A Good Thriller

message 4701: by Sharon (new)

Mar 30, 2015 11:26AM

hfft well I am naming and shaming myself lol cos I cant post every ten minutes

I only have a four day week this week woohoo

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message 4702: by Perri (new)

Mar 30, 2015 11:32AM

Kirsten wrote: "Believe it or not, I belong to 13 groups!

Here are my Top 5

1. J. D. Robb
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

2. A Good Thriller
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...-..."

Number 2-not too shabby out of 13!

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message 4703: by Christine (new)

Mar 30, 2015 11:37AM

SUSAN wrote: "Kimberley wrote: "I think that is putting pressure on people who are perhaps shy and want to talk in their own time?"

I am shy and when I join a group,I like to learn how the group interacts. Its ..."

XO Susan!

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message 4704: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:02PM

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LOL Janet...

I liked that...

Funny enough his group is getting smaller by the day !!

As new members join, he deletes more... LOL

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message 4705: by sonya (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:06PM

I'm in ten groups

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message 4706: by Christine (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:07PM

Good. If someone doesn't want to be here, they can leave!

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message 4707: by sonya (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:13PM

I'm often shy and I make a point to tell people that when I join groups

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message 4708: by Sean, Moderator (last edited Mar 30, 2015 12:32PM) (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:31PM

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Sonya,

we welcome all nationalities, all personalities and we sure do welcome all kinds of characters.

Such a friendly group, and I am proud of it, especially the friendly members

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message 4709: by Christine (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:31PM

I think it's great that you are posting here, Sonya. I belong to a ton of groups, but essentially only post here for the same reason. Here, I talk my head off.

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message 4710: by Jean (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:34PM

Sonya, are those your pets? St. Bernard & kitty?

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message 4711: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Mar 30, 2015 12:38PM

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No.... do you... what your name... Christine....LOL

Keep talking I love it ...

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message 4712: by Christine (new)

Mar 30, 2015 01:41PM

Sean wrote: "No.... do you... what your name... Christine....LOL

Keep talking I love it ..."

Sean, can you rephrase your comment to me?

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message 4713: by sonya (new)

Mar 30, 2015 01:57PM

no, jean. I had a st bernard when I lived at my childhood home. now I have 4 cats

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message 4714: by Jean (new)

Mar 30, 2015 01:58PM

Wonderful! We have 5. My Holly just vacated my lap for a spot in the sun.

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message 4715: by Patricia (new)

Mar 30, 2015 02:07PM

Kirsten wrote: "Pat wrote: "Happy Vietnam Veteran's Day and thank you for your service. Lost my brother too soon because of that war."

My uncle served there too. He still suffers from PTSD terribly."

I'm sorry for your uncle Kirsten. PTSD was not well recognized and Vietnam vets were not given much treatment for it. Haunted my brother terribly.

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message 4716: by Patricia (new)

Mar 30, 2015 02:07PM

Janet wrote: "I'm liking it and laughing for the right reasons. There's some terrific humour in it with Marvel. I was crying I was laughing so hard."

Glad you like it. And yes, Marvel is a gem.

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message 4717: by Kirsten (new)

Mar 31, 2015 05:13AM

Happy Bunsen Burner Day!
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-bunse...

Happy National Clam on the Half Shell Day!
http://foodimentary.com/2012/03/31/ma...

Happy National Tater Day!
http://www.examiner.com/article/natio...

Happy World Backup Day!
http://www.worldbackupday.com/en/

Happy National Education and Sharing Day!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-...

Happy Cesar Chavez Day!
http://www.ibtimes.com/cesar-chavez-d...

Happy Eiffel Tower Day!
http://www.theguardian.com/technology...

Happy National She's Funny That Way Day!

Happy Oranges and Lemons Day!
http://www.cooksinfo.com/oranges-and-...

Happy Crayola Crayon Day!

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message 4718: by Kirsten (new)

Apr 01, 2015 05:30AM

It's April!

April's flower is the daisy and the sweet pea
The birthstone for April is the diamond and the white sapphire.
Did you know the moon this month can also be called the Egg Moon, the Grass Moon, or the Hare Moon?
Did you know the world April means "open"?

This month in history:
The dollar sign ($) was invented in 1778
The Great San Francisco Earthquake struck in 1906
The zipper was patented in 1913.

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message 4719: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Apr 01, 2015 05:36AM

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That's really interesting, Kirsten. Can you do the same for the beginning of each month? Especially November ;))

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message 4720: by Kirsten (new)

Apr 01, 2015 05:38AM

I'm trying... I'm glad you like it!

