Rose, that's very good to know. Thanks. Cindy > > I discovered in a hotel once that dampening > something and then using the > hair dryer works to remove wrinkles too. I also > discovered this can > work while you are wearing the item, just don't hold > the dryer too > close. > > > > Rose Combs > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Sarah Van > Oosterwijck > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 6:09 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: feed my addiction > > > My standard excuse for not doing house work is that > I didn't have a good > book to listen to while I did it. My husband has > become used to the > excuse and rarely protests my use of it now. :-) > I only wish I could hear my computer reading to me > well enough when > doing some chores. It works for dusting and other > tasks that don't > involve leaving the living room or kitchen as well > as not running water, > but as soon as you have to run water it doesn't > work. I tried to buy a > pair of wireless headphones to solve that problem, > but they hissed so > loud I couldn't stand them, so I brought them back > to the Sharper Image > store where I bought them. Just a worning for other > electronic book > addicts that might be tempted. > > Taking a spray bottle to rinkled things and throwing > them back in the > dryer often helps. I do have a tiny travel iron and > ironing board, but > I only use it at home and only about once a year > when I find that all > other methods for removing the rinkles have failed. > > Sarah Van Oosterwijck > http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:20 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: feed my addiction > > > > It is therapeutic, smile, as I can usually pop in > a television show I > want > > to watch or read another book while scanning one. > > > > I also listen to magazines or taped books while > cleaning, and doing > the > > dishes, is kind a form of multitasking? > > > > smile. > > > > That no offense, but television and the quality of > the shows have > become > > rather bad at late, and not a lot of to watch cept > the news, and i > only > > watch that for the weather. > > > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > > Graduate Advisory Council > > www.guidedogs.com > > > > The vision must be followed by the venture. It is > not enough to > > stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > > > -- Vance Havner > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:10 AM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: feed my addiction > > > > > > -- Watch out Bookshare, > > > smile.! > > > > > Shelley, I'll be even more impressed with you than > I > > am now -- and amazed-- if you can keep up your > > scanning while in graduate school. you must never > > sleep. (smile) > > > > Cindy > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - > Release Date: 5/6/2005 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - > Release Date: 5/6/2005 > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.6 - > Release Date: 5/6/2005 > > > > > > > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html