Goodreads All Sorts discussion

OK--seems I finally got this figured out.
I'm an old coot, expect to get even older. I read everything including cereal boxes. I guess the books I enjoy the most take place or are about Ireland. My wife Sherri and I have been married 17 years. We have adopted our 10 yr old grandson Johnny. He's been ours since he was four.
I have really enjoyed the goodreads community. The conversations are fun, the recommendations are much appreciated. I did not realize how many books I read unitl I cataloged them here. Boy, are my lips tired.

Hope to make alot of friends here.

Hey Michael! I haven't even got a corner yet but I thought I should say hi!

Do you ever find anything enlightening on cereal boxes? (although I read them too if I have nothing else to focus on at breakfast time!)

It's amazing to think of how many books that we consume, before Goodreads I have no idea how many I read, every now and then I bump into one that I read and haven't put on Goodreads.

You mentioned that you love books set in Ireland... Have you read much set in Scotland? I've read a couple of Ian Rankin books and his character Rebus is amazing. :)

Hi Michael & Bec! What do you like to read, fiction or non? I have not heard of Ian Rankin, I'll look him up.

Bec wrote: "Hey Michael! I haven't even got a corner yet but I thought I should say hi!

Do you ever find anything enlightening on cereal boxes? (although I read them too if I have nothing else to focus on at..."

I've not read any thing set in Scotland yet, but I will follow your lead and check out Ian Rankin.

haiku

first day of school
my big man starting fourth grade
no more hugs goodbye

haiku

evening rush hour
the roads--rivers of rubies
rivers of diamonds

Hi Michael and welcome. Nice haiku...I recently went to a haiku art exhibit that was pretty cool. This was one of my favorites..


From the exhibit Last Bite: One Poet, Two Artists.
Poet: Bob Moyer Artists: Guntram Porps & Mona Wu

the haiku reads...
counting the seasons
through the bedroom window
all these years

Thank you for sharing. I think I would have enjoyed seeing that exhibit.

A song for you, Micky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7VnH...

LOL!!

Kyle wrote: "A song for you, Micky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7VnH...

LOL!!"

I'll have to listen to this at home. no speakers on this computer.

Michael wrote: "Kyle wrote: "A song for you, Micky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7VnH...

LOL!!"

I'll have to listen to this at home. no speakers on this computer."

Okay. Enjoy!

The City of Shadows. Excellent book set in Ireland and Germany. Read it recently

Katherine wrote: "The City of Shadows. Excellent book set in Ireland and Germany. Read it recently"

From all the reviews, this sounds like it will be a good read. It is on my TBR list. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kyle wrote: "Michael wrote: "Kyle wrote: "A song for you, Micky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7VnH...

LOL!!"

I'll have to listen to this at home. no speakers on this computer."

Okay. Enjoy!"

Didn't get a chance last night. Kid's ballgame ran long. I'll try tonight.

Kyle wrote: "Michael wrote: "Kyle wrote: "A song for you, Micky:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW7VnH...

LOL!!"

I'll have to listen to this at home. no speakers on this computer."

Okay. Enjoy!"

This was fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYpgsP... - Christy Moore. One of my most favourite songs. "Black is the Colour"

Katherine wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYpgsP... - Christy Moore. One of my most favourite songs. "Black is the Colour""

one of my fovorites too.
also like Dirty Old Town

Monday--pouring rain, two flat tires. Can't do anything but get better. Reading A Step of Faith
by Richard Paul Evans , the fourth part of a multi-book series. Part five comes out next year.

Michael wrote: "Katherine wrote: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYpgsP... - Christy Moore. One of my most favourite songs. "Black is the Colour""

one of my fovorites too.
also like Dirty Old Town"

I remember seeing Christy Moore at an Irishfest in either Fort Lauderdale or Boca Raton a few years back. He does the complete version of Danny Boy. Awesome.

Have some FUNDAY MONDAY insanity!!


JELLY BEANS!


/throws some in the room and scampers away/
(said in best Jackalope voice)Fast as fast can be, can't catch me!

hi there... stopping by to say hello and leave some hugs...

Bri wrote: "Hi Michael and welcome. Nice haiku...I recently went to a haiku art exhibit that was pretty cool. This was one of my favorites..


From the exhibit Last Bite: One Poet, Two Artists.
Poet: Bob Moyer..."

Just reread Seeds From a Birch Tree: Writing Haiku and The Spiritual Journey-- this is really a simple and profound book about the writing of haiku.

