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[Christine]

Wish me luck because this is the last time I’m seeing my only pulmonologist since I was 3 months old and I’ll be 36 next week. He’s getting ready to retire and passing me on to someone knew.

[Christine]

I hate snow Groovy

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

3' ...ick! Hoping it melts fast! We only had flurries here once this year. It's been pretty cold though. It is supposed to be beautiful here today. I'm so looking forward to it. :)

I hope your appointment goes well today, Christine, and that you love your new pulmonologist when you meet them.

[Groovy]

All the best with your new pulmonologist, Christine. I know the first one is like family. I had a doctor like that. I knew I was going to miss him.

[Christine]

Thanks Kristie and I met my new pulmonologist and he’s a very nice guy Kristie and thanks Groovy and I met my new pulmonologist and he’s a very nice guy Groovy and oh ok Groovy

[Christine]

I just got home from seeing my old pulmonologist and everything went well

[Jen]

Leona wrote: "International Day of Happiness. I have never heard of it and I really like the idea.

I am usually asleep by 10 or 11 PM and sleep about 5 or 6 hours. Today I am up at 5 AM which is not unusual. I..."

Hi Leona,
You are not alone in being sick of this weather. Everyone I talk to is feeling the same way. I am trying to find comfort in the fact I am not alone in my feelings:) Spring will come....I have noticed the birds being very active, which is a good sign.
Hang in there!
Jennifer

[Leona]

I saw 2 bluejays this morning. 😄

[Groovy]

Some sad news: We had a school shooting today in Nashville. Seven people were killed including 3 young children. I'm saying this because, as we should do every day, hug your family, don't go a day without telling them how much you love them. You never know if it may be the last time you see them. These parents certainly had no idea it would be.

[Leona]

My heart and prayers go out to everyone. It is so sad.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

My heart goes out to those parents. I can't even imagine sending my kids to school and them getting killed. It's just so heartbreaking.

[Christine]

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Happy birthday, Christine! I hope you have a wonderful day!

[Leona]

Happy Birthday, Christine.

[Christine]

Thanks Kristie and Leona

[Tammy]

Happy Birthday

[Chrys]

hi! I'm pretty new here, but i've actually been into reading books since i was 6. i actually visit this site a lot to get recommendations or get insights to analyse some books, but this is my first time to really have an account here after some considerations. pleasure to be here.

that aside, my heart goes out to the parents and families who are left due to the school shooting in the aforementioned area. it's such a sad reality that school shooting still happens to this date, even after pandemic.

and may you received some more happiness and be more blessed, christine! happy belated birthday.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Welcome, Chrys. :)

[Christine]

Thanks Tammy and Chrys

[Leona]

Chrys wrote: "hi! I'm pretty new here, but i've actually been into reading books since i was 6. i actually visit this site a lot to get recommendations or get insights to analyse some books, but this is my first..."

Welcome.

[Christine]

IT'S APRIL FOOLS’ DAY!

[Christine]

HAPPY APRIL EVERYONE!

[Christine]

MY COUSIN IS HAVING A BABY AND MY FRIEND IS HAVING A BABY!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Wonderful news, Christine!

[Christine]

Thanks Kristie

[Groovy]

April is here! Goodbye winter!

That's good news, Christine.

[Christine]

Thanks Groovy

[Groovy]

It's NATIONAL WALKING DAY!

I'm so tired of the pain in my knees. I sometimes walk like an 80 year old. I plan to become active by walking and biking this year. Hopefully, I'll lose a few pounds too. I wish I could run again like when I was much younger, but I think that ship has launched--LOL!

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Isn't that convenient. I took my dog for a walk today. lol

[Natalie]

Does anyone here want to listen to/read sometime late this year or early next year?
(****It's not iut until 6/6, and I don't know when my mom and I will start it.)

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Natalie wrote: "Does anyone here want to listen to/read sometime late this year or early next year?
(****It's not iut until 6/6, and I don't know when my mom and I w..."

Natalie - You might want to try posting in the buddy read area. Here is the thread to request buddy reads: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... Just be sure to go back and check on it so you know if someone wants to read with you.

[Tammy]

I hope everyone has a blessed Easter.

[Christine]

HAPPY EASTER!

[Christine]

Thanks Tammy

[Groovy]

It's National Sibling's Day. 80% of Americans have at least one sibling.

[Christine]

Thanks for sharing that information with me Groovy

[Groovy]

Christine, are you planting anything this year? I am so excited that winter is gone and it's planting time. I can't wait to get outside in this nice weather and start weeding and planting.

How about everybody else? Any gardeners out there?

[PamG]

Groovy wrote: "Christine, are you planting anything this year? I am so excited that winter is gone and it's planting time. I can't wait to get outside in this nice weather and start weeding and planting.

How abo..."

I've started sowing seed in seed trays for a new annual garden and am sowing seeds for tomatoes and bell peppers for my vegetable garden. We still have snow on the ground and will have frosts for several more weeks. As soon as the snow is gone and the ground dries some, I have a lot of clean-up to do in my perennial gardens.

[Groovy]

You must live way up North, PamG. I live way down South. We've had warm weather since the beginning of April. It's 80 degrees today. All the best on your beautiful gardens.

[PamG]

Groovy wrote: "You must live way up North, PamG. I live way down South. We've had warm weather since the beginning of April. It's 80 degrees today. All the best on your beautiful gardens."

