently finished reading “One Second After”. It is a frightening thing, but they make mention in the afterword or maybe foreword of “Alas, Babylon” and also that famous movie (the names escapes me at this moment) where the bombs went off and a message being received by a submarine is from the pull on a window shade clicking. Help with the name will be appreciated. There was even, (synchronicity) an episode of NCIS-Los Angeles, last night that dealt with EMP. Scary as heck!
and it is “possible”.

I just finished “The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins” by David Willman. This was another C-Span 2 interview that led to an immediate download. There are mysteries that not nearly as intriguing as this story. It deals with the anthrax scare set off by spores in letters to Tom Brokaw and others shortly after 9/11. Suspicion eventually pointed to Dr. Steven Hatfill. I remembered reading that Hatfill had won a lawsuit but not what had happened to the investigation.

Now I’m reading “Capital Punishment” by Jack Abramoff It describes his early life and tracks his experience leading up to becoming a lobbyist and serving time. It is a timely and disturbingly graphic picture of how that proverbial slippery slope is greased with money in Washington. These two books demonstrate how dramatic non-fiction books can outdo fiction.

Described in an interview and just downloaded is “One Second After” by William Forstchen, described as fiction that explores the potential of the electromagnetic pulse as a threat to national security. It sounded similar to some by Michael Crichton, Tom Clancy and Robin Cook, which contained a lot of truth. I was surprised to find the foreword written by Newt Gingrich.

“Black Tuesday” by Nomi Prins is a fictional account of the Wall Street meltdown but does it in the context of the times of 1929. It personalizes the effect on people on all sides of the all-too-similar circumstances.

Back to reading and a Merry Christmas to all.

Candace

Hello Everyone. I so appreciate this forum. Maybe my New Year’s Resolution will be to read books.

Have a wonderful Holiday Season. Be safe. Georgianna

I had already translated jeep/keep, Darlyne –I have to do it all the time on my own writing. Just what I need–another book that sounds like a page-turner!! Glad the Kindle holds a lot of books. I am thinking I’ll upgrade since the new ones have added two more font sizes. My daughter-in-law brought over her new Kindle Fire to show me. I didn’t think it included the additional font sizes since they never include that in listing the features of that one. It is intended to compete with the IPad. Now that I’ve seen it I really would like the color feature as well as the larger fonts. I started out using the maximum size when I got mine and more floaters are beginning to make reading hard on that one.

Candace

I should have edited this before posting. Rocky was a EMT and she wanted to keep the dog.

I just finished this book by Jacqueline Sheehan.it is about Rocky,a psychologist and an met,who finds her 42 year old husband on the bathroom floor dead. She preforms CPR but cannot revive him. She leaves her job,moves to an island off the coast of Maine and takes a job as a dog warden. She finds a lab who has been shot,saves him and goes through much trauma in order to jeep him.She meets a neighbor and recognizes an anorexic troubled daughter, an elderly lady and the sherif,and a stalker of the dogs owner who has taken her own life. There is much more to this story but the dog is a big part of it. I couldn’t put this book down even though I should be getting ready for Christmas and my trip to WI.

Raining slowly so it can soak in. Hope my wireless connection holds to post this. Very erratic–comes and goes–trying to get an appt with Apple to take the computer in to have the “fried” part replaced. Catch-22 in that you have to make the appt online which you can’t do if your computer is not working! My daughter-in-law is trying to get through to set up the appt. Once again glad I have that old book on Kindle that has become a common term to refresh my memory even as I deal with the reality.

Candace

I hope you can keep warm tonight Candace. I may have to read Catch 22 again. It is a good book and in thought the movie was good also.

I think the cold has affected my brain-I meant to say I’m reading V for Vengeance by Sue Grafton–I tend to confuse Paretsky and Grafton with their female detectives. Also, because of C-Span 2 last night, I downloaded Catch 22. The discussion of it touched on some points I didn’t recall so I had to get it.

Candace

Good to see and hear what’s happening. Big thunderstorm Wednesday morning-refilled all my rainwater barrels but also caused what I thought was a disconnected alarm system to call the police but did not flip any breakers. It was in the house when I moved here two years ago and I did not subscribe to the service or do anything at all with it. Gradually found out the storm had burned out circuit boards for my garage door, heating unit and computer as well as temporarily cut off two outlets. Time Warner had to connect to the Internet wirelessly to get online. When I learned the heating unit was dead Wednesday it was very warm so no problem–the repairman came Friday but the parts houses were closed. Cold wave came in yesterday so it’s a cool weekend until Monday morning–35 last night and 27 predicted tonight. The plants aren’t the only things I’ll be wrapping up tonight! Could have been worse–no fires. Been reading the latest Sara Paretsky novel on Kindle.

