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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 17, 2009 17:21:15 GMT -6
I came across an interesting idea on Facebook. Grab the book nearest you, turn to page 56, find the fifth sentence on the page, and post it, along with these instructions. Don't try to find a book that's profound or funny, or is your favorite. Just grab whatever's closest.
Here's mine:
"Attempt to bring humor to FRIDAY THE 13TH formula doesn't quite click, either." ~from a review of "April Fool's Day" in "Leonard Maltin's 2002 Movie and Video Guide"
Oooo, sounds fun, Siren.
"It will give you great power when you are at peace with it." ~ from "Put Your Heart on Paper; Staying Connected in a Loose-ends World" by Henriette Anne Klauser.
It's neat book about getting back the lost art of letter writing. I haven't read it except for some browsing; it's been on the shelf for a while, and was the first one I grabbed for this post. I should find the time to read it one day.
Ooo, ooo...what she said, Siren!
Except I have one book in reach of my desk, besides the MW, of course...
"Thanks for being my family."-from "Xena--The Complete Illustrated Companion". It's quoting Gabrielle to Xena in the description to the plot of "Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards".
I came across an interesting idea on Facebook. Grab the book nearest you, turn to page 56, find the fifth sentence on the page, and post it, along with these instructions. Don't try to find a book that's profound or funny, or is your favorite. Just grab whatever's closest.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 17, 2009 17:26:00 GMT -6
The general himself had died there of cholera, and three years later his wife had followed him. ~ Ghost by Katherine Ramsland
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Post by quettalee on Jul 17, 2009 22:26:50 GMT -6
I found another book...stuck waaaay back in a cubby hole... "Many people, including mental health professionals, misunderstand the fact that unresolved loss is cumulative and cumulatively negative."The Grief Recovery Handbook...John W. James & Russell Friedman It was sent to me in the mail the week after Mary died by the wife of the man that got the police involved in four hours instead of 24...which you usually have to wait when it's an adult that's missing. I haven't opened it in nine months until now.
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Post by Phalon on Jul 21, 2009 6:00:11 GMT -6
I was at the library yesterday evening with BP and LX. While they were picking out their books, I couldn't help myself from randomly pulling books off the shelves.....page 56, sentence number 5.
"She's a wicked good artist; she can make them look really real." ~ from "Rainy" by Sis Deans
"She was so rich that she had a cellar full of gold pieces." ~ from "Thimble Summer" by Elizabth Enright
"Maybe he had just run out of rude comments." ~ from "Jennifer Murdley's Toad" by Bruce Coville
"He remembered his father's sad face the morning the truck ran off the road." ~ from "Autumn Journey" by Pricilla Cummings
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Post by Phalon on Jul 21, 2009 6:12:05 GMT -6
Oh! What if some of these sentences were combined, with maybe a bit of embellishment?
It might go something like...
An attempt to bring humor to FRIDAY THE 13TH formula doesn't quite click, either, but it will give you great power when you are at peace with it."
The general himself had died there of cholera, and three years later his wife had followed him. Many people, including mental health professionals, misunderstand the fact that unresolved loss is cumulative and cumulatively negative. Thanks for being my family.
She was so rich that she had a cellar full of gold pieces. She's a wicked good artist and can make them look really real.
He didn't find it funny anymore. He remembered his father's sad face the morning the truck ran off the road, and maybe he had just run out of rude comments to make about the unfortunate incident.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 21, 2009 16:08:17 GMT -6
Jules has seen a semitranslucent, grayish-colored lady walking down the hallway, and he's told Jenny all about it. ~ The Ghost Hunter's Handbook by Lori Summers
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Post by quettalee on Jul 21, 2009 20:52:53 GMT -6
What an intriguing woman you are, sis...
I can't resist.
Here's page 56, fifth word in the MW editon that's on my desk. 2004 edition. Wow; seems like Mary just brought that home for me last year.
barberry-n: any of a genus of spiny shrubs bearing yellow flowers and oblong red berries.
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Post by Siren on Jul 21, 2009 23:36:35 GMT -6
"Former professional groupie Pamela Des Barres was even inspired by Waylon's instrumental prowess to 'cross over' from the preferred rock, roll, and raunch of Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger, and others to the more basic pleasures of country."
~"Nashville Babylon: The Uncensored Truth and Private Lives of Music's Stars" by Randall Riese
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Post by Phalon on Jul 22, 2009 4:53:49 GMT -6
BOLL, TG! This is just another way of saying I'm strange, isn't it.
If it is, (and I'm sure it is), I must be in good company because....
I did the same a couple of days ago.
Apparently a bunch of words were dropped from the English language between the years 2001 and 2004; page 56 in my Merriam-Webster's 10th Edition Collegiate Dictionary is still in the "A"s. The word is "appeal".
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Post by quettalee on Jul 22, 2009 20:33:32 GMT -6
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Post by moonglum on Jul 