MobileRead Book Challenges discussion

Once again this year, my goal will be 12 books.

Wow, you're getting an early start! :)

And I'm first on your post again. Yay, me!! LOL

OMG! You're not early... I'm late!!!! Well damn.

Congratulations, Nyssa, on once again being first to post on my thread.

Let me know if you ever post on it again!!!

Nyssa wrote: "Wow, you're getting an early start! :)

And I'm first on your post again. Yay, me!! LOL

OMG! You're not early... I'm late!!!! Well damn."

pfffffft!

I am pleased to announce that I received 17 books today for Christmas; so that will be enough to meet my goal!

GA wrote: "I am pleased to announce that I received 17 books today for Christmas; so that will be enough to meet my goal!"

Congratulations! Thats awesome! Merry Christmas!!!

Thanks Nyssa!

Maybe this will be the year that I read Tolstoy!

GA wrote: "I am pleased to announce that I received 17 books today for Christmas; so that will be enough to meet my goal!"

That is an AWESOME Christmas!

Thanks, Mrs. J!

1...1/03...Prince Valiant, vol. 10 - Hal Foster

GA wrote: "Thanks Nyssa!

Maybe this will be the year that I read Tolstoy!"

I keep telling myself that too. Hasn't happened.

Homeinmyshoes wrote: "GA wrote: "Thanks Nyssa!

Maybe this will be the year that I read Tolstoy!"

I keep telling myself that too. Hasn't happened."

Ditto! :)

I guess after five weeks it's time to catch up!

2...1/18...400 Amazing Baseball Facts You Never Knew For Only 99 Cents - Jack Chesterfield

3...1/21...The Grand Minor League - Dick Dobbins

4...1/26...Appetite for Self-Destruction - Steve Knopper

5...2/10...Prince Valiant, vol. 11 - Hal Foster

6...2/13...The Days are Just Packed - Bill Watterson

7...2/16...The Bluffer's Guide to Jazz - Barnes and Gammond

Am I reading this right? It's just over mid-way through Feb, and of a yearly target of 12 books, you have already read 7!!?? Seems like you might just get there :P

^It's satire. Since the 'avid' reader label goes to someone who purchases 12 books in a year many of us have set 12 as our target.

Ah (slaps forehead). I did see something about the "avid reader" tag a while back. One a month. So what do you call someone who reads more than one a week? Rabid?

One a week is perfectly fine. After that I believe criminally insane is the correct term.

I have kept a couple of boxes of books in my storage closet for the past fifteen years. Last week I visited the closet, and brought home one box with me.

It had 27 books and 2 pamphlets. I remember reading 1/3 - 1/2 of the books. So I'll go through them, and give away the ones I no longer have interest in.

Orlok and Home, you guys are too funny!

Homeinmyshoes wrote: "One a week is perfectly fine. After that I believe criminally insane is the correct term."

And this is why I love you.

"Criminally Insane"

Gosh, I wish I could figure out how to use that as a tag.

GA wrote: "Orlok and Home, you guys are too funny!"

We amuse ourselves. Your mileage may vary.

@MrsJoseph: that's why mixed case was invented

? mixed case?

CriminallyInsane?

No spaces makes it work for a tag in any system, although no spaces in tags makes me unhappy for the most part.

Homeinmyshoes wrote: "CriminallyInsane?

No spaces makes it work for a tag in any system, although no spaces in tags makes me unhappy for the most part."

LOL

Sorry, I meant use it as a tag on my profile (without the added stigma of "criminal.")

GA wrote: "Orlok and Home, you guys are too funny!"

Trying to see the funny side of things is my default position. Otherwise I'd just cry all the time...

I did not receive today my weekly report on what all of my friends here are reading and have finished. Did you receive yours?

GA wrote: "I did not receive today my weekly report on what all of my friends here are reading and have finished. Did you receive yours?"

I've unsubscribed to those, but according to a thread in the GR Feedback group, there are others who didn't get their weekly update email. With it being the weekend, though, GR hasn't responded yet.

I've unsubscribed to everything in email format, but that actually sounds kind of good.

It sounds like none of my friends are seeing what I have read!

I'm always reading this thread so I get an update every once in a while. I also just look at my list of friends every now and then to see what people are currently reading.

a...2/21...Guns for Preppers - Sobert Gummer

9...2/21...The Little Sister (graphic novel) - Raymond Chandler

b...2/24...Principles of Jeff Cooper Defensive Handguns - David Fessenden

10...3/06...How the Hot Dog Found Its Bun - Josh Chetwynd

11...3/10...Here and Now! - Pat Martino

c...3/13...Everyday Carry Gear - Jon Woodward

d...3/19...Bill Veeck's Crosstown Classic - Bill Veeck

e...3/21...The Every Day Carry Guide - Christopher Ruiz

f...3/21...The Fall of France - Charles River Editors

g...3/31...CS Lewis: 66 Best Life Lessons - Chris Johnston

Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I'm always reading this thread so I get an update every once in a while. I also just look at my list of friends every now and then to see what people are currently reading."

^This

Also, I often get dropped notifications so I don't know unless the red *new* sign pops up.

Uh oh. March 31 was a long time ago. It's going to take some effort to catch up!

