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[T]

Wendy wrote: "T I do not see them?"

Had to go look for them again. Poster is "group-goodreads"....

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[David]

I wondered about them, too.

[Jan C]

I didn't see them either.

[Bill]

I never noticed. I'll check them out. Thanks.

[Christine]

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

[Bill]

Echoing Christine.. Have a Happy Easter!

[Jan C]

Happy Easter

[Christine]

IT’S WORLD WISH DAY!

[Bill]

Christine wrote: "IT’S WORLD WISH DAY!"

What is your wish?

[Christine]

Bill I got a wish to go on a trip to Disney World with my family and with my nurse and that was back in 1995

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Christine wrote: "IT’S WORLD WISH DAY!"

I hope all of your wishes in life come true.

[Thomas]

While it is not a wish, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary next spring on a Caribbean cruise with daughter, son-in-law and 3 grandchildren. Two of our three grandchildren are Make a Wish kids-Cystic Fibrosis.

[Bill]

Christine wrote: "Bill I got a wish to go on a trip to Disney World with my family and with my nurse and that was back in 1995"

That's wonderful, Christine..

[Wendy]

Since World Peace is impossible, my wish is selfish. I am being sued for $30,000 from a car accident. My wish is it being thrown out.

[T]

Thomas wrote: "While it is not a wish, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary next spring on a Caribbean cruise with daughter, son-in-law and 3 grandchildren. Two of our three grandchildren are Make a Wish kids-..."

Early congratulations on the gold anniversary and best wishes to your extended family....

[Thomas]

T wrote: "Thomas wrote: "While it is not a wish, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary next spring on a Caribbean cruise with daughter, son-in-law and 3 grandchildren. Two of our three grandchildren are Ma..."

Thank You.

[Carol]

Wendy wrote: "Since World Peace is impossible, my wish is selfish. I am being sued for $30,000 from a car accident. My wish is it being thrown out."

Lighting a candle now in support of the case being dismissed.

[Thomas]

Laugh of the day.
I watch CSPAN on weekends for nonfiction book talks. Jon Meacham , American Historian, gave a talk on his newest book. He received a glowing introduction. He came to the podium and thanked the speaker introducing him. He said that whenever he receives such a wonderful introduction, he comes back to earth by remembering 1 day at the airport during a layover. A woman came up to him saying; "You're Him!! You're Him! Please wait while I go to the bookstore and buy your latest book so you can sign it." He said "I'll wait." She came back with a book by John Grisham. He said "Somewhere out there, there is a woman who is the proud owner of a forged signed John Grisham book."

[Barbara]

That's a good one Thomas!! 😊

[Christine]

Aww thanks Nancy and that’s so cool Thomas and Bill it was wonderful

[Wendy]

Thanks Carol. It doesnt look good. Hopefully, the settkement is less. Eithet way, my insurance rates are gonna sky rocket

[Christine]

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!

[Wendy]

I am watching our news. I have just realized I have Linda Farstein on my reading list. I may have even read her books. She was the prosecutor involved in the Central Park Five case. Five minoroty young men were prosecuted and convicted of rape of a white woman. They served 30 years before 100% exonerated. Lots of misconduct and coercion on the law enforcement side....

[Barbara]

I’ve read several Fairstein books but didn’t connect her with the Central Park case until the news broke. I’ll be interested to see the Netflix movie.

[Wendy]

I sorta want to NOT read them.

[NancyJ]

Wendy wrote: "I am watching our news. I have just realized I have Linda Farstein on my reading list. I may have even read her books. She was the prosecutor involved in the Central Park Five case. Five minoroty y..."

Interesting. I read some of her books (along with my mom) 20 years ago, but I didn't know she was connected to the case. She kept making her protagonist a target of the murderer too, (as did Patterson and many other writers), which is a trope (if that's the right word) that I grew to hate.

I wonder if the police were the ones questioning the boys, or if her office was directing the excessive coercion.

[NancyJ]

On a sad note, I got a message telling me that Skye (Skye Skye) passed away this week. I met her in this group in 2018, and she was a very lovely woman. RIP Skye.

[Thomas]

I'm sorry to hear about Skye has passed. She and I were Goodreads friends.

[Bill]

Skye contributed very much to this group. I'm sorry to hear that she has passed. My best wishes to her family. RIP.

[Jan C]

I'm so sorry. She was always entertaining here.

[Jan C]

NancyJ wrote: "Wendy wrote: "I am watching our news. I have just realized I have Linda Farstein on my reading list. I may have even read her books. She was the prosecutor involved in the Central Park Five case. F..."

I heard she lost her publisher because of that movie/reaction to it.

