Too Many Books Not Enough Space….

Posted on July 24, 2009 by insider53

I have said before that I read a lot and that I have too many books. I have said that one of the reasons I loved my kindle (George) is the storage capacity of 1500 books. I have talked about having no place to put all my books even though I donate to the local Women’s shelter regularly. I keep certain books because I re-read them more than once. I’m a little scared to show you how out of hand it has gotten but it is funny and it is my life. Now remember I have 4 bookcases full of books as well. These are not magazines or tv guides or trash, I do not have OCD. I just have a storage problem or I read too much, one or the other. Bet you are shocked, huh.


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This is in the little toilet cubicle of my bathroom. They are stacked floor to ceiling. I keep thinning it with donations but it is out of control. I wish there was a used bookstore near by where I could sell them, but there isn’t. I read everything from science fiction to history, from mystery’s to (shh!) romance. I like vampire novels and adventure novels. I love classics like Jane Eyre but enjoy finding new authors like Julie Kenner just as much. They are old friends like Jack Chalker and Michael Chrichton, but they are  still taking up too much space.


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This is a corner in my bedroom and the stack goes higher than what you see. “Shut up, I told you I am not OCD” This is just my paperbacks. I have hardbacks too, I’m just not showing you the pictures. This is also only a few years worth not a lifetime. I have never counted them because my eyes would roll back in my head from the shock. Now you know why I am in love with my kindle George, he is going to solve my problems and get rid of this mess. There is nothing like the experience of a book, the smell of it, the feel of the paper, the sound of turning the pages, but as you can see there is a lot to be said for 1500 books in an itty bitty storage space. I said I read a lot and I don’t lie so now you know. God Bless George and give me the strength to get rid of all most some of them a few a couple no, I have to be strong and get rid of half, yes half, (I think I threw up a little bit in my mouth just now). Wish me luck.

FYI: I have every Thomas Burnett Swann book I could find and afford. They are staying and I will never give them up. Each one is a treasure and one in particular made me cry the day it arrived but that’s  for another post.

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Jackflash And Little Man Mac Attack…

Posted on July 23, 2009 by insider53

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You have heard me talk about my dog Jack before so you know he is one strange mutt. He recently had to have a cyst removed from his back and has to wear a cone until the stitches are healed. Any of you who have been through this with your own dog knows how funny it can be. He bangs into everything, nothing is safe so I have to dog proof the breakables. We have another dog, MacGyver and together they are like an old married couple. When Jack went for his surgery MacGyver cried and howled and generally moped all day. Well MacGyver has had enough with the cone. He is tired of getting hit by this thing and I don’t think he is getting much sleep because of getting whacked during the night, so he is cranky. I can’t separate them because neither of them will stand for it so what’s a dog mom to do. It will be another week before this cone comes off and I am hoping tempers do not flair. High heat *105 and getting smacked in the face by your partner, not a good combination. The cyst really scared me, it was big and not noticeable the day before. It grew to the size of a nickle in 24 hrs. Everything is ok now but it was hard. No more days like that for awhile I hope.


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You might be wondering where they got their names. Well we thought Jack would be very fast so we called him Jackflash. As it often happens in life we were wrong, he is not fast but he is smart, sometimes too smart. The first day we had MacGyver he got his head stuck inside a McDonalds bag. We laughed until we cried, he just couldn’t get it off  so his name was to be Mac after the Big Mac. But after realizing Mac and Jack were confusing the dogs because of sounding too much alike we changed it to MacGyver. We had already registered him with the AKC kennel club by the time we changed it so legally he is Little Man Mac Attack. I always thought they sounded like a rock band ” Jackflash and Little Man Mac Attack”. Notice the rags on the laundry room floor, that’s their blanket or what’s left of it. They have a good time chewing it up and then bunch the pieces together to sleep on, it’s pathetic. They are 11 and 12 now so they are elderly old men and not likely to change their bad habits but I wouldn’t have them any other way. I intend to cherish these last few years together. They are about due a new blanket so maybe if they can make nice for just one more week I’ll get them a reward.

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Video Wednesday : Dancing With Vader….

Posted on July 22, 2009 by insider53

Welcome to another Video Wednesday. I happen to be a Star Wars fan and this looks very funny. Believe it or not I am not sure if it is, you see my speakers just went dead and I can’t hear it. But the idea of Darth Vader and the storm troopers dancing to MC Hammer’s “Can’t Touch This” sounds funny to me. If it is leave a comment and tell me because it will probably be a week before I can get new speakers. Seems like everything electrical I own is breaking, ice maker, hair dryer, air conditioner, phone, television, DVR, sprinkler system and now the computer speakers. Does anyone know a good “Begone” chant for Gremlins.

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Ego Check….

Posted on July 21, 2009 by insider53

LIFE-US-JUPITER-ASTEROIDThis image shows a large impact shown on the bottom left on Jupiter’s south polar region captured on July 20, 2009, by NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, Hawaii. A large comet or asteroid has slammed into the  planet Jupiter, creating an impact site the size of Earth, pictures by an Australian amateur astronomer. Computer programmer Anthony Wesley said it took him 30 minutes to realize a dark spot rotating in Jupiter’s clouds on July 19 was actually the first impact seen by astronomers since a comet collided with the giant planet in July 1994. REUTERS/NASA/JPL/Infrared Telescope Facility/Handout


Well, this gives you a new perspective on your importance in the universe. That little dot at the bottom of Jupiter is a crater the size of Earth. Compare the two, go ahead I’ll wait………mind boggling isn’t it.

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”…. Hamlet Act 1, Scene 5

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