Yesterday and today, I did some housekeeping on Goodreads and added a heap of books that I read before 2016. I tried to remember to uncheck "Add this to your feed" but I probably forgot to do that occasionally. Sorry if I bombarded your feed! I peeked around at some of your shelves and got some ideas for rearrangement and then had some fun organizing:) One thing that made me happy was that I cleared all my star ratings for books entered long after they were read, unless they were a 5-star-all-time-fave or a 1-star-will-never-forget-the-loathing.

I ordered the film poster :thumbup1: I checked out prices for dry mounting plus a poster frame and decided to go with just buying the framed version. I think I will use it as a family gift since we are "family movie night" people. ETA and youngest is almost 17 so we can probably watch everything on the poster. I thought about giving it to my film buff son, but (unlike his mom!) he is not really a list-checker.

OP, not just you. I graduated from high school in 1981 and we never said those substitutes. Just the real one. I first noticed them in the 90s, maybe? Could be regional.

I am thinking about the film one as a whole-family gift. I am thinking about the framing. It is expensive to buy it framed, but you can't scratch it if you stick it in a cheap poster frame. Maybe dry mounting plus a cheap frame? ETA: I registered my email address and discount coupon for my first purchase. But it expires in 48 hours - eek!

Thanks for these links! I think I just found some Christmas gifts...

Just checking in for updates. OOPS - just saw that the original post has all the necessary details in it. So now my post can be a reminder bump. Looking forward to seeing you!

Congrats on the Bingo Blackout, ErinE. And I enjoyed looking at your list of books. It is really fun to see what everyone picks.

There is a reasonable chance that I was directly impacted by this. I got an email from Safeway announcing the recall and saying that I had purchased the broccoli. The broccoli and its packaging were gone, so I could not check the date codes. But I was violently vomiting on a recent evening, and I was so perplexed about it. Typically, I have an iron stomach.

Happy birthday to Emily! And congratulations on the grandchild! Also, many thanks for the update and all that you do. My oldest is also 26. I bought the WTM in 1999 when he was in kindergarten. My first edition WTM is one of my most treasured books :) We were afterschoolers, and I think we were among the first to use that term. I do remember making posts on the original boards, but I ended up drifting away from the boards and returned when we started homeschooling the youngest in 2012. I have often wished that I had stayed on the boards continuously! This is a very special corner of the internet, and I deeply appreciate it.

I started The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich and was curious about the opening statement about the death of her husband. Cue Google. Well, perhaps I am the only bookish person who was unaware that after her husband's suicide (1997) it was revealed that he was under investigation for sexually abusing their daughters. And perhaps not. I became so unsettled by this family's story that I admit I am having trouble putting the author's life on the shelf while reading this book . Ever since, I have been obsessively thinking about separating authors and works, where I place my line of separation, and whether or not I am content with the line's location. Meanwhile, I am about 2/3 done with The Antelope Wife and I am overall unimpressed. There are some shining moments, but I am often bored. My only previous encounter with Erdrich was The Beet Queen but that was in the 1980s. I vaguely recall that I liked it. ETA: Oh, and then I found out that L. Erdrich rewrote The Antelope Wife and published a new version in 2013. I have the 1998 version. This is turning into an odd reading experience on multiple fronts.

Well, I hate all photos of myself so they will not be forthcoming. But I have met several boardies in person, so I am not exactly shy or completely anonymous. I think I need a good penguin avatar.

I am pretty sure his income will be below the penalty threshold until he finishes his associates degree.

We are also looking at non-ACA compliant short term insurance. (If he was going to one of the state four year colleges instead of the community college, he would be eligible for a decent student insurance. But there is no such thing for the community college students. :thumbdown: )

Yep. This is a major stressor here at the moment and the clock is ticking fast. From what I have been told, my DS will be eligible for catastrophic coverage because he is under 30. Not sure if that varies by state, though. The deductible is around $7500 and the premiums are expensive without the subsidy. :eek: :mad: :( :thumbdown:

Do you live in a state that expanded medicaid? My son is also turning 26 and losing our health insurance. Unfortunately, he lives in a state that did not expand medicaid. He does not make a enough for an ACA subsidy, but as a single guy he is not eligible for medicaid. Quite frankly, all of his options stink.

That is awesome! How lucky for both of you!

Stacia, that photo is just :ack2: :ack2: . Pass me some brain bleach, please :lol: . We may not share R. Bradbury fandom, AND I like Wuthering Heights...HOWEVER...I do share your love of decluttering books and I picked up a few brutal TBRs from you :lol:. Oh, and I love Slaughterhouse Five . So we do share some book love :wub: . (And with this post, I have used up my emoji quota for the day) ETA I suppose I do not even qualify as a proper Bradbury fan since I didn’t like Fahrenheit 451.

I never tried it without the wine, but I think that roasting the vegetables is one of the things that makes it richer than a lot of veggie stocks. So maybe it would still be good without the wine!

I enjoyed Denise Kiernan's talk about her Biltmore book. She seems like a nice person :) Finished yesterday: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. I gave it four stars. The ended was kind of cheesy, or I would have given it five. I loooove his writing style. Det Forsømte Forår by Hans Scherfig. You might recall that I raced through the English version before reading the Danish version. Now that I have read the book twice in as many weeks, it has really grown on me. I think it is an excellent commentary on how school can crush the love of learning right out of a kid. The English translation (The Stolen Spring) is a good translation. ETA: I couldn't decide if I wanted to count it once or twice for Books-Read-in-2017. Oh the dilemmas of Goodreads...I decided just to count it once. So now I am at 50 for the year.

This is my favorite recipe for Vegetable Stock: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Rich-Vegetable-Stock-355995#ixzz2tc3TnZnW

I am going to hear author Denise Kiernan (The Girls of Atomic City) speak tonight. She will be speaking about her new book about the Biltmore House in NC, The Last Castle: The Epic of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in America's Largest Home.

My book club read that one in August. It was unanimously liked. Hoping for rain for you guys!

Between the two of us, DH and I only have one living parent. My mom is 80 and the healthiest 80 yr old that I have ever known. Nevertheless, I am fully aware that that status can change in a day. I am an only child so any and all elder care will fall on me. I see my mom often, but we do not live in the same state. If something happens, the logistics will possibly send me over the edge. I love my mom dearly and will not let her down. But I would have to move her, which is easier said than done. Truthfully, I try not to think about the what-ifs too much, today’s troubles being PLENTY for today. But it weighs on me.

Chris, thank you for posting your eulogy and letting us get to know your brother. Hugs and condolences.

I would keep it as an extracurricular, unless she is short on credits.