I would think thar police are usually the questioners. Although the DA in the early Law & Order shows was based on her.

[Wendy]

Update: got a letter from the lawyer re lawsuit. Court threw it out. Whoot whoot

[Christine]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

[Bill]

Christine wrote: "HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!"

Indeed! Happy 4th of July for those celebrating!

[Thomas]

Thanks Bill. Belated Happy Canada day to you and other Canadians. We just returned from Quebec, visiting covered bridges, my wife's passion. She says we are at 600 cbs now.

[Barbara]

Bill wrote: "Christine wrote: "HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!"

Indeed! Happy 4th of July for those celebrating!"

Thank you. 🎈🎈🎈🎈

[Bill]

Thomas wrote: "Thanks Bill. Belated Happy Canada day to you and other Canadians. We just returned from Quebec, visiting covered bridges, my wife's passion. She says we are at 600 cbs now."

I think that's 599 more than me.. ;)

[Christine]

Aww thanks Bill

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

Wendy wrote: "Update: got a letter from the lawyer re lawsuit. Court threw it out. Whoot whoot"

Wendy, that is Great news!!!

[Thomas]

Bill wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Thanks Bill. Belated Happy Canada day to you and other Canadians. We just returned from Quebec, visiting covered bridges, my wife's passion. She says we are at 600 cbs now."

I think..."

HaHa! We got to practice our college French(50 years ago).

[Bill]

Thomas wrote: "Bill wrote: "Thomas wrote: "Thanks Bill. Belated Happy Canada day to you and other Canadians. We just returned from Quebec, visiting covered bridges, my wife's passion. She says we are at 600 cbs n..."

lol.. Did they understand it? They have their own dialect in Quebec.. ;)

[Thomas]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I think that they appreciated that I tried. I chatted with a construction flag lady one day, and she told me that I had a good accent. We agreed that we both spoke Franglais.

[Bill]

Thomas wrote: "Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I think that they appreciated that I tried. I chatted with a construction flag lady one day, and she told me that I had a good accent. We agreed that we both spoke Fran..."

As did my grandmother, she was from Northern Ontario. My dad speaks french but when we drove through France, sometimes they didn't understand him and other times he didn't understand them... lol

[Jan C]

I recently started reading The Smell of the Night by Andrea Camilleri.

Looking at the New York Times tonight and discovered he recently died. He was in his 90s, hadn't started wring Maldonado books until his 60s. Some time ago he wrote the final book, much like Agatha Christie.

[Barbara]

Jan C wrote: "I recently started reading The Smell of the Night by Andrea Camilleri.

Looking at the New York Times tonight and discovered he recently died. He was in his 90s, hadn'..."

RIP Andrea Camilleri.

[Bill]

Jan C wrote: "I recently started reading The Smell of the Night by Andrea Camilleri.

Looking at the New York Times tonight and discovered he recently died. He was in his 90s, hadn'..."

I have yet to start his series although I do have some of the books on my bookshelf. Sad news indeed.

[T]

Went to a warehouse book sale today, first time, not sure what to expect - lines? Crowds?

Not too bad, kind of hard to get to the book shelves, but not crammed. A lot of "excuse me, sorry, trade you places?" Warm in there, a little fragrant at times. Got hit by backpacks that people refused to remove from their backs. Others brought little carts to haul their booty away in.

$25 for all you can cram into a bag. People with their books spread out on the floor trying to economically pack it all into their bags. People walking out with 4 crammed bags.

One woman told her friend she'd be out in 30 mins, and a few of us, strangers just the same, said "Uh huh, yeah sure"...Woman giggled...two bags full, said she'd been there 1.5 hrs already.

[Bill]

T wrote: "Went to a warehouse book sale today, first time, not sure what to expect - lines? Crowds?

Not too bad, kind of hard to get to the book shelves, but not crammed. A lot of "excuse me, sorry, trade ..."

Our local Rotary Club has a big used book sale twice a year. I try to go once each year and wander around for an hour or so. 3 books for $5.00 and then on the last day, $5.00 for a bag. I like them.

[T]

It was fun - these were used books as well. I wish the cook books had been segregated out of the "non fiction", but I get it, they don't have time to do that, any more than they have time to alphabetize by author....

It's a 2 day event, they are restocking the shelves for tomorrow, but one day was enough for me...

[Jan C]

T wrote: "It was fun - these were used books as well. I wish the cook books had been segregated out of the "non fiction", but I get it, they don't have time to do that, any more than they have time to alphab..."

Sounds great. The local AAUW has an annual sale over 5 days, last year they collected 35,000 books for the sale. Didn't hear how many they got at this year's. I've started taking just one tote bag with me. When it is full - I leave. Especially when I still have books unread from the previous year or so.