Re: [book_talk] book review
- From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:27:39 -0700
I really must check into getting one of those Bluetooth gizmos if there is a
way to use it with my computer or db player.
Late at night I don't usually have trouble reading a book without my mind
wandering, unless I forget to set the sleep setting and am so tired I fall
asleep. When sitting somewhere or at my computer I have to do something with
my hands or my mind wanders all the time. I used to do a lot of knitting and
crocheting, but mostly now I do sudoku puzzles. If one gets too hairy, I can
easily pause the computer or the DB player. When Doing house stuff it's a
bit annoying to move around and be fiddling with the volume on the player or
running it back.
Rosemarie
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On Behalf Of Audrey
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 12:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
I am so happy to have finally hit upon a way to listen to books again
without continually falling asleep and or mind wandering far far away, lol.
Usually leaning is involved, with my hands being busy, but not in a way that
requires too much concentration. So, bluetooth on while I'm cooking or doing
dishes, or some mundane cleaning thing that is relatively quiet. It helps
that I can put some stuff on my phone now with that Voice Dream app, and be
outside, like on the patio, building something, or just perching for a
little bit. I can't perch for long either though. Gotta move around some.
Bluetooth works for me back and forth, in and out on the patio. If I had a
garden, that would be a good spot. I like radio & podcasts when I'm in the
tub. No headsets there of course. Just kind of have to note where I left
off for the rinse, lol, pause or go back during drying off. Also like a
drink in the tub, heheh! Pepsi, hot chocolate, Splash, or a strawberry
daquiri. Really love that Voice Dream app. Have made a Melanie Safka,
Shirley Bassey, and Hocus Pocus channel on Pandora. Hee, Aud
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On Apr 3, 2013, at 12:11 PM, "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> That's really too bad. Perhaps an hour a day would work as if you'd
> just tuned in a radio program?
>
> I don't read many long books. They are a bit daunting. Maybe it's
> thinking about all those invested hours. I've solved the problem with
> some because they were collections of independent short pieces and I'd
> read one or two every so often as if picking up a magazine.
>
> Rosemarie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Don Marr
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 11:26 AM
> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>
> yeah, but i have to start listening, have had this for maybe 4 years,
> and just can't sit long enough to listen, ahh well, such is life, Don
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 1:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>
>
>> Fantastic collection. That's a lot of listening.
>>
>> Rosemarie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 2:51 PM
>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>
>> it was shepherd,you'd know it, he was great, like i said i got all 600 or
>> more hours on i think, MP3, OR CD, not sure which, but all i have to
>> do
>> is start listening to it, Don
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 3:32 PM
>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>
>>
>>> You've some good reading ahead then.
>>>
>>> I've forgotten which book it's in, but one story he tells is about a
>>> family that moved in next door. They were an extended family that
>>> included many adults, a whole herd of children, an and a pack of
>>> dogs. It told of one holiday when his mother roasted a giant ham, or
>>> maybe it was a turkey, and the pack of dogs nearly demolished their
>>> house getting at it! It was fabulously funny. A few years back I
>>> caught the end of a short film clip of the scene. Oh my. It was just
>>> great. The narrator of the events may have been Jean Shepherd
>>> himself.
>>>
>>> Rosemarie
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 1:16 PM
>>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>>
>>> RoseMarie, this was the first one i've read by him, he sure could
>>> tell a story, Don
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rosemarie Grayley" <rgrayley1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:31 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [book_talk] book review
>>>
>>>
>>>> I've read several books by this wonderful author. Not this one though.
>>>> I'll
>>>> add it to my book list and keep a sharp eye out for it.
>>>>
>>>> A truly funny man.
>>>>
>>>> Rosemarie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:book_talk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of Don Marr
>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 6:52 AM
>>>> To: book_talk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [book_talk] book review
>>>>
>>>> a fistful of fig newtons by Jean shepherd,
>>>> first the anotation,
>>>> Jean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most
>>>> notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie
>>>> Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic A
>>>> Christmas Story. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison
>>>> Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and
>>>> affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans. A Fistful of
>>>> Fig Newtons is classic Jean Shepherd--sidesplittingly funny and
>>>> sardonically irreverent. Here are Shepherd's wild and wacky
>>>> adventures, a dozen truer-than-life tales of college life on the G.I.
Bill, of "Kidhood"
>>>> in Hammond, Indiana, of tailgating on the Jersey Turnpike, and of
>>>> other familiar defeats and humilations. It is a brilliant comic
>>>> assessment of American life--all of them delivered in Jean
>>>> Shepherd's witty, classy,
>>> unforgettable style.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> now my comments, this was a great and funny book, as i was growing
>>>> up in the 50's and 60's, used to lie in bed at night and listen to
>>>> Jean on W O R in Ny, guy was a riot, he was a real good
>>>> storyteller, anyone who has a chance to llisten to him, or his
>>>> radio shows, or read his books, go for it, you won't be
>>>> disappointed, , Don
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