For the sake of the argument, say Nostradamus wasn't full of bull shit and he really did identify 3 anti-Christs; why do people postulate that Hitler is one based on his murderous atrocities but Chairman Mao Zedong is never thrown into the debate? Is it that Hitler's ideology was more detrimental to society as a whole? But I might only be coming to that conclusion because I'm from the West.

Akittykat wrote: "How do you find your books? by their dust jackets hehehe .."

The ones on the shelves have more of a Siberian-style winter coat of dust rather than a jacket :0)
But I have run out of shelf room so I have piles all over the house. About once a month the piles start to wobble because they are too high or there are too many small books at the bottom so I rearrange them, dusting them in the process and figuring out what I must read next.
If a book on a shelf takes my fancy it is removed, dusted thoroughly with a damp cloth and placed on one of the piles.
I hate dusting but I love fondling books :0)

Now that I noticed, Eric Bana played in the movie Troy. I liked that movie.

I can find them but not sure if anyone snagged a few. looool @ Fiona: Which is better to dream kisses or cookies?

As long as you can find them again Queen!

I had a dream that I got to kiss Eric Bana last night. I was very pleased! :D

is it usual to dream about the peanut butter cookies you hid from everyone?

Esther wrote: "Amers wrote: "I like laundry. I also like ironing. it lets you have an excuse for not doing 5th grade homework. I also like cookies."

I don't mind laundry. I find something soothing about sorting ..."

How do you find your books? by their dust jackets hehehe

Amers wrote: "I like laundry. I also like ironing. it lets you have an excuse for not doing 5th grade homework. I also like cookies."

I don't mind laundry. I find something soothing about sorting it into piles. I hate ironing so I just don't buy stuff that needs ironing. I haven't ironed for a couple of years.
I also hate dusting so I don't so that either.

I like laundry. I also like ironing. it lets you have an excuse for not doing 5th grade homework. I also like cookies.

Maxi wrote: "I should really be folding the laundry but instead I'm surfing GR."

I should be packing the laundry but I'm surfing GR too (I send my laundry out).

I should really be folding the laundry but instead I'm surfing GR.

Fiona wrote: "Esther! FB was unusually quiet without you. To think this poor topic used to be insanely popular!

Did you get all the books home again?"

Everywhere seems quiet when I'm on holiday that's why my nickname has always been chatterbox :0)

We went with only 49kg of our 80kg (4*20kg) allowance so we managed to bring all our purchases home with us except the crabbing net whose handle was too long :0(

Esther! FB was unusually quiet without you. To think this poor topic used to be insanely popular!

Did you get all the books home again?

Hi everyone!
I'm back from my fortnight in England.
Yes people gave me books, my mother bought me books, I bought me books and I bought my children books.
Unfortunately we were too busy sightseeing to get much reading done.
And of course I missed you all

Oh my god, I haven't been here for ages. Hi?

Oh dear, will you be smack in the middle? Hope you won't be too badly effected by it.

Tropical depression Ana tomorrow and maybe Hurricane Bill at the end of the week. Current gets turned off when the winds reach 50 mph. That means No Internet.

P that is so funny about your need for internet. I think I would do the same thing....

Fiona wrote: "I think Petra, you are pretty much worse then me. I think you are in need of therapy!

I may be nearing that... it's just the whole sense of being disconnected and when you read or see something a..."

If you lived in a rainforest on a tiny island two and a half thousand miles away from the nearest mainland, you might go batty without internet too! There's only so many times a girl wants to sit on the beach under a coconut tree sipping a pina colada - unless she has internet on her laptop.

I think Petra, you are pretty much worse then me. I think you are in need of therapy!

I may be nearing that... it's just the whole sense of being disconnected and when you read or see something and want to find out about it you can't.

And the people and friends you know on the net, and GR...

Haha...The things we do for the internet!

OK, I have a confession. You have to take this as if this were a meeting of Internet Addicts Anonymous, its that serious.

I had to go to hospital for a procedure and there had just been a hurricane, so no current. I checked into a hotel in the marina the day before the op, had the procedure and spent the next 5 days in the hotel until the area got current back. I told my husband that the clinic said I had to have access to a nurse (the manager's wife was a nurse which was why I used the excuse) simply so I could be somewhere with internet. I left the kid with the husband and I didn't feel guilty at all and I didn't think it was a waste of money either.