Candace

Wishing you all a pleasant, peaceful day. Tomorrow some of our distant family members are arriving late in the afternoon, including our oldest grand daughter, Chelsea. She and her parents, live in MO, a 12 hour drive, and I’m so thankful the weather forecast sounds safe and even relatively warm.

Darlyne, I’d heard that your sister was not well through my sister’s friend, so I phoned her today, and was glad to hear it was an old happening, she is fine, and likes their senior housing arrangement. We discussed aging, I’m reading Billy Graham’s latest book, Nearing Home, a bd gift from our oldest daughter. He just turned 93, and shares some of the hardships and joys of later years. He misses his wife, and driving, but is thankful for other family and those who drive for him.

We have a 93 year old neighbor, Earl Mallinger, who says this is the best decade of his life. He worked very hard through his first 65+ years, lost two wives to heart attacks. I wonder if some of his enjoyment comes from the fact that he is respected for his enthusiasm for living, he is very healthy must make a difference too, he still golfs many times a week, and seems very thankful for being around. And I’m thankful for so much, including Ggobit reading friends, Jacky

I tried reading this book, when it came out. I don’t think I made it more than half-way through. It still sits unread on a bookshelf.

This novel is by G. Brooks, one of my favorite authors. It takes place in the 1600s and is about the first native American to graduate from Harvard. He is from Martha’s Vinyard. There is much to the story, romance,mystery and history of how Harvard started. I still have to finish it but am really enjoying it. Our last book group and Princeton’s read was The History of Love which I didn’t like at all and had to force myself to finish it. I didn’t get to the meeting but have heard that people either loved it or hated it. Have any of you read it. It was not an easy read. I read it once on my ipad and later tried it again and gave up. There are too many books I enjoy so why waste time on something I don’t like.

I am taking the train to VA tomorrow to visit Julie for a week. It will be a fun time as her sons and one wife and friends will be there. So, back to packing.

Wherever your time goes–mine does the same–every time I turn around another week has gone by. Someone else mentioned something by Stephen King that was good. His horror books didn’t appeal to me and I wrote him off. Then someone said he wrote I believe it was about Schindler–(that may nota be right–it was an historical subject) and another very different book so I guess I should give him another look. Because of C-Span Booknotes and the Kindle at my fingertips I have four new books added to several others only partially read.

Candace

I sure miss checking in here. Honestly don’t know where the time goes. I know I am responsible for me and my husband’s well being and somehow the time gets away.

I have two new books by John Grisham but haven’t read them. The Liberators is one. I actually have approximately 15 new books that I haven’t read. I do know I need to organize my time better. I think you have all heard that before.

I am usually scared of anything that Stephen King writes but I do have an article that appeared in the November 2001, issue of Family Circle. It is the last page of he magazine and I think it is very powerful. Title is “What You Pass On?” I have shared that with a gazillion (mostly by reading it aloud) people and I would recommend you look it up. I did request permission to make copies and I did make some but I don’t think I ever received the ok.

I just appreciate this group so very much and I will try to post more often. Georgianna

JACKY, sounds like you had a good one. This year any day that is not an extreme in weather is a good one.

Candace

I’ve been around for 76 years today, had a nice time with calls from family & friends and some of them were here.

We watched Dessert Flower last night on DVD. The true story of Waris Dirie, and American super model born and escaped from Somalie. She has done much to stop female circumcision in her native land. The actress who plays her is so very pretty and does a good job.

I got a gift cert. for my birthday and am waiting for John Grisham’s new book to come out in paper back. Stephen King mentions him as one of his favorite writers too.

I got an overdue notice from our library for an audio book. I know I returned it, but just dropped it in the return box. The librarian suggested I just renew it and hope it shows up. From now on, I will see to it that they are checked in, the cd is 30.00. And it wasn’t that good! No snow yet and we are appreciating it. Jacky

This novel is by the author of Bell Canto. It is about Marina Singe a researcher for a drug manufacturer sent to the jungles of Brazil following the death of a co-worker. They are looking for a miracle drug based on tree bark used by the natives. They are looking for a malaria vaccine.
she is finding that this bark extends the child bearing years of women. Dome natives of 70 years are pregnant. There are many twists to this story, one of a deaf native little boy who the head researcher is caring for and acting like it is her son. I found this an engrossing book and hard to put down. So much information about living in the jungle and using medicine in a very remote area.

He was on a panel of writers last weekend, C-Span 2. There were several historians there, too, talking about the two types of writing. From reviews I’ve read this new one is one of his best.

Candace