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What are you reading these days? (Part ELEVEN (2015) ongoing thread for 2015
Thanks for posting, Jim.
I listened to the sixth of the Nero Wolfe mysteries today, Some Buried Caesar read by Michael Prichard. I only gave it 3 stars, but it was fun. A blast from the past & I'll probably listen to more.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Earlier this fall, an author in another of my groups, Guy S. Stanton III, offered all of his books for free, for a limited time, on Kindle. I downloaded his series opener, Agent with a History, to my Kindle app; and I've started reading it in that format now. (I've got a couple of unread short e-stories by Goodreads author friends on the same app, Harvest of War and Hildie at the Ghost Shore; but I plan to work in the reading of those some time in the next few weeks when I'll have time to review them.)
Jim wrote: "I just finished an abridged version of Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin. I don't usually listen to such & now I want to listen to the whole thing. His writing is ..."I responded to your review.
I so like your reviews, Werner so I'll be waiting to read them.
This is what I am doing today. I am going to find out the results of the MRI I had taken on Friday to find the cause and hopefully get some relief of the neck muscle pain that extends up into my head. I have to get better as I am baking three pies, brownies, apricot bars, chocolate chip pumpkin muffins for the Thanksgiving festivities regarding our visiting families and the ones who live here. Wish me luck.
Hope you get it taken care of soon, Nina!
Hope the MRI results are helpful, Nina.
It seems I have a bulging disc that is pressing on a nerve and that is what is causing my pain. But, help is on the way. I go in Monday morning for the first of three injections in my neck. Had a lovely lab put his head on my lap at the dr examing room/he was so comforting. Isn't that a cool idea? Hope I am not incapatictated as I have all sorts of ocmpany coming for Thanksgiving..Oh well, so goes it.
Good luck, Nina. Hope all turns out well.
Nina, so glad to hear that they've got a handle on your neck pain, and that something is being done about it! My prayers are with you for a speedy resolution to the problem, and that you're able to be active and well for your Thanksgiving preparations. (And thanks for your kind words about my reviews; knowing that some folks read and appreciate them makes writing them worthwhile!)
Viewers of the 1988 movie Willow, starring Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley, are apt to remember Whalley's character Sorsha as a strong, tough warrior princess. I read the novelization Willow, by Wayland Drew, back around 1990, and recently decided to review it for the action-heroine fans website where I contribute book reviews. But in this case, I'd never done a Goodreads review of it, either; and I quickly realized that after 25 years, I've forgotten enough detail that to do a serious review, I'll need to read it again! So, I'm doing exactly that. Over the Thanksgiving break from work, I hope to re-watch the movie as well (I have it on VHS) and compare the two --I think that's an important aspect of reviewing any film novelization.
Werner, I love your enthusiasm!
Just finished reading, "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk," and thought it was very good background of early Chinese immigrants to the Northwest territory/early Seattle/San Juan Islands.
Read "The Little Bookstore in Paris," and let your mind go back to before the terrorist attack. When Paris was young and gay.
Nina wrote: "Read "The Little Bookstore in Paris," and let your mind go back to before the terrorist attack. When Paris was young and gay."Good idea, Nina! The Little Paris Bookshop
I just listened to Where the Red Fern Grows. Simply fantastic. I gave it 5 stars here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jim, I read that long ago and I totally agree with your rating. Tired tonight but I love to read your book reviews and Werner's so will enjoy reading it tomorrow.
It was such a fun book to read. Save it for when things aren't going smoothly and delve into another world.
I finished Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. It was fantastic!!! I even got the ebook so I could reread & ponder bits after listening to them. I think I'll want to reread it & can't recommend it highly enough. My 5 star review is here:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jim wrote: "I finished Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. It was fantastic!!! I even got the ebook so I could reread & ponder bits after listening to th..."WOW! Quite a timeline. I've always loved timelines for getting a good perspective of history.
Update/I had the second spinal injection this morning and I think it is working to an advantage/not as much pain as I have been experiencing. And yesterday we were surrounded by our four children/one had to leave on Thanksgiving morning/ to help us celebrate our 68th Wedding Anniversay. We are blessed to still have each other and our five remaining children. Now, when our son reaches Austin today and the other one reachs CA with no problems I'll rest in peace.
Congrats on the anniversary & the back feeling better, Nina. 68 years!
Nina, Happy 68th Anniversary to you both!
Nina, happy anniversary to you both, and congratulations! And so glad to hear that your spinal injection treatments seem to be working!
Just this morning, I started the second volume of the Sarah Tolerance series by Madeleine E. Robins, Petty Treason (the first volume, Point of Honour, is one I mentioned back in 2012 on a couple of our threads). I snagged a copy of this book from BookMooch a while back, and hadn't gotten to it until now; but I'm trying to be more focused than formerly in following up on series I've started, so this read is part of that initiative.
Thanks for posting, Werner.
I am reading the "Jessica" triolgy by Donna Mabry/"Pillsbury Crossing," and "Cabin." The setting is the two Manhattens/New York and KS. It is an interesting read set in the late 1800's up until after WWI.
Nina wrote: "I am reading the "Jessica" triolgy by Donna Mabry/"Pillsbury Crossing," and "Cabin." The setting is the two Manhattens/New York and KS. It is an interesting read set in the late 1800's up until aft..."Thank you for posting, Nina. I didn't know that Kansas had a "Manhattan".