12...4/01...Still Pitching - Jim Kaat

h...4/03...Tiny House Living - James Hennison

i...4/06...Kindle User's Guide - Amazon

j...4/10...Secrets of Small-House Living - Claire Middleton

13...4/11...Definitive Flash Gordon, vol. 1 - Alex Raymond

k...4/14...So You Want to Own a Gun - Robert Owens

l...4/15...History of the Studebaker Corporation - AR Erskine

14...4/29...Who Really Killed Kennedy? - Jerome Corsi

15...5/02...The Strangest Secret - Earl Nightingale

16...5/08...Living on a Shoestring Budget - Barbara S. Schneider

17...5/09...It's Not Easy Bein' Me - Rodney Dangerfield

m...5/11...The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time - Centaur Editions

n...5/23...The Beginner's Guide to Your First Handgun - Keith R. Baker

18...6/03...Rip Kirby, vol. 1 - Alex Raymond

19...6/12...The Ipcress File - Len Deighton

Flash Gordon is the one that stands out to me for some reason.

Homey, that one was a disappointment. The artwork was very good for its time by the end of 1937, but every episode (it was a Sunday strip) was a cliffhanger featuring some half-man half-animal monster. It grew old very quickly.

The tiny house thing. I...remain astounded.

Since you've read a few books, please tell me: where do these people park their houses?????!? And how much is monthly parking?

Mrs. J, all of these tiny house "books" are not really about the tiny-house fad, but rather about how to live comfortably in a small home after the kids have moved out and you have sold your McMansion.

MrsJoseph wrote: "The tiny house thing. I...remain astounded.

Since you've read a few books, please tell me: where do these people park their houses?????!? And how much is monthly parking?"

It depends greatly on the location.

For example, here in Nashville there are two options: On wheels in an RV campground that allows non-RVIA vehicles, or on permanent foundation on a property with an existing primary residence. Due to the classification of tiny houses and our existing zoning / building regs, there's currently no way to have it as a single permanent dwelling on a lot here. You can also park it at your house on wheels but living in it is limited to 30 days if you do that.

Other states / cities have better options. There are tiny home communities in some places.

One reason some places are hesitant to take up the issue is because tiny houses are often pushed for and promoted by two groups in particular: the eco-conscious looking to reduce their footprint, and those seeking to provide affordable housing for the homeless. Sadly, both of those groups often elicit a negative response in some people (and to be fair, there are valid reasons for concern in some cases).

Some people here in Nashville are using them as AirBnB accommodations. Which bothers me. A lot. It's not only illegal at the moment, they've bypassed the process that insures that it's a safe dwelling. It's also more proof that AirBnB doesn't verify that their hosts are obeying the law and providing safe places to stay.

That's what Hubby and I were talking about. We have a lot of space we don't need BUT we don't want to go tiny cause...there's no place to park it.

Other than a trailer park, that is. But they are refusing to call them trailers. but - for the most part - that is what most of them are (or an RV). At least the ones I watch/see on TV.

So as we watch this "trend" grow, we wonder what people are doing for water, sewage, etc.

And we wonder if the cost is really as small as people try to claim. Because you HAVE to have a place to park it (if wheels) or brick it if permanent. And if you do that, you need sewage and water and electricity hook ups. And land rental fees.

One of the ppl were talking about living in a (as I've been calling them) Tiny House Park and paying something like $650 or more a month to park! That's not including utilities. And no comment was made as to if they paid the house out in full or if they have a mtg (or loan of some sort).

And I have to wonder about being road capable and ready since most of the Tiny Homes now are "vehicles" - unless they've changed the law (which could have happened). And trying to sell them...

I'm thinking if the law hasn't changed, a lot of ppl will be blown when/if they try to sell on the regular market or if they try to get an mtg.

GA wrote: "Mrs. J, all of these tiny house "books" are not really about the tiny-house fad, but rather about how to live comfortably in a small home after the kids have moved out and you have sold your McMans..."

Ahhhh.

Speaking of the devil, here's an article today about tiny homes in the San Francisco area.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-n...

o...6/25...Yogi Berra - Adam Green

20...7/02...The History of Surfing - Matt Warshaw

21...7/08...Crisis of Character - Gary J. Byrne

22...7/18...Trouble is My Business - Raymond Chandler

23...8/02...The Bluffer's Guide to Cars - Martin Gurdon

24...8/11...Always on Sunday - Michael David Harris

25...8/13...Pitching in a Pinch - Christy Mathewson

26...8/21...The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - Max Shulman

Good going!

GA wrote: "Speaking of the devil, here's an article today about tiny homes in the San Francisco area.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-n..."

A lot of the problems they discuss are things I wonder about, too.

I mean, going small is a good idea - especially if you live in crowded areas like we do here. But here - even though it would be helpful - there is no place where someone could build or park something like that.

The real estate market is very strong here. Instead of doing something like that, you can either move out of the city (what we did though we MISS it so much) or you can shell out $3000+ for a
pied-à-terre sized housing; you can shell out around from $250k-$450k for a fixer upper OR you can just buy a place already done or not too bad but then the sky is the limit. Condos are a grip here and its only getting worse.

Add to that the cost of parking !!! (either a monthly fee or $20k-$75k to buy) and it's like move out of the city.

Thanks, Orlok! I really enjoyed the Dobie Gillis collection.

Mrs. J, what state do you live in?