Notes from Zoom Conversation

[Sue]

I haven’t had any go to spam. They just don’t come.

[Ann D]

Me too, Sue. I checked.

[Ruth]

I have the occasional notice pop up in my email, and I don't want them. So who knows?

You might try going in and turning off your preferences and then turning them on again. Sometimes that works on glitchy electronics.

[Ken]

I stopped getting the Reader's Digest long ago. But man, along with National Geographic, it was one stubborn staple.

[Sue]

Ken, you do have a way with words :-)

[Barbara]

Agreed, Sue.

[Lyn]

I am now getting digests again, old ones and new ones, all jumbled up!

[Donna]

Me too! So funny. I got three today.

[Ann D]

What a mess! They aren't even in order. I'm glad I started using the "unread" feature. Does anyone know if there is a way to mark all the posts "read" and start fresh?

[Barbara]

Sorry I missed you all today! I've been having a hard time lately getting my husband to go out to dinner. He was up for it today but we had to go early so I ran with it!

[Carol]

I missed it today too. It is a religious holiday. Plan on attending next month.

[Sue]

Look forward to seeing you both next month. How can we be moving toward June already!

[Gina]

I missed it too. It seems my daughter has an appointment right when the zoom call is.

[Sue]

Maybe next time, Gina.

[Book Concierge]

Ann D wrote: "What a mess! They aren't even in order. I'm glad I started using the "unread" feature. Does anyone know if there is a way to mark all the posts "read" and start fresh?"

Click the "unread" button and you'll get a new screen with all the threads with unread items.

Scroll to bottom of the list. Click Mark All As Read ... that should clear them all and you can start fresh.

[Ann D]

Book Concierge wrote: "Ann D wrote: "What a mess! They aren't even in order. I'm glad I started using the "unread" feature. Does anyone know if there is a way to mark all the posts "read" and start fresh?"

Click the "un..."
Thank you BC! I was looking for the Mark All As Read indicator at the top. Once you pointed out that it was at the bottom of the list, I found it with no problem.

[Carol]

Attended my first zoom meeting. It was nice seeing faces old and new. Thank you Jane for facilitating this.

[Sue]

Nice to see you Carol. We’ve chatted so often, I felt like we had already met!

[Carol]

Sue wrote: "Nice to see you Carol. We’ve chatted so often, I felt like we had already met!"

Yep, same here. I was trying to remember the book Ruth was telling us about. But it went with the wind. Also I have read Murmur of Bees in 2019 . So I’ll brush up on it. I gave it 4 stars.

[Lynn]

Mary, I think you were the one who mentioned the audio book of The Color Purple during our Zoom meeting. Because it's a well-known book that's been out for a long time, I thought it would be a simple matter to find a copy somewhere between the two e-libraries I use, but I was surprised. The WI library only has an e-book - no audiobook at all. The IA library has an audiobook but they only have one copy with a significant wait list. I put a hold on it but it's clear I won't have it before my next road trip!

[Mary]

It was actually Sheila who mentioned the audio edition of The Color Purple. Good to know an IA library has it. All I’ve found is an ebook edition. I’ll have to look again.

[Barbara]

Our library doesn't have a digital recording of The Color Purple. I was hoping that it would be on Libby but it isn't. They do own it on CDs by Recorded Books which should be outstanding but I don't listen to them that way anymore.

[Sheila]

I just finished it Narrated by the Author I got it on my Audible subscription

[Lynn]

Thanks for the clarification, Mary and Sheila. I found it on the online consortium of libraries called BRIDGES. I'm not sure if every library in IA is part of it but it appears to be an agency of the State Library of Iowa, so it's possible that it's all of them.

[Gina]

I read it but I haven't listened to it. I'm lucky that the Dallas library has an audio copy. When I checked on my Goodreads list, I found that it is part of a series, with the second book The Temple of My Familiar and third Possessing the Secret of Joy. I'm putting these on my TBR list.