Jessica
The Cabin
Pillsbury Crossing
by Donna Mabry
Joy, Manhatten KS has KS State University in that town. The first inhabitants decided thay wouldn't stay unless they could name the town that name. KS was the first state to allow Women to vote in 1912.
Nina wrote: "Joy, Manhatten KS has KS State University in that town. The first inhabitants decided thay wouldn't stay unless they could name the town that name. KS was the first state to allow Women to vote in 1912."Interesting!
Actually, Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote, in 1890. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-hi... .) The territory of Wyoming had given women the vote in 1869 (the first U.S. jurisdiction to do so), and they kept that arrangement when they drafted their state constitution. (Wyoming also elected the first woman governor in the U.S., Nellie Ross, in 1925.)
Werner wrote: "Actually, Wyoming was the first state to allow women to vote, in 1890. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-hi... .) ..."Werner, thanks for that info. Gee, first woman governor as well! Amazing.
Werner thanks for the correction. I think KS was one of the first however to give women the vote if not the first, am I right?
Nina, Kansas was the 8th state to grant full voting rights to women (in 1912), and the first state east of the Rockies to do so. However, according to the Kansas State Historical Society website (https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/women... ) women in Kansas won the right to vote in local school board elections in 1861. (That may be what your earlier information was referring to.) They also won the right to vote in Kansas municipal elections in 1887.As an interesting footnote, the 1776 constitution of New Jersey didn't specify that only male citizens could vote; so some women who could meet the property qualifications required at that time (in practice, this would be only single heiresses and widows) did vote in that state. A state law passed in 1797 explicitly recognized their right to do so; but a subsequent law in 1807 restricted the right to vote to males only, and that stood until the 20th century.
Such interesting information Werner. I have lived about half my life now in KS even though I was actually born across the state line in MO as were all of my children So I feel like a border person/half MO and half KS. Does that make sense?
If you remember your history about John Brown Werner, her was here when the Border wars were brewing. Interesting times even if they were sometimes brutal.
It's a gorgeous day here today - almost 70, started out in the 60's - damp & warm. It was so nice that I took Chip out for a ride this morning. He was feeling good with the soft ground. We galloped up a hill & he did some pretty good bucks, but stumbled when he did one & almost went down. I came off & did a pretty good shoulder roll. Unfortunately, his hoof or foreleg hit the inside of my shin as I rolled. OUCH!!!I walked to the barn, caught him & took him back out. We did that part of the ride over again, but he got stung with the whip & my heels when he tried to buck. At least he didn't almost fall on his face again.
Then I came in & put an ice pack on my leg. It has a big goose egg on it which hurts like blazes when I walk or change attitude. My left shoulder feels wrenched, too. Not sure why since I landed on my right shoulder & was holding the reins in my right hand. Just perverse I guess. This is not cool. It's too pretty to be banged up.
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Why did he buck, Jim?Hope you'll be OK.
He was feeling frisky & good. A lot of horses do that when they're having a good time. Blue & Speedy both loved to buck after a good jump. Not mean, just wheeee! fun! Chip doesn't buck very well, so I've allowed him to get away with it before. He's trying harder & wound up stumbling which isn't acceptable, especially since the way he did it, I almost wound up going under him. I don't mind having fun, but I'm too old to fall off any more & I HATE having to walk back to the barn. The least he could have done was stop & let me get back on.I really wish I'd tucked my leg some more. I've got a huge knot on the inside edge of my right shin. I barely touched it with the weedeater when bringing it into the shop & my leg went from a dull ache that had me limping to an electric zing that sent me back in & is now throbbing again. At least I got the last of the liriope cut for the winter. It should look nice next spring. I'll go out & rake it out tomorrow & do a final mowing of spots with it & leaves down. It is so nice out!!!
Sorry, Jim. Sounds quite hurtful. I am not clear at to what liriope is, Is it like an ivy type?
No, more like tame grass. It gets small purple flowers. Mine is the original kind, almost a weed as it can take over areas, but that means it chokes out other weeds. There are other varieties that are verigated or tamed in other ways so it stays in clumps, though. Mine spreads like a mat. While it will stay green most of the year, it goes brown eventually. If I leave it alone, the new growth pokes through, but it provides too much cover for mice & voles in the winter, so I like to cut it.You can read more here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriope...
Jim wrote: "He was feeling frisky & good. A lot of horses do that when they're having a good time. Blue & Speedy both loved to buck after a good jump. Not mean, just wheeee! fun! Chip doesn't buck very well, s..."Jim, I hope the pain will subside.
Thanks for explaining about the bucking. Interesting. I thought they bucked when they wanted to throw the rider, like at rodeos.
Horses aren't that one dimensional, although it is a common misconception, Joy. Guys will punch one another, sometimes in the shoulder as a good thing, sometimes in the face as a bad thing. Horses are the same way, but they're a bit more limited. Ours often bounce around, rear & buck, just for sheer joy when they're excited & playing on their own. Bucks are usually accompanied by very audible farts - something the movies leave out. Horses fart a LOT.I'm OK this morning. Stiff & kind of achy, but I'll get moving & that should go away. I slept OK, just woke up every hour or so when I needed to shift positions. None of the dogs stepped on my leg last night, at least. Lily only got out of bed & then slept else where. Pip & Amber both got up a couple of times, but stayed clear of my leg when they came back in. They both cuddle above my knees, so no problems there. Amber was actually a good heater for my back.
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