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message 4721: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Apr 01, 2015 06:33AM

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It's appreciated. I do!

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message 4722: by Jean (new)

Apr 01, 2015 06:59AM

Thanks, Kirsten, for the lists you do every day too. It's fun! Happy Crayola Crayon Day! (Have they renamed "flesh" yet? I really hope they have.)

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message 4723: by Kirsten (new)

Apr 01, 2015 07:42AM

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message 4724: by Kirsten (new)

Apr 01, 2015 08:34AM

Now, down to today!

April 1st is:

April Fool's Day
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/01/world/a...

Boomer Bonus Days
-- a day for everyone over 50. Boomers don't like to celebrate birthdays, so today is a non-threatening celebration.

Edible Book Day
http://www.library.illinois.edu/edibl...

Fossil Fools Day
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015...
https://upto.com/un-observances/fossi...

International Fun at Work Day
http://www.humormonth.com/intlFAWD.html

International Tatting Day (my step-grandmother used to do this)
http://totusmel.blogspot.com/2014/04/...

Myles Day
https://mylesday.wordpress.com/

National Atheist Day
http://www.examiner.com/article/natio...

National One Cent Day
http://bigfrog104.com/its-national-on...

National Sourdough Bread Day (YUMMY!)
http://foodimentary.com/2012/04/01/ap...

National Walking Day (every day is walking day for me and Misty!)
http://fox2now.com/2015/04/01/nationa...

Poetry & The Creative Mind Day
http://www.examiner.com/article/celeb...

Reading is Funny Day
http://www.ala.org/offices/publishing...

St. Stupid Day
http://www.saintstupid.com/event.html

U.S. Air Force Academy Day
http://www.usafa.af.mil/

Whole Grain Sampling Day
http://wholegrainscouncil.org/get-inv...

SAAM Day of Action
http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/current-cam...

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message 4725: by Freda (new)

Apr 01, 2015 09:01AM

I hung clothes lines across the boys rooms last night and hung all their dirty clothes over it. :D Nothing like getting smacked in the face with a dirty sock.

Anyone pull any pranks today? :o)

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message 4726: by Lynn Renee (last edited Apr 01, 2015 09:31AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2015 09:28AM

Freda wrote: "I hung clothes lines across the boys rooms last night and hung all their dirty clothes over it. :D Nothing like getting smacked in the face with a dirty sock.

Anyone pull any pranks today? :o)"

That is so funny! I held off on jokes this year. Last year I told a dear friend of mine that I was pregnant on April Fools day. Needless to say he about had a heart attack. At our age babies are grown not being born unless they are grand babes.

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message 4727: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Apr 01, 2015 02:12PM

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Just clicked onto GR on phone, it's had a completely new facelift. Considering how often I click on, was a bit of a shock!! Anyone else noticed yet?

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message 4728: by Brenda (new)

Apr 01, 2015 02:19PM

Janet wrote: "Just clicked onto GR on phone, it's had a completely new facelift. Considering how often I click on, was a bit of a shock!! Anyone else noticed yet?"

I noticed Amazon.com had a retro look until I clicked in the search box!

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message 4729: by Jenni (new)

Apr 01, 2015 03:56PM

Janet wrote: "Just clicked onto GR on phone, it's had a completely new facelift. Considering how often I click on, was a bit of a shock!! Anyone else noticed yet?"

Mine is no different.

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message 4730: by Sue (new)

Apr 01, 2015 04:02PM

Amazon had a new look...got lost for a sec!

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message 4731: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Apr 01, 2015 04:09PM

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Haven't noticed any change in Amazon.

Jenni, Goodreads could be rolling out the new look a bit at a time.

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message 4732: by Jenni (new)

Apr 01, 2015 04:10PM

Sue wrote: "Amazon had a new look...got lost for a sec!"

Yes I saw that, I thought I had clicked on the wrong thing.

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message 4733: by Jenni (new)

Apr 01, 2015 04:12PM

Janet wrote: "Haven't noticed any change in Amazon.

Jenni, Goodreads could be rolling out the new look a bit at a time."

As we're all in different parts of the world, different time zones, I wasn't sure if the post was an April Fools joke to make us go look, which I did. :)

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message 4734: by Janet , Moderator (new)

Apr 01, 2015 04:35PM

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I'm in the UK. It's 0:35 am now in the UK - 2nd April - I'd be the fool now!!

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message 4735: by Jenni (new)

Apr 01, 2015 05:33PM

Janet wrote: "I'm in the UK. It's 0:35 am now in the UK - 2nd April - I'd be the fool now!!"

