Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

JenniferS

JenniferS

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NYwdwfan said:
I don't read. I CAN read. And used to love to read. But nowadays in the evenings I'm either sleeping or watching sports. Or sleeping with sports on the TV.
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We haven’t had a tv in our room in at least a decade. Not like I’d be able to see it anyways, so it would just be unnecessary noise.

I also started journaling again. 6 lines/night - that’s enough. I scarcely journaled at all last year, which is odd, because it was a year of such highs and lows:

- Went to DL w/Bestie. (When are we doing that again, BTW?)

- Finally ran out of luck and we all got the ‘Vid.

- Took delivery of the trailer.

- Bought a new truck, after months of searching!

- Went to Buffalo a few times. You scoff, but that was a big deal, considering how long that border was closed.

- Took two short in-province camping trips, before embarking on the summer of our lives down south.

- Rode out a Hurricane in a 33’ tin can.

- Came back to join Auntie’s full time palliative care team. Spent 2 meaningful months with her before being the one who was there with her holding her hand when she passed. (How is that 4 weeks ago already?!?)

Journaling was part of my daily structure, which has been totally absent in our house with Mike and I not working. Hopefully the interest rates settle down a bit, and the new home industry picks up again, because another year of unemployment means we’ll be living in that 33’ tin can full time! No tv in the bedroom there either.
 
trr1

trr1

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JenniferS said:
We haven’t had a tv in our room in at least a decade. Not like I’d be able to see it anyways, so it would just be unnecessary noise.

I also started journaling again. 6 lines/night - that’s enough. I scarcely journaled at all last year, which is odd, because it was a year of such highs and lows:

- Went to DL w/Bestie. (When are we doing that again, BTW?)

- Finally ran out of luck and we all got the ‘Vid.

- Took delivery of the trailer.

- Bought a new truck, after months of searching!

- Went to Buffalo a few times. You scoff, but that was a big deal, considering how long that border was closed.

- Took two short in-province camping trips, before embarking on the summer of our lives down south.

- Rode out a Hurricane in a 33’ tin can.

- Came back to join Auntie’s full time palliative care team. Spent 2 meaningful months with her before being the one who was there with her holding her hand when she passed. (How is that 4 weeks ago already?!?)

Journaling was part of my daily structure, which has been totally absent in our house with Mike and I not working. Hopefully the interest rates settle down a bit, and the new home industry picks up again, because another year of unemployment means we’ll be living in that 33’ tin can full time! No tv in the bedroom there either.
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That will be awful crowded with the 4 of you and daisy
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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Tiggerish said:
I have all the paperbacks from when they were originally published, although there are a couple of JQ’s other series that I like better. The first four Bridgerton books are very good and I’ve re-read them all several times. She starts to lose me with Eloise, Francesca’s story is pretty depressing, with Hyacinths a close second in that department, and Gregory’s a bit madcap.

I like the Smythe-Smith series much better, and what she calls the Bevelstoke series (that one is my favorite)

Also a fan of Victoria Alexander, who writes in the same genre, and her family series is the Effingtons.
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I haven't read the Smythe-Smith ones, or the bevelstoke series. Maybe I should look those up. And I'll have to look into the Effingtons! Is it set in the same time period?
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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ajrwdwgirl said:
I liked the Smythe-Smith series a little better than the Bridgerton ones too. I haven't heard of Victoria Alexander or the Effington series but I now have the first one on hold from the library. It sounds interesting.
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I wish I had that option. The library here has a really poor English section and I don't like reading translated books because some things can't be translated. You miss the essense of things. And it costs $50 per year to have a library card. I can put that money to much better use just buying the books I want to read.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Songbird76 said:
I wish I had that option. The library here has a really poor English section and I don't like reading translated books because some things can't be translated. You miss the essense of things. And it costs $50 per year to have a library card. I can put that money to much better use just buying the books I want to read.
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Fifty bucks for a library card??!! Yikes. Ours are free.
 
Songbird76

Songbird76

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MinnieM123 said:
Fifty bucks for a library card??!! Yikes. Ours are free.
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Yeah, I had one in the US when I lived there, and it was free. To go from that to having to pay so much, and it's not even just a one time fee. It's annual, AND that doesn't include everything. You have to pay seperately for things like CDs and DVDs. It's a ripoff. Minors get free cards, but they are limited as to what they can check out. They can only check out youth books. Fortunately, there's a lot that's considered Young Adult...like the Harry Potter series, The Hunger Games, John Green novels, etc, and most classics are also included because they have educational value, so the kids have been able to check out books for school with their cards. But I can't use their cards to check out most of the stuff I'd want to read, because only the Dutch versions are included. E is lucky I'm a voracious reader and have my own collection of English books because she has to read a lot of English books for school because she chose the dual immersion program. Pretty much anything that isn't supplied by the school, she can just borrow from me and I have a nice wide selection with multiple genres. A doesn't have to read as many English books, and up until this point, he's been able to just borrow from either my husband or me. And I'm not above using their school as an excuse to buy new books. "Oh, this would would be great for one of the kids for school and I don't have it....guess I need to buy it!" or "I'm not sure if this will be safe for him to read...I better read it first." or " Hrmmm....this one seems like it would be a good one to facilitate a discussion about difficult topics. I think I should read it, too so we can talk about it." I think I probably have more English language books than the library in town does.
 
PUSH

PUSH

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It's actually interesting. I LOVE teaching reading. It's my favorite subject to teach. But I don't read books on my own. I don't have the attention span for it. I will read an entire chapter and then realize I was thinking about something else for the past 20 pages. I also think that's a reason I don't watch many movies. They're too long. I like the shorter formats of TV instead.
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

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Moonothingie said:
Is Libby a free to use app ?
Just looked on my local libraries website and that's what they use.
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Sorry it took me so long to answer (and looks like you already got one) but yes Libby is a free app. Almost all the books I've checked out on the Libby app have been able to open in my Kindle or in the Kindle app. There were a few books that I could only read in the Libby app. I have checked out many magazine through the Libby program too.

Oh the default time period for checking out a book on the Libby app is 7 days but if you can change it to 14 or 21 days.
 
trr1

trr1

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