I lived in GA and SC for many years, but MN gardening is a lot different. Despite this, we hit 80 degrees yesterday and today, but Friday's high will be in the 40's. Have fun with your garden as well.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

My berry plants are in their third year, so I'm hoping to finally get some berries from them! We have blackberries, raspberries, and blueberries. :) They have all started sprouting already.

I also have my flower garden coming back, but I don't think I'm going to plant my veggie garden. We've been doing a lot of work on our house, so I haven't had time to work on it or even think about it really. I set our porch & deck up as a nice sitting area now too and I love that space, so I'll have to figure out exactly where I want to set up the veggies. Maybe next year.

What are you planting this year, Groovy?

[Groovy]

I'm starting a rose garden, so I'm going to plant some more rose bushes. Also, Cardinal vines to attract hummingbirds. And any other flower shrubs that will add color to the landscape and hopefully add some privacy in the backyard. No veggie garden. My daughter refuses to eat any foods I grow. She says they look weird, and she cringes at the thought that they grow out of the backyard--go figure:)

We're doing work on our house, too. So this summer will be a very busy one. I'm glad you have a nice sanctum where you can sit out and enjoy, Kristie. I hope your garden blooms like crazy. All the best with it:)

[Christine]

I don’t plant nothing Groovy and I agree with you Groovy and oh that’s cool Groovy

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Groovy - Funny that your daughter won't eat the home grown veggies! They do always look just a little different, but they are yummy. I bet your rose garden will be beautiful.

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Random thought:
I started to really notice this, but the only people I ever find myself being able to discuss books with in real life are women...if I can find someone here that has their nose in a book as much as me and doesn't spend all their time at the casino or drinking. I never have really seen this as a bad thing, as most of my friends have always been women...even after meeting my now wife.

But I joined the St. Jude reading challenge on facebook, then the group here after I struggled to find a book club that fits with my schedule and other obligations. You know what? Not one other guy have I met in any book group. Then again, besides my boss and my father, there are very few other men i have been able to have conversations with substance with.

Insights?

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I've notice that too, Travis. I've seen a few men active in book clubs, but it's pretty rare. I'm not sure why that is. My husband loves to discuss books with me, but he isn't in any clubs.

[Groovy]

Good insight, Travis. Oddly enough, there are a lot of male authors. I know a lot of male, Indie authors. So I wonder, whose buying their masculine books? You can see how well they're doing from the reports on certain book forums. And yet, it's weird that you can't find a group of male friends to discuss books with.

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

My raspberry plant has some flowers! I think I may finally get berries this year! 😄

[[deleted user]]

My wife and I are about to celebrate our first wedding anniversary on 5/5. To celebrate, we are going to the town we got married in, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, which has some favorite stuff we love that is either better or bigger than in our hometown of Spokane, WA. For instance, there is a Cracker Barrel in CDA, which we love. There is a gigantic record store that is a former army surplus store building. But also, there is a pretty good sized independent book store called the Well Read Moose. I feel like a nerd telling people of the kinds of things I get excited to do when I go to new places. However, it's way more fun than gambling or theme parks. Also, my wife collects Squishmallows, so it is quite fun to see about finding ones way away from home that we can't find at the places near where we live.

Still the most amusing and amazing find? A gold mine of small Squishmallows at a truck stop in Milltown, MT, between Missoula and Bonner. We had just gone in there to get drinks and kill time on the way to Bonner for a concert at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater there.

[[deleted user]]

Groovy wrote: "Good insight, Travis. Oddly enough, there are a lot of male authors. I know a lot of male, Indie authors. So I wonder, whose buying their masculine books? You can see how well they're doing from th..."

Also good insight! And yes, some of the most popular contemporary and classic authors are men, including a sizable chunk of the best selling of all time. My thinking on this is that since a good piece of fiction thrives on playing on the emotions, guys are often times immediately turned off by it. Also, unless it is true crime (see my little rant in the unpopular opinions section), about War, or the works of people like Cussler or Clancy, it's all seen as "unmanly."

Case in point: I have heard people describing pretty much anything that doesn't involve a lot of swearing, gore, mass murder, t and a, or war as panned away as "chick lit." In other words, there is a sizable chunk of the male population who would classify about 99 percent of anything we have or will read in this group as "chick lit," which is quite sad.

Ironically, I have been a member of, quite possibly, the largest gathering of Stephen King fans on Facebook for many years. There are a fair number of men on that group, but the commenters on a daily basis are overwhelmingly female.

It is sad to think this way, but I think a lot of men regard reading still in same way that they regard the showing of emotions...and that is downright sad. Or why if I often times see a man in the local Barnes and Noble it is either someone browsing the aforementioned Cussler or Clancy, or history sections. Or, it appears he has been dragged against his will there...sort of the same way as seeing a dude with his wife or significant other trudging around Bath and Body Works.

Final for the records: I guess I am weird in that I am a heterosexual, happily married male who shops at and wears BATH AND BODY WORKS stuff...and it's not from the "men's" section. Also, no disrepect to Clancy or Cussler. I have read a number of Cussler books; he was a great writer, but his most popular (Dirk Pitt) is way too macho for me. The Isaac Bell books are really good, though. Also, to clarify, I am a bit of a budding history nerd, with a goal of reading a book about every American president in history eventually.