:)

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message 4736: by Gopal (new)

Apr 01, 2015 06:14PM

Google has a good one regarding google smartbox. Also you can change the google map to play a pacmac game.

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message 4737: by Lynn Renee (new)

Apr 01, 2015 10:27PM

Jenni wrote: "Sue wrote: "Amazon had a new look...got lost for a sec!"

Yes I saw that, I thought I had clicked on the wrong thing."

Same here with Amazon. I was lost for a bit. Goodreads has been different too. Top that off the Overlook App the libraries use for digital media updated and looks so different. Beginning to think the internet is out to fry my brain.

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message 4738: by Lynn Renee (last edited Apr 01, 2015 10:46PM) (new)

Apr 01, 2015 10:40PM

I don't watch a lot of TV but I turn on the HGTV channel a lot, something in the background. Interesting to see what other countries are like. Really shocked at rental prices though compared to the U.S.A. Currently a couple is looking for a home and their rental budget is $3,300 per month. That is 4.4 x my income. I don't see how people can afford it.

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message 4739: by Kerry (new)

Apr 02, 2015 01:11AM

Not sure how I feel about this new look for Goodreads... time will tell.

I hope everyone has been well :) I've been suffering from the flu over the last week but am on the mend now.

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message 4740: by Anne (Booklady) (new)

Apr 02, 2015 01:38AM

Anne (Booklady) Molinarolo (wwwgoodreadscomAnneMolinarolo) | 181 comments

Sorry to hear Kerry. I've had a cycle w/ colds, since I moved back to Southern Il. My cat then gets my cold and politely returns it to me.

Hope you feel better soon.

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message 4741: by Kirsten (new)

Apr 02, 2015 05:42AM

April 2nd is---

Childhelp National Day of Hope
-- On the first Wednesday of every April Childhelp invites political representatives to come together for the Childhelp National Day of Hope to discuss the future of legislation with regards to child abuse and neglect.

International Children's Book Day (I love Dr Seuss myself!)
http://www.ibby.org/1494.0.html

Maundy Thursday
http://christianity.about.com/od/east...

National Ferret Day
http://www.smallanimalchannel.com/cri...

National Love Your Produce Manager Day
http://www.theshelbyreport.com/2015/0...

National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
http://www.food.com/food-holidays/pea...

National Reconciliation Day
http://www.biography.com/news/nationa...

Pascua Florida Day
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionar...

Tell a Lie Day
http://www.ibtimes.com/national-tell-...
World Autism Awareness Day
http://food.ndtv.com/health/world-aut...

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message 4742: by Sean, Moderator (new)

Apr 02, 2015 01:45PM

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I will be not around too much, with family over for four days.

Will see how Monday goes with the Q & A.

Made home made ice cream for my family

Strawberry and pineapple, no sugar, but a little vanilla as well.

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message 4743: by Sharon (new)

Apr 02, 2015 01:54PM

this will mean nothing to anyone but me but I am on a high from crossfit tonight. it was a cracking workout and I pushed myself really really hard to get through the workout which was four rounds for time and I completed it in just over 22 mins :)

we had also done a strength work out prior to that to find our one rep max on power clean. the big thing for me is that when I got home I checked my book that I keep a record of all my workouts and max results and discovered that my last max for this was 37.5kg and tonight I maxed out at 47.5kg

given that I was out for over three months due to injury and struggled to get motivated and back to it this is a mega achievement for me :D so am doing a happy dance lol or I would be if I could still stand!!

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message 4744: by Christine (new)

Apr 02, 2015 02:02PM

Sharon, YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!! You gotta be so proud of yourself!

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message 4745: by DianeAlice (new)

Apr 02, 2015 02:06PM

I don't really know what it all means Sharon but it sounds AMAZING!! You must be so fit, I feel weak just reading about it lol. You must be really pleased at your progress.

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message 4746: by Sharon (new)

Apr 02, 2015 02:14PM

yeah not often I give myself a pat on the back but tonight I deserve one I think lol

I was in such a bad place with myself a wee while ago and I really did consider not going back to crossfit and I knew I was going to be taking a huge step back in fitness and strength so to be able to do that tonight made me very happy

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message 4747: by Jean (new)

Apr 02, 2015 02:36PM

Sharon, you're like Wonder Woman! You rock!

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message 4748: by Christine (new)

Apr 02, 2015 02:38PM

We toast you from across the pond, Sharon.

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message 4749: by Sharon (new)

Apr 02, 2015 02:39PM

LOL thanks jean that feeling of getting back on track is one I am enjoying