[Sheila]

As you may or may not know we have a 2020 delayed to 2021 major sporting event happening in Europe, the Euros, soccer. As usual, Scotland didn't get through the group stages, neither did Wales, but England did and moreover have now reached the semifinals which get played on Tues and Wed evening this week coming, with the final on Saturday next. England kick off is 8pm local time on Wed. If there is no extra time then I plan to make the last 20 mins or so of our Zoom call, so Jane please send me the link just in case.

I can most definitely recommend the following , short, BBC TV Series as/when it makes it to the US https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13138834/ TIme stars Sean Bean,Stephen Graham and Siobhan Finneran and is written by the great Jimmy McGovern. It is a prison drama and if you want ot read a review try https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-ra....

[Gina]

Time looks like it will be a good series. Hoping it makes it to the US quickly.

[Sue]

At least we’re getting the 4th season of Unforgotten. Glad that’s coming soon.

I was surprised to see that there’s a British production that’s a remake of Professor T. Have you seen that Sheila? If it was mentioned before, I missed it.

[Sheila]

Sue, I don't know Prof T but will check it out

[Sue]

Professor T is originally a Dutch series about an obsessive compulsive professor who assists police investigations. Very quirky show and hard to do it justice. I think it starts here next week. I set it to be recorded on my dvr so I can check it out and decide if I want to watch more episodes.

[Ann D]

I loved Professor T!

[Ruth]

I suppressed the urge to give him a swift kick and just clicked the off button.

[Ann D]

Aw Ruth, Professor T can't help being the way he is. :-) He has "issues" - severe OCD, inability to manage personal relationships, etc. etc. But he is a genius at helping the Belgian police solve crimes. Go figure!

At any rate, I just found out that Nebraska PBS Passport finally has Series 3 of Professor T and I am looking forward to watching it. I read there is a British version of Professor T as well, but I think it would be hard to match the original one.

[Sheila]

When's the next zoom so I can get it in the diary?

[Lynn]

The next zoom is at the usual time (1 PM PDT) on Thursday, Aug. 5. Hope to see you then, Sheila!

[Sue]

Ann, thanks for the reminder about Professor T. I think season 3 is on Passport so I can see it since I’m a donor.

[Sue]

Oh, and Sheila, I think England did well, didn’t they, in the match?

[Carol]

I will be there at next zoom . Fingers and toes crossed.

[Sheila]

It is in my diary.
Yes England did well. Onwards to the final on Sunday. Even this Scot is supporting them on :)

[Sue]

Good luck!

[Book Concierge]

I was sorry to have to miss our last zoom session ...real life just interfered.

I've got Aug 5 on my calendar and hoping nothing interferes with it. I missed you all!

[Sue]

See you in August!

[Barbara]

So the next one is August 5? My grandsons were here for the last one but I'm putting the next one on my calendar.

[Lynn]

Yep, that's the date, Barb. Looking forward to seeing you again then!

[Jane]

September 2nd is the next Zoom.

I recommended the South Korean series, NAVILLERA, which is currently on Netflix. It's about a 70-year-old man who wants to take ballet. His family is against it when they find out. There are some wonderful characters in this series.

[Ruth]

Jane wrote: "September 2nd is the next Zoom.

I recommended the South Korean series, NAVILLERA, which is currently on Netflix. It's about a 70-year-old man who wants to take ballet. His family is against it whe..."

I looked it up, Jane, it comes from ancient Korean and means “fly like a butterfly.”

[Barbara]

Thank you, Jane. That series sounds wonderful. I hope Netflix continues to provide more fare from other countries.

[Sue]

It does sound good.

[Donna]

Jane wrote: "September 2nd is the next Zoom.

I recommended the South Korean series, NAVILLERA, which is currently on Netflix. It's about a 70-year-old man who wants to take ballet. His family is against it whe..."

Thanks so much for mentioning this. I started watching it yesterday and I’m loving it.