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« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2010, 05:33:44 PM » |
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I'm 1/2 way through a book called "Musicophilia" which is about disorders involving music (people suddenly unable to hear music, or can't stop hearing music, or synesthesia"
It's an interesting read so far.
Oh that is an AWESOME book...I'm one of those freaks with synesthesia, BTW.  |
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"The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them." ~ Albert Einstein
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« Reply #16 on: February 08, 2010, 05:37:31 PM » |
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I'm reading the Tao of Pooh right now, 5th time since last Sunday. :) It's amazing. It's by Benjamin Hoff. It made me smile and cry. I quote it ALL the time.
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« Reply #17 on: February 08, 2010, 05:41:56 PM » |
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I'm reading the Tao of Pooh right now, 5th time since last Sunday. :) It's amazing. It's by Benjamin Hoff. It made me smile and cry. I quote it ALL the time.
I bought that for my 1st husband and I spent more time with it than he did. I love it. |
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"Vice, virtue—it's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully."
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« Reply #18 on: February 08, 2010, 05:50:35 PM » |
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I'm reading the Tao of Pooh right now, 5th time since last Sunday. :) It's amazing. It's by Benjamin Hoff. It made me smile and cry. I quote it ALL the time.
I bought that for my 1st husband and I spent more time with it than he did. I love it. "In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of us has something Special, a Swan of some sort, hidden inside somewhere. But until we recognize that it's there what can we do but splash around, treading water?" - The Tao of Pooh That's on page 64. |
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« Reply #19 on: February 08, 2010, 05:53:54 PM » |
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I'm reading the Tao of Pooh right now, 5th time since last Sunday. :) It's amazing. It's by Benjamin Hoff. It made me smile and cry. I quote it ALL the time.
I bought that for my 1st husband and I spent more time with it than he did. I love it. "In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of us has something Special, a Swan of some sort, hidden inside somewhere. But until we recognize that it's there what can we do but splash around, treading water?" - The Tao of Pooh That's on page 64. Now I remember why I LOVED that book so much. |
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"Vice, virtue—it's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully."
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« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2010, 05:59:17 PM » |
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I'm 1/2 way through a book called "Musicophilia" which is about disorders involving music (people suddenly unable to hear music, or can't stop hearing music, or synesthesia"
It's an interesting read so far.
Oh that is an AWESOME book...I'm one of those freaks with synesthesia, BTW. neat!! and definitely not freaky, but unusual! there was a girl in my high school youth group with synesthesia. I think it's really fascinating, and definitely better than a disorder where you can't hear music, ya know? |
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"Be kinder than necessary; everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2010, 06:32:55 PM » |
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I'm reading the Tao of Pooh right now, 5th time since last Sunday. :) It's amazing. It's by Benjamin Hoff. It made me smile and cry. I quote it ALL the time.
I bought that for my 1st husband and I spent more time with it than he did. I love it. "In the story of the Ugly Duckling, when did the Ugly Duckling stop feeling Ugly? When he realized that he was a Swan. Each of us has something Special, a Swan of some sort, hidden inside somewhere. But until we recognize that it's there what can we do but splash around, treading water?" - The Tao of Pooh That's on page 64. Now I remember why I LOVED that book so much. Those words truly stuck with me. Thank gooness, too... needed a quote like that. |
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« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2010, 06:38:48 PM » |
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I read Invasion by Robin Cook. Stayed up late reading the whole thing. Make sure you DONT read his preface to it because he gives away the whole plot  |
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« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2010, 08:51:19 PM » |
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My a-dad read me some Robin Cook when I was a younger gal. I remember he would HATE reading me Babysitter's Club and Judy Blume (can you blame him?), so he told me to pick a book off his shelf. So I chose "IT". When we finished (my dad did some sweet on-the-fly editing) we moved on to Robin Cook and John Saul. Strange how some things give you a warm feeling, even though they aren't warm things.
Robin Cook had one about brain research/Salem witch trials that was AMAZING! but I can't remember the title.
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"Vice, virtue—it's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully."
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« Reply #24 on: February 10, 2010, 05:44:44 PM » |
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I just finished "My Life in France" by Julia Child. She had a charmed life, I tell you...
And I picked up a stack of *new* memoirs from my library for escapism purposes. One was a Tori Spelling book. Ugh. Let's just say I wish I had her "problems". Didn't get too far into that one...
Another I chose, but couldn't read the back cover OR inside flap (can no longer read without cheaters, which I didn't have) was a book called "Crazy Love" by Leslie Morgan Steiner. A domestic violence memoir, which normally I would not have picked, but it was a real page turner. She was very different 'victim'. Educated, and had many other options, but stayed long after it was obvious that she should leave.
And if you've never read it, "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls. It's one of the best books I've ever read. I want to get her new one.
Oh, and David Sedaris is wonderful. Just have to start at the begining, with "Barrel Fever".
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own — a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty.
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« Reply #25 on: February 10, 2010, 05:46:46 PM » |
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David Sedaris is WONDERFUL! Amy Sedaris has a book about entertaining that is VERY tongue in cheek, and it is FAB! What a funny family!
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"Vice, virtue—it's best not to be too moral. You cheat yourself out of too much life. Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully."
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« Reply #26 on: February 10, 2010, 05:54:21 PM » |
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Just finished Tim Wise "White Like Me". Great book to read in our current political climate, plus gives you a better understanding of how we racially relate to eachother, a bit of US history. (YouTube him too, great, funny speeches about Obama/democrats&republicans).
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« Reply #27 on: February 10, 2010, 06:51:35 PM » |
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LOVED the Glass Castle, I second that recommendation!
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« Reply #28 on: February 10, 2010, 06:53:50 PM » |
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LOVED the Glass Castle, I second that recommendation!
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