Question Of The Day

[Koren]

11/2: You enter a library. Where is the first place you go?

[Koren]

Koren wrote: "11/2: You enter a library. Where is the first place you go?"

I go directly to the new nonfiction. It is in the front of the nonfiction so unless you go all the around you can't miss it on the way to the bios.

[Karin]

The check out desk since most of the time I'm going to pick up books I've put on hold online.

[Julie]

I work at my library so I automatically go and sign in, pick up my holds and head to my office or if I am working circulation I get the book drop!

[Selina]

Koren wrote: "Koren wrote: "11/2: You enter a library. Where is the first place you go?"

I go directly to the new nonfiction. It is in the front of the nonfiction so unless you go all the around you can't miss ..."

Pick up the books I have on reserve.
If I'm working in one I go to the desk, or the book drop to empty it!
If I'm looking for books I tend to go to nonfiction and scan, or the withdrawn trolley to find any gems

[Diana S]

The New Releases 🤓

[Karin]

Diana S wrote: "The New Releases 🤓"

That's a fun place to browse, isn't it? That's how I first found one of my 5 star reads--5 stars both times--My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry.

[Koren]

11/11: What is your favorite place and why?

My favorite place is sitting in my yard on a warm summer day with a glass of lemonade and a good book.

[Selina]

Koren wrote: "11/11: What is your favorite place and why?"

My cosy bed and bookshelf
why..um, can't you see I'm busy reading and relaxing?

[Karin]

Koren wrote: "11/11: What is your favorite place and why?"

Good question! My favourite place was been ruined. It was at the watershed for our reservoir where I grew up. However they eventually had to replace to old, leaking wooden pipes which meant widening more of the trail plus the population has grown immensely and there are a lot more people. Also they cleared the trees on the other side of the creek (there was a wooden dam at the top of the falls to hold more water to get it into the pipes.)

I don't really have one now.

[Julie]

I'm with Selina - in bed with the comforter pulled up and a book to read!

[Hummingbird]

Koren wrote: "11/2: You enter a library. Where is the first place you go?"

Maybe the young adult section or I'll just order online depending on which book I want.

[Hummingbird]

Koren wrote: "11/11: What is your favorite place and why?

My favorite place is sitting in my yard on a warm summer day with a glass of lemonade and a good book."

My favorite place is the beach actually. I feel the sand on my toes, the water and the fresh air. I love going to the beach cause it feels... so comforting and relaxing.

[Karin]

Hummingbird wrote: "My favorite place is the beach actually. I feel the sand on my toes, the water and the fresh air. I love going to the beach cause it feels... so comforting and relaxing.."

I had to smile at this. My mother would only take us to the sandy beach a couple of times a year because it was so messy. This is the type of beach we usually went to and there were no barnacles because the rocks were smooth and round. We built forts with the logs (not nearly as many logs nowadays due to better booms), dug for sea glass in the rocks, swam, etc.

[Prashant]

Beautiful place with rocks

[Karin]

Prashant wrote: "Beautiful place with rocks"

It's a pebble beach--the rocks are not large, but not so small that they are annoying.

[Koren]

2023 is almost in the history books. Do you have a reading goal? How are you doing with it?

I usually set a goal of 120. This year I decided to be easier on myself and made it 100. I am at 105 now.

[Selina]

No I don't keep count. My goal is to read all the books I borrow and on my bookshelf. Before I need to return them. Good so far.

I did Bookathon this year and read 30 books from A-Z. I don't read 30 books a month though that would be 360 books a year I would probably read about half that, but then I process hundreds of them and 'read' quite a few that way.

[Karin]

I usually set a goal and usually raise it. I am trying to keep my number of books down to no more than 2 per week on average (I remember when I couldn't even read 1 per week when my kids were young!) because my numbers soared during Covid and I need to be more active in the evenings again :)

[Hummingbird]

I do have a goal. I'm currently trying to complete that goal, but after this year I might just read a book here and there. As for how I'm doing well... it's chaotic let's just say. I have 2 books I need to read from the library.

[Julie]

This year I had a goal of 70 and achieved that. I think I am going to do that number for next year.

[Koren]

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if you don't celebrate, then I hope you had a great week! It's been a little quiet around here, so here is a question to get the conversation going:

If you could relive one day from your life, which day would it be, and why?

[Karin]

Oh, sorry, even though it's a great question, I don't do well with these sorts of questions because there is no way to pick one.

IRL I am normally fairly decisive as long as it doesn't involve choosing a favourite or a couple of other things. eg in music, I usually like it or I don't, but of course have many things I love/hate in there as well as some that are like/dislike.

[Dave Letterfly]

The new releases section or sometimes I find it fun to have a look at the Holds section to see what others have chosen!

[Koren]

Karin wrote: "Oh, sorry, even though it's a great question, I don't do well with these sorts of questions because there is no way to pick one.

IRL I am normally fairly decisive as long as it doesn't involve cho..."

No problem, Karin. Feel free to just answer the questions you want to do.

[Karin]

Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Oh, sorry, even though it's a great question, I don't do well with these sorts of questions because there is no way to pick one.

IRL I am normally fairly decisive as long as it doesn..."

