OR Top 5 Excuses for Not Finishing My Book Club Book
Last month I did a post called Top 5 Places to Read Your Book Club Book. In that post I promised you a follow up with the top 5 worst places to read, so here goes:
#1 - In (or on) a Moving Vehicle (especially if you're driving)... (even at a stoplight)
Soon after my first granddaughter, Isabelle Eva, was born, I realized that although I loved her as fiercely as if she were my own child, I had no say --- in anything. She was mine but not mine. Emphasis on the not mine. In baseball parlance, it felt a little like being demoted from the starting lineup to the bench. Though this may seem both natural and obvious, I must admit that to me it came as something of a shock.
Compared to recent weeks, today's list of new releases seems relatively short, but you can take our word for it --- there's plenty of action, drama, romance and adventure packed into these six titles, which include new installments of the Vampire Kisses, Gallagher Girls and Ranger's Apprentice series, not to mention Melissa de la Cruz's juicy THE GIRL STAYS I
Today's guest blogger Heather Johnson shares her book clubs' take on THREE CUPS OF TEA and the tea related outing that went with it. Who says you can't combine a serious book with a fun outing?
How many books do you think is the ideal number to pack for a week-long vacation? Before taking books with you on vacation, do you "screen them" in advance to make sure they are "winners"?
May 14, 2010, 481 voters
May 14, 2010
I like dress-down days when I can wear jeans to the office; for some reason, I feel I can work better when I am not “dressed up.” There was a day a couple of years ago when I went downstairs to the Gap store in our building in the middle of the day and bought myself a pair of jeans after I got back from a business lunch. This week there were a lot of dress-up nights, which meant I was doing a lot of quick changes. Always amusing.
May 14, 2010
And now we begin the busy season. Of course, when I mentioned this to Carol she said that since we are always busy maybe we should call this the "busier" season. The next few weeks will bring an onslaught of events, both online at GNR and in the real world. I’m excited about all of it, so let me preview what’s coming up.
