We're Reading and Writing but no 'Rithmetic

Sadly a book that has been enjoyed in the family for quite a bit has to be returned to the library today (we just exceeded our renewals). It is JAPANESE TALES. It was edited and translated by Royall Tyler. Check it out if you have the chance

Although it happened over a week ago, I just read about it today. My prayers and thoughts to his family.

Via CNN:

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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do Before You Die," a travel guide and ode to odd adventures that inspired readers and imitators, died after hitting his head in a fall at his home. He was 47.

Freeman died August 17 after the fall at his Venice home, his father, Roy Freeman, told the Los Angeles Times on Monday.

An advertising agency executive, Freeman co-wrote the 1999 book subtitled "Travel Events You Just Can't Miss" with Neil Teplica. It was based on the Web site whatsgoingon.com, which the pair ran together from 1996 to 2001

Just finished THE MARK(The Beast Rules the World) and I can't wait to listen to the next one in the series. I'm looking around for my library card now so I put it on hold. Hopefully it will be here by the weekend.

JOHN'S STORY. I finished it a bit ago and it was an Audiobook I checked out from the library (my favorite place). It is about the John in the New Testament and it written as him telling his story. Pretty interesting. I listened to it at bedtime and found it better than watching the news.

I must admit this one left a pretty good cliffhanger and I can't wait to get the next one in this Left Behind series - The Mark.

and they're all at various stages of being read. I am determined to finish one before I add another one to the stack but so far. We'll see how it goes. But here they are so far

Hiragana For Fun: A Japanese Syllabic Alphabet Workbook

Fit & Well Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness

Are You Ready!

Rembering the Kana

Get Wet, Get Fit The Complete Guide to Getting a Swimmer's Body

The Eat-Clean Diet Workout

Body for Life

Berlitz Essential Japanese

The Diabetes Improvement Program

The Real Age Workout

Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?

Taken from the New York Times article, please click link for complete updated story.

New Bout in Seinfeld Cookbook Battle

“Deceptively Delicious,” the cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld whose recipes for concealing puréed vegetables in comfort food for children bore such similarities to another cookbook’s that it inspired a lawsuit from that book’s author, shot to the top of the Amazon best-seller list on Wednesday, nine months after it was published.

The sharp rise in sales caught the eyes of both books’ publishers, who traced it to the rerun on Tuesday of an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that featured Ms. Seinfeld. The appearance also subsequently lifted sales of “The Sneaky Chef,” by Missy Chase Lapine, the author who is suing Ms. Seinfeld.

The books, similar in theme, content and appearance, remain inextricably tied to each other. On Amazon, shoppers viewing “Deceptively Delicious” are prodded to order “The Sneaky Chef,” and vice versa.

R.I.P. Randy Pausch, thanks for making a difference. You will be missed.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me" --Erma Bombeck

Life has been keeping us busy. It seems that we've had so many library videos to try to get through we haven't had time to get back to our book on tapes. I miss that because it is something we usually do as a family and I value family time.

Anyway, today was able to finish up #6 in the Left Behind series: ASSASSINS, Assignment: Jerusalem, Target: Antichrist. The middle part lagged for me but by the time I was at the end I was kicking myself for not having #7 ready. So I'm about to head to the library website and put it on hold and hope it comes in sooner rather than later.

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