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stemyn
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21st Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 03:45 am | |
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I don't mind loaning out books. I have quite a few James Patterson books if anyone wants to borrow them.
And I try not to wear lipstick while I read them.
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gumpbowl
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22nd Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 05:46 am | |
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churchlady wrote: Lipstick???? What would someone be doing?? If you have to ask.............
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Benbrook Susie
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23rd Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 06:35 am | |
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tennis gal wrote: But DANG, there is nothing that makes me feel comfortable like a houseful of books.....
AMEN !!!! 
tennis gal wrote:
Albertmorris, try this one for your book club...."Same Kind of Different As Me." I guarantee it's thought-provoking. You read it, and let me know what you think. It will only take you a few hours.
I second this suggestion.
Albert,
I noticed that sign the first time I read the book.  Wonder when he switched from Albert Junior ( I guess his dad was still a politico then ) to Al with no Jr. ??
Is that pic of the mom with the daughter who went to nursing school at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville ??
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Ric
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24th Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 12:15 pm | |
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| I have one that I bought from a shop in Burleson that has some interesting writing in the margins....
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Ric
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25th Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 12:16 pm | |
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gumpbowl wrote: churchlady wrote: Lipstick???? What would someone be doing?? If you have to ask.............
Bwahahahahhahaha.....
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Ric
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26th Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 12:42 pm | |
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| George, this morning I got a 40% coupon for any best seller, and a 40% off on a pre-order of James Pattersons new 'Double Cross' due out on the 13th....
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albertmorris
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27th Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 05:40 pm | |
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tennis gal wrote: churchlady wrote: tennis gal wrote:
But....I don't like to buy books from Half Price...weird....I don't mind borrowing books from friends, but I don't like to buy a book that somebody else has thumbed. Call me crazy. I'll just buy them...I put them into my budget.
So what about borrowing books from the library then??
I never borrow popular reading books from the library (except the library where I worked) and then I was either the first person to get it, or just a few others had it before me.
I think the reason Half Price bugs me is because they have so many paperbacks and they are kind of beat up, and I can't stand it when I see a page that has lipstick or a finger smudge on it. ICK.
I can understand the problem with used books if they are keepers. If I am reading Patterson, Connelly, Turow, and the like, I use the library or Half-Price, as I'd go broke. I read 4-6 books per week depending on the authors and could never afford it.
I do like the aversion to lipstick and finger smudges.
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churchlady
Professional bean counter
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28th Post Thu Nov 8th, 2007 08:04 pm | |
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| Ever find any money???
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crackertoes
Her Supreme Blondness
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29th Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 02:50 am | |
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Ric wrote: I have one that I bought from a shop in Burleson that has some interesting writing in the margins....
I have an Emily Post dinner party book from Half Price Books, inscribed, and with the birthday card still inside. Guess guys on Oak Lawn don't like being told how to do dinner parties from the likes of Ms. Post!
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albertmorris
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30th Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 04:36 am | |
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Tennisgal, Thanks for the suggestion on Same Kind of Different....will check it out at the library next week.
BBS, You noticed the Al Gore Jr. thing also. You are probably right about why he switched....or maybe he figured there were some folks who wouldn't know the difference and think he was his father.
You were right about the people in the picture.....you never cease to amaze me with your memory.
Tennisgal, I totally agree with books making one feel comfortable in a home. Walking into a house and seeing bookshelves lined with books, I know we are going to get along just fine.
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Benbrook Susie
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31st Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 06:34 am | |
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albertmorris wrote: I totally agree with books making one feel comfortable in a home. Walking into a house and seeing bookshelves lined with books, I know we are going to get along just fine.
( But if that person hates sports and doesn't own a television machine, we're gonna have problems................  )
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stemyn
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32nd Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 06:43 am | |
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| How about piles of books on the floor? You should see my office. I have about 30 books stacked up to read. I just have to get in the mood again. When I do, I read 2 or 3 a week.
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Benbrook Susie
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33rd Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 06:47 am | |
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| I have grocery bags full of romance paperbacks all over the place which really need to be transferred to the car trunk for transport to the Salvation Army store...............
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Ric
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34th Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 06:50 am | |
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| I generally take my bags of books to a local Assisted Living center. They are much appreciated, there...
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Benbrook Susie
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35th Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 06:57 am | |
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| There's one near me; I'll call them......
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churchlady
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36th Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 03:11 pm | |
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Ric wrote: I generally take my bags of books to a local Assisted Living center. They are much appreciated, there... Funny...I was thinking the same thing. And, old magazines are good to take there too.
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albertmorris
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37th Post Fri Nov 9th, 2007 08:52 pm | |
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stemyn wrote: How about piles of books on the floor? You should see my office. I have about 30 books stacked up to read.
Then you and I would be fast friends.
" ( But if that person hates sports and doesn't own a television machine, we're gonna have problems................ )"
"Television machine." Are you sure you aren't Pennsylvania Dutch?
I like the idea of taking them to an assisted living center.....may even check them out for future usage.....
Just finished a great book, Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson.....if you buy it on-line, some of the money goes to building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
http://www.threecupsoftea.com/
http://www.ikat.org/
Last edited on Fri Nov 9th, 2007 09:50 pm by albertmorris
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Benbrook Susie
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38th Post Sat Nov 10th, 2007 06:18 am | |
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albertmorris wrote:
" ( But if that person hates sports and doesn't own a television machine, we're gonna have problems................ )"
"Television machine." Are you sure you aren't Pennsylvania Dutch?
There might be some PD in my background; I haven't investigated enough to know.
But I stole I mean borrowed the phrase from a classic episode ( yeah, with me that's redundant ) of "The Dick Van Dyke Show," the one where I first heard the word "verisimilitude." Lavender lollipops, anyone ?? 
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gumpbowl
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39th Post Sat Nov 10th, 2007 07:13 pm | |
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| No thank you.
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churchlady
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40th Post Sat Nov 10th, 2007 08:53 pm | |
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I have a lemon lavender Yankee Kitchen candle at home. It smells wonderful...
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