Thanks to Babs on Facebook, a killer list of what’s being read. In addition to my own list here.
From Babs:
Reading Recommendations
I’ve starred the ones I’ve read and enjoyed. Thanks to everyone who responded.
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I’m an early adopter, I pay more for items because I gotta have them before anyone and before the price drops from demand. I’m ok with this. The toys I acquire, I take pride in the fact that they are the first to come off the assembly line. Bugs and QC issues be damed!
My iPad came to me on launch day, it’s proven to be the best thing since sliced bread.
The apps I can’t live without (today):
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Someone please pound it into my head to not wear a red polo shirt to a Target store.
Attending my first writers conference in Portland today, very excited!! More as it unfolds interesting.
Some great book picks that caught my attention, gotta love NPR.
Librarian Nancy Pearl Picks ‘Under The Radar’ Reads : NPR.
Writer Anne Rice: Today I Quit Being A Christian : NPR.
Fascinating article, love or hate her books, this is a woman who has gone through transformations and her writing shows it. Her transformation from Catholic to Atheist, back to Catholic and now agnostic, it’s simply fascinating.
Not sure why I hadn’t posted this back in January but a friend recently friended the Earl Blumenaur page on Facebook and it reminded me. I live in Washington and Blummy represents in Oregon, he wouldn’t even chat with me over email on this. His stock (staff’s) response was that I wasn’t in his constituency so he wanted me to talk to my representatives. I call this BS, a lobbiest from where ever can represent a topic from his area and talk to him but living near isn’t good enough. Anyway, this public official used our money to enjoy himself in Copenhagen and it irritates me. Here’s the letter to Obama but the same was sent to Earl and all the other elected officials who abused our public funds:
FROM THE DESK OF
KRISTIAN L VOCKLER
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It was a full weekend of sports and fun and it’s all to expose the little guy to how active his life is and will be. Gotta start em early.
First off, congrats to Espana and my friends across Spain. I’ve been a big fan of Spain for years and it’s sweet to see them finally make a win in the WC. Well done guys!! The video that follows is pretty cool to watch, the emotion those players must feel has to be huge. In this video, the woman is his girlfriend, who also happens to be interviewing him after the game for a Spanish entertainment channel, so don’t be alarmed at this sweet display of affection:
The video was found on Dooce’s blog: [www.dooce.com | i personally would have fainted]
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