National Book Week
Loved this Facebook post from Kim Jones via Nancy Rommelmann:
Let's do it: It is National Book Week. The rules are: Grab the closest book to you. Turn to page 56. Copy the 5th sentence as your status. Don't mention the book...Post these rules as well.
Here's mine:
"Forget the vaunted biodiversity of the millions of beetle species."
By the way, I was blown away by Nancy's 144-page gem of a novel about the lost children on Hollywood Boulevard, The Bad Mother: A Novel
Maybe the street kid angle caught my interest as a psychologist or, more likely, it may be that I just got back from LA and Hollywood last week and I kind of missed it and figured the book would let me know more about the area from a different perspective. A cab driver told me about the kids and characters that hung around in Hollywood who were sometimes on drugs and sometimes lost. I wanted to know more. I was not disappointed. Rommelmann's skillful portrayal of the characters shows their unattractive side in a way that is realistic, shady and pulls the reader into a world they may never otherwise encounter.
"I once politely asked a person on a cell to lower her voice."
Patrick at March 21, 2011 3:29 AM
L'usage de seringues souillées explique la fréquence de la maladie chez les toxicomanes.
(The use of soiled syringes explains the frequency of the illness amongst addicts)
NicoleK at March 21, 2011 5:33 AM
Patrick - you suck up!
John Paulson at March 21, 2011 5:57 AM
With Google Books, it's no fun:
http://www.google.ca/search?q=%22Forget%20the%20vaunted%20biodiversity%20of%20the%20millions%20of%20beetle%20species%22&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=dRL&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=s&prmd=ivns&filter=0&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbo=u&tbs=bks:1&source=og&sa=N&tab=wp
Snoopy at March 21, 2011 6:35 AM
Yes it is, Snoopy. You can see that I didn't follow directions. That's from the first page of the text, not page 56!
And John Paulson, it works for me!
PS Didn't somebody want to connect with you? I forget who. Tell me and e-mail me a link to the last post they commented on and I'll e-mail them.
Amy Alkon at March 21, 2011 6:43 AM
At each step in the program, the current value moves a little closer to the target value:
MonicaP at March 21, 2011 6:47 AM
Pregnancy Category C: More sensitive to increased dosage, toxicity, increased risk of suicidal ideation, worsening of depression.
Juliana at March 21, 2011 7:02 AM
I'll follow directions better this morning with the book nearest me at the moment:
Greenhill keeps an eye on her political appearances, and tries to prevent use of her name.
Amy Alkon at March 21, 2011 7:09 AM
John, LOL! I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that!
Patrick at March 21, 2011 8:41 AM
As your stomach muscles soften, you will feel a slight scooping feeling as each leg is moved bilaterally in a vertical direction towards the opposite ear.
Dave B at March 21, 2011 8:46 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/03/21/national_book_w.html#comment-1946882">comment from Patrick"John, LOL! I was wondering if anyone would pick up on that!"
Tee hee...I smiled!
I'm writing a really hard but very interesting chapter of the next one.
Amy Alkon
at March 21, 2011 9:01 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/03/21/national_book_w.html#comment-1946978">comment from Dave BDave B, that's weird.
Amy Alkon
at March 21, 2011 9:27 AM
It is perfectly possible to do a task over and over and still keep repeating the same mistake until you die.
Snoopy at March 21, 2011 9:38 AM
"Meat is virtually nonexistent, even for members of the middle class who have money to pay for it."
ken in sc at March 21, 2011 11:26 AM
Zen & Horseback Riding - Mainly about the psoas muscle. Got to use all techniques when you get older, not to fall off that is.
Dave B at March 21, 2011 4:50 PM
"It was like he was always thinking about something else," she said.
Radwaste at March 21, 2011 6:35 PM
"And that was only the beginning!" said Lora happily.
Jim P. at March 21, 2011 7:37 PM
But I had learned not to ask stupid questions.
Kinda paraphraed that, My internet failed the first time I did it, and I dont have the book on me now
lujlp at March 22, 2011 6:30 AM
Like the police cuffs kept in the fast response cars?
MarkD at March 25, 2011 6:28 AM
" If the line is of such a shape that it is difficult to determine it's center of gravity, then the line may be divided into a number of short sections, each of which may be considered as a straight line, and the areas swept out by these different sections, as computed by the rule given, may be added to find the total area."
Robert Wall Jr at March 26, 2011 8:00 PM
"Light is the mother of life."
P.J. Shaw at March 31, 2011 7:50 AM
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