LOL @ Petra...I'm not any better.... I would go nuts without the internet for a day.

Fiona wrote: "Petra X wrote: "Emilee wrote: "Wow it seems like forever since I have been on in this group. I didn't have internet for two weeks. exceedlingly depressing. But I am back."

I would have found that ..."

It is hurricane season now and I dread it. I have tinned food, I have a cistern, my house is safe, I have a cell phone, I can recharge my laptop through my truck, but without current I can't get internet. If the wires blow down, I live in the LAST area of the island that will be fixed: no-one worries about rainforest villages with only 20 or so houses strung out over a mile or so. What will I do? Will I emigrate to another island or will I put a mattress on the floor of my shop in town and sleep there. I think you can guess what the answer is!!!

Petra X wrote: "Emilee wrote: "Wow it seems like forever since I have been on in this group. I didn't have internet for two weeks. exceedlingly depressing. But I am back."

I would have found that hard to live w..."

Lol, I think Petra you are in definite need of rehab, but so am I as I think I'd panic now if I had to go more then a day without.

Emilee wrote: "Wow it seems like forever since I have been on in this group. I didn't have internet for two weeks. exceedlingly depressing. But I am back."

I would have found that hard to live with. I have to do two flights to get to the UK and that is a whole day without internet and I feel deprived. Flying back I come via Miami and there is a three hour layover so I pay $9.95 just to sit in the lounge on the internet. Do you think I am addicted?

Glad you are back Emilee....so now that we are all talking in here again does that mean we have to go to rehab again? LOL

My neice got one of those for her baby- and we all had to play with it! We (my sister and I) used to watch Smurf cartoons with the kids. Now our kids have kids!

I got the cutest smurf today. It talks. I am such a geek. It looks just like my avitar.

Wow it seems like forever since I have been on in this group. I didn't have internet for two weeks. exceedlingly depressing. But I am back.

I am back from rehab.

hehe, very serious rehab that was Fiona!!!!

Great, now I'm back on (or is it off?) the wagon! Thanks a lot;) LOL

We all went to rehab.

Ann from S.C. wrote: "No one has been on this thread in 27 days?"
Sometimes we're naughty, sometimes we're nice :0)

hmmm....I wonder how many times you can donate books to Goodwill before they know you by name...

No one has been on this thread in 27 days?

It must have worked! It was very nice today! I have about 50 coupons in my purse that have far passed their expiration dates.

Has anyone else been to see the new Terminator movie? I loved it! I've been a terminator fan for years, and the new younger faces in this one didn't hurt it at all. Just what I like, sci-fi, action, and hot men!

Sorry Sherry. I should have posted sooner.

I let coupons expire all the time. I guess sometimes i don't need anything.

Shit! I had a coupon to use by today....totally free $15 from office Depot for rewards...they're closed and it expires today :(

didn't realize until i saw your post, emilee, what day it was *sigh*

It is so hard to believe that tomorrow is June 1st! Wow the year has flow by!

so many threads so little time!!!!

We actually have had two days of Sun! A pure miracle.

I will send it your way Grace!!!!

If it does send some of that sunshine my way, would you!

I am so hoping that it doesn't rain today. I feel like mother nature is soaking us in wetness this spring.

The plus is that the grass and trees are very beautifully green but when am I going to mow my 10" long grass if it keeps raining? When is my son ever going to be able to have his ball games?

Rain please give me a little break!!! PLEASE>>>>>>

I hoard books too Allison. But I did get rid of clockwork orange. I did not like that one.

Lol, same here. Swaptree and Bookmooch have really gotten me too thin out my library somewhat because I get new books to replace them.

I would tell you to DUMP IT!!!! no matter what, if you don't like it. lol.

I used to be a major hoarder, but I finally realized I don't have room to own every book in the world (wish I did!) so I have been really good lately about getting rid of books I'm not overly fond of.

Scratch that. I just realized that the copy that I have was printed in 1949 so I'll keep it just because it is fairly old.