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Skeetor wrote: "Not sure but I'd gander at easily over 1,000, probably over 2,000. I have bookshelves in every room of the house and some in the attic. (and I don't even keep most of my fiction...)"I was kind of freaked out to think of your 1000-2000 books! I am a person who reads a lot but I don't buy books or keep books (I'm a frequent library patron!). However, that being said, I just counted my books and I have 75 (and I don't even want to think about how many e-books I have!)!! How did that happen?! So now I completely understand your numbers, and I like to think how nice it must feel to be surrounded by all those books! Enjoy! :)
Leah wrote: "November 14 (Monday): How many books do you own?"I have mostly non-fiction books and some classic fiction. There are about 2,500. I don't have a significant amount of online books, only a handful of freebies.
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Oh wow! So many! I go to the library at least once a week and bring home an armful of books. I end up reading only a fraction of them. Some, I give up after a few pages, others, I give more of a try and then find the writing style poor quality or the plot dragging, repetitious or the characters are flat. There are too many well written books to waste time on uninspiring works.
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I got to around page 600 (of around 1,000) in The Brothers Karamazov and Just. Could. Not. Go. On.
I think a more intriguing question would be how many book have you read that you don't own.... I personally own probably 100 books. But I read 75+ books a year. Public Library is my friend!
Leah wrote: "November 16 (Wednesday): Is there any book/s you couldn't get yourself to finish?"I wouldn't know where to start. If I'm not into it by 50 pages I quit. Unless I paid full price. Then I pretty much have to finish.
Leah wrote: "November 14 (Monday): How many books do you own?"Between 200 and 300. I only keep books that I use for reference and a few I cherish, which are mostly Rick Bragg books.
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Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
Leah wrote: "November 16 (Wednesday): Is there any book/s you couldn't get yourself to finish?"A girl I graduated high school with wrote a book and no matter how much I tried, I was unable to finish it. Each chapter was just a repeat of the previous one written in the other persons point of view.
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Thursday it was 70F and sunny. This morning there was snow on the ground.... and a mean, biting wind.
I wish it was snowing here! We had a lot of wind and the temperature dropped 30 degrees from 2pm to 5 pm!
Book Concierge wrote: "Saturday, Nov 19: How's the weather where you are?"We got a mild freeze last night and it's currently 47 degrees outside.
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I don't. Never been a breakfast eater.
Book Concierge wrote: "Monday, Nov 21 - What do you usually have for breakfast?"Cereal. I never get tired of cereal as there are so many different kinds if I get tired of one kind I switch to a different one.
I love buttered white toast and scrambled eggs. But I don't eat breakfast usually except when I go to IHOP.
I usually eat a yogurt and a Belvita. Sometimes toast with cheese or oatmeal.
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I don't usually eat breakfast, but when I do I eat whatever ... I take "break the fast" literally ... could be left-over chicken piccata from last night's dinner, or scrambled eggs and toast, or a banana, or yogurt.
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Book Concierge wrote: "Monday, Nov 21 - What do you usually have for breakfast?"When I work I usually have a sausage egg and cheese breakfast sandwich. I don't usually eat breakfast on my off days.
Leah wrote: "November 22 (Tuesday): Which is worse, failing or never trying?"Never trying, but I liked ilikeboox's answer as well.
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We had some friends over for dinner. I prefer having a dinner to having a lunch. Also, I have been raking leaves - it's a good way to balance out the calories of big meals!
Tomorrow night (Saturday) is our Tree Trimming Party. Each year we have that the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
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Went to my girlfriend's house ... we've known each other since the early 1970s. She made the turkey, rolls, yams and deviled spinach. We brought the dressing, cranberry relish, champagne and chocolate bourbon pecan pie for dessert. Lovely evening. Good friends, good food, good conversation.
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Forgetting my brother's birthday ... or at least not remembering in time to get a card to him across several states.
Leah wrote: "November 25 (Friday): It was Thanksgiving in the United States yesterday. What did you do for the holiday?"I worked. Had to make sure the ambulances got to where they needed to go. :-)
Leah wrote: "November 25 (Friday): It was Thanksgiving in the United States yesterday. What did you do for the holiday?"Following a few days at my daughter's in Texas, I was celebrating at my brother-in-law's house in Alabama for Thanksgiving. It was a lot of fun traveling, but I am glad to be back home!
Leah wrote: "November 28 (Monday): What is the last thing you apologized for?"I apologized to my cat for leaving the screensaver on while he was trying to watch his YouTube bird videos.
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This question is brought to you by an exhausted mom whose two year old decided sleep is lame this week.
Leah wrote: "November 30 (Wednesday): Do you like to take naps?Very much so, but if the nap isn't long enough I usually end up feeling worse after.
Melissa wrote: "Leah wrote: "November 30 (Wednesday): Do you like to take naps?Very much so, but if the nap isn't long enough I usually end up feeling worse after."
I like to take a 15 minute power nap but seldom get the chance.
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This question is brought to you by an exhausted mom whose two year old decided sleep is lame this week."
I LOVE to nap ... not that I have many chances to do so ....
Counting e-books and physical books..just over 500.