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I've been on a bit of an online shopping spree lately, starting with Memorial Day sales, but there's always some sort of sale. I can't get clothing since I need to try it on, but have bought several items for the apartment and computer. Thank you, Mommy! (she left enough for this sort of thing, but not enough to come anywhere near buying back the ( Read more... ) -
Reviews and musings from the terrace on the first night of summer
NetGalley emailed me asking where was my feedback, so I'd better get cracking. I do have a few books I finished to review for them and you. Also some from LibraryThing early readers' program ( Read more... ) -
Books mostly about women in the NYC area
You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz - One recent trend in fiction is the psychological suspense thriller with a twist, and I'm on board (though I can't see what's so great about other trends like dystopian societies, witches or vampires). NetGalley was kind enough to give me this book, and I loved the plot, with its frequent revelations ( ( Read more... ) -
Mysteries/Thrillers
I don't have more NetGalleys to report on (not surprising, since I wrote an entry yesterday), but realized if I report on my backlog of about 100 already-read books more often, I can catch up in the foreseeable future. We will not even think about how many shows and movies I haven't written about ( Read more... ) -
Tax time reading
What with the tax deadline and birthday (thanks, Mommy! Though at the time, Tax Day was March 15), this is always a stressful time of year. To add to that, Microsoft just withdrew support for Windows XP, forcing me to buy a new computer. I'm not crazy about my old, slow Dell that sounds like a Boeing jet, and heard bad things about Windows 8. Also ( Read more... ) -
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I've kept pretty much up to date on listing completed puzzle books. When I looked at the pile done since I last updated, almost all were sudoku or kakuro (I do them while waiting for food to cook, etc.). I have nothing to say about them and won't even list them. Many of the sudoku books were won at tournaments, where all the crossword prize books ( Read more... ) -
Baby picture update
I previously posted a baby picture in front of my old building in Brooklyn Heights.
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Girly books
The books I pulled for review are all on the girly side, though a few may have broader appeal ( Read more... ) -
Books
Still have piles of books to review, and I never seem to make much of a dent ( Read more... ) -
It might have been easier to skip the shot and get the flu
Many phone calls later, I think I see what happened with my flu shot insurance claimCalled UHC, who said they couldn't see the rejected flu shot claim at all. Huh? It was right there on their site. The woman did not want to listen, and switched me to Oxford ( Read more... )