I know, but it's been so very quiet here I thought I'd reply :)

[Hummingbird]

Koren wrote: "Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if you don't celebrate, then I hope you had a great week! It's been a little quiet around here, so here is a question to get the conversation going:

If ..."

Thats a tough one. I dont have a specific day, but a timeline yes. I would relive my childhood because those days were better than today imo.

[Koren]

Karin wrote: "Koren wrote: "Karin wrote: "Oh, sorry, even though it's a great question, I don't do well with these sorts of questions because there is no way to pick one.

IRL I am normally fairly decisive as lo..."

That's great! That's the reason I started this discussion...a conversation starter!

[Julie]

Koren wrote: "Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if you don't celebrate, then I hope you had a great week! It's been a little quiet around here, so here is a question to get the conversation going:

If ..."

The day I met my husband at a party in his dorm and we have been together ever since!

[Koren]

Koren wrote: "Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and if you don't celebrate, then I hope you had a great week! It's been a little quiet around here, so here is a question to get the conversation going:

If ..."

Not a specific day, but I would love to go back and relive a day with my grandmother. She died when I was 10.

[Koren]

11/30: What is your favorite holiday?

Independance Day. Going to the lake and fireworks.

[Julie]

Halloween!

[Hummingbird]

Maybe Christmas or valentine's day tbh

[Selina]

Chinese New Year

[Karin]

Any holiday where my Aspie stays pleasant all day.

[Koren]

12/8: If you could relive one day from your life, what would it be and why?

[Julie]

Meeting my husband!

[Koren]

Koren wrote: "12/8: If you could relive one day from your life, what would it be and why?"

Mine would be when any of my 4 children were born.

[Koren]

12/20 What is your go to food when you are sick? I ate nothing but chicken soup and ice cream (not together) for 3 days last week.

[Fishface]

Koren wrote: "12/20 What is your go to food when you are sick? I ate nothing but chicken soup and ice cream (not together) for 3 days last week."

White rice and hot tea.

[Karin]

If I could eat anything I wanted to it would either be congee or dry toast (we ate dry toast as a child when we had stomach bugs.)

[Kit]

Koren wrote: "12/20 What is your go to food when you are sick? I ate nothing but chicken soup and ice cream (not together) for 3 days last week."

garlic and lots of hot beverages that hydrate.
Seriously I find taking loads of raw garlic minced finely is very effective in getting rid of cold and flu. You have to take about 1-2 whole bulbs/ of it/ day at the height of illness. But it really works in my experience and pretty fast too! I start taking it as soon as I feel a cold coming on and head it off before it takes hold. You can get away with less if you get it at this stage. Line your stomach if you're about to take a big amount.
Also, if you have cold and flu symptoms, avoid dairy.

[Mike]

Karin wrote: "If I could eat anything I wanted to it would either be congee or dry toast (we ate dry toast as a child when we had stomach bugs.)"

That's interesting. My parents always thought that milk toast was the proper food for an upset stomach.

[Fishface]

Kit wrote: "Koren wrote: "12/20 What is your go to food when you are sick? I ate nothing but chicken soup and ice cream (not together) for 3 days last week."

garlic and lots of hot beverages that hydrate.
Se..."

I do the garlic thing, too, but tablets, not the fresh bulbs. Just be sure to buy tablets made of dehydrated garlic bulb and not garlic oil. The other thing that really works when you have a virus is goldenseal, although it's much more expensive.

[Selina]

Food eat when sick...chicken soup, or congee, honey, garlic, ginger, green tea (tho drink that all the time)

[Karin]

Mike wrote: "Karin wrote: "If I could eat anything I wanted to it would either be congee or dry toast (we ate dry toast as a child when we had stomach bugs.)"

That's interesting. My parents always thought that..."

My dad was an MD and we didn't get any dairy for stomach flues even back when I was growing up. Milk used to be used for ulcers, but I'm not sure if it still is. We'd get dry toast and clear liquids. It might have been white toast, certainly before I was about 9 it was. I hated tea, and we hadn't heard of green tea yet where I lived (don't like that, either) but white tea might be even better (not actually white, by the way.)

I hadn't had congee yet, but later we'd move to chicken noodle soup and consommé.

I would think that congee made with chicken broth would be excellent because it's easy to digest. Plus congee is a comfort food. I'm so very glad I stumbled into a Cantonese restaurant that didn't have a separate menu for "round eyes." Whenever I ordered it after that they'd ask me over and over if I was sure I wanted it, but I loved it.

[Karin]

Garlic is okay as long as you can eat it, but it sure makes you stink from both your breath and your pores since it's worse once you have digested it.

[Kit]

Fishface wrote: "Kit wrote: "Koren wrote: "12/20 What is your go to food when you are sick? I ate nothing but chicken soup and ice cream (not together) for 3 days last week."

garlic and lots of hot beverages that ..."

I have never heard of goldenseal, I will check it out.
Another thing that I have found works is echinacea. You have to ensure you get a good quality supplement for it to work though. And it is more expensive too.

[Kit]

Karin wrote: "Garlic is okay as long as you can eat it, but it sure makes you stink from both your breath and your pores since it's worse once you have digested it."

That's can happen, sure. But I cannot bear being ill with a cold so I hit it stat when I feel a cold coming on.

[Koren]

Why no dairy when you are sick. That's the only thing that sounded good to me.