Reading how many words per minute is hyperlexia? I had the early reading, but I was/am a chatterbox.
Serge,
I thought it meant someone loved the color shown here.
Serge, Fragano,
I'm finding you both a bit warped today.
And I thought of something else to say - asserting oneself does get easier with practice. I've had to learn to do it, and it still makes me shaky, but I can do it when I need to.
Anonyregular,
I hope you get your budget!
It's worth remembering that a person can forgive someone, and still choose to never interact with that person again. And that can be a good, wise decision.
Avram at 673,
I read 2 pages a minute, and can read and walk at the same time, so 100-200 pages of a 300+ page book is not a huge investment on my part.
Also, every book I start reading looks interesting to me for some reason - someone recommended it, or the cover looked interesting, or I decided it was one of those "classics" that I should at least try, and it's worth the investment to see if I can see what the fuss is about.
At one point in my life, I enjoyed reading difficult books because they were difficult, and I wanted to be seen reading difficult books, and rubbing how much smarter than they I was in the noses of the people who made my life miserable. Whether or not I enjoyed the books was beside the point.
It was grade school, it was a long time ago, and I have changed significantly since then that I will put a book down after 100-200 pages if I am not enjoying it.
Constance,
will you be blogging about The Awakening? I am interested in your thoughts, and I rather liked the book when I read it in high school, and re-read it a few years ago. I can dig out one of my copies and read it again if you are willing to discuss...
Pendrift,
if you choose to replace the non-bamboo needles, your local knitting guild probably has a group which teaches other people to knit or crochet, and could use the ones you don't want anymore.
I just finished my first pair of toe up socks. I'm contemplating a different toe for the next pair.
I am also thinking about what embroidery project to start - I should be working on two wedding afghans (couple's name, date, and a ring or something wedding-y) or better yet, I will finish my sweetie's Christmas present! Thanks ML for reminding me that I have to work on that!
KeithS, wayback at 672,
Here in Buffalo, NY, we too refer to highways as "the 90," and "the 219."
I'm NYC born and bred, and I find myself talking about taking the 90 to 87 to get to my parents house downstate.
[[big grin]] Just the smile I needed!
There was a nice idea over at Echidne of the Snakes's place (http://echidneofthesnakes.blogspot.com/):
Put the town back into town hall meeting. In order to get in, you have to prove you live in the area, which will eliminate the outside agitators. If the local people hold the same opinions as the people who were shipped in, they can give their representatives grief about it on their own.
KévinT at 121:
I won't see the LOTR movies; I refuse to lose the pictures in my head. I know what everything looks like, and to see someone else's vision would destroy mine. I understand why Bombadil and Goldberry, and Glorfindel were cut, and why Arwen's role was changed, but it just would not be right to me.
[pedant] Do Android Dream of Electric Sheep is a novel, not a short story. [/pedant]
Erik J. Nelson, that is, indeed what I am hoping!
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