Dog barking madly
Territory invaded
Three ducks in pool

Very good Micheal... I thought I would try it as well..
something new to me kinda... I love and write poetry but have never tried this..

yes word imagery
grabbed my mind slapping me
I stood at attention.

For the people of Oklahoma (my home state)

Forced in seconds
fierce wind of destruction
hearts spirits are broken

Just started reading The 500 by Matthew Quirk.

Working my way through the alphabet by author's last name.
So far have a, b, c, d, e, f,g, h, l, m,p, r, s, and t.

Just got my Q: The 500 by matthew Quirk

Happy Friday Michael! Any plans for the weekend?

Julia2848 wrote: "Happy Friday Michael! Any plans for the weekend?"

Sister-in-laws 40th wedding anniversary.
Going up to Sebastian Fl, about 2 hours north of here.
Sebastian is still old Florida--they only got a Dunkin Donuts in 2009. No Starbucks yet. On the Indian River esturary. Fairly good surfing. Should be a good time.
Thanks for asking.
How are you celebrating the holiday?

I just want to take this moment to say thank you to all the veterns past and present who have sacraficed so much to secure my freedoms. God bless all of you.

It is a beautiful soft day here in Florida. A little rain, a little breeze, a pale gray sky. Good reading weather.

Or perfect nap weather.

Left 19th century England (The Black Country
by Alex Grecian ) and am now in 16th century Japan with
Child of vengence by David Kirk.

Also gives me my K author.
Have D, I, J, N, O, U, V.W,X,Y,Z to go.

Just bought Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Black Beauty for a quarter each for my 10 year old son.

Seems Hurrican season is off to a good start--two days old and we have our first TS. This one was just a soaker for Florida, but did a little damage up the east coast.

two short poems



The shadow of a butterfly
And then
The butterfly.

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Every cloud suspect
in the restless summer sky
tornado season

From the internet:
The Sunshine State is abuzz with reports of gallinippers, super-sized mosquitoes known for inflicting a knife-like bite

Ahh, paradise!

Just finished The Shack: Where Tragedy Confro...
by Wm. Paul Young.
This book will take some time to process, but I already know I want this in my personal library. I want my grandson to read sometime in his life, hopefully at a much younger age than I.

This book also gives me Montana in my 50 states challange and Y in my alphabet by authors last name challange.

Author Vince Flynn died today from prostate cancer. He was 47. Our prayers go out to his wife and three children.

Finished Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls.
I found it a bit draggy.

Gives me AZ for my 50 state challenge and W for my alphabet challange.

Top o the mornin' to ya, Micky!
Isn't it grand when a plan comes together like that! 2 birds with one proverbial stone!

Nicely done. I must learn from the master.

Enjoy the freshly baked banana muffin!

Thank you! Be off the the library Monday lunch time to see what I can find.

haiku

dogs barking madly
territory invaded
ducks in pool

Michael wrote: "haiku

dogs barking madly
territory invaded
ducks in pool"
Great visual picture!

Gave up on The Whisper
Too many characters and relationships to sort out. Will go back and read the series from the beginning.

just out stopping by some corners... have been really busy lately... Have a great day

Loved your comments about Around the World in Eighty Days! Sounds like the book was almost as boring as the movie!

Wishing you and your family a very happy Fourth from up here, north of the 49th parallel! We had our equivalent holiday July 1st, Canada Day, but our country is just a baby...only 147 years old. Light a sparkler for me and enjoy. I will watch the festivities on PBS, tonight.

Thank you. Blistering hot down here. From our house we can see three different locations which will be shooting off fireworks tonigt, plus this neighborhood goes pretty much berserk with their own pyrotechnics.
Last year it felt and sounded like a war going on. Great fun! Feel sorry for the dogs through. The older they get, the lest tolerant they become. Sounds like some people I know.

Michael wrote: "Thank you. Blistering hot down here. From our house we can see three different locations which will be shooting off fireworks tonigt, plus this neighborhood goes pretty much berserk with their ow..."

We have an 10 yr old golden retriever & he hates fireworks too. Some people do theirs on the Sun. Night for Canada Day, and some on the Mon., so he had 2 nights to suffer through. We also have fireworks on the 24th of May weekend, Victoria Day, in celebration of British Queen Victoria-since we're still part of the British Commonwealth, so he had had a bunch to suffer through. We can only buy them here for those weekends only-otherwise, they are illegal.

Very hot & extremely humid here-we have a smog alert because of smoke drifting west from Quebec from forest fires.

I am watching the Boston Padres game, since my Jays play the Tigers tonight. Too hot to be outside for long.

Just had a molar extracted. It hurts more now then before I saw the dentist. It is going to be a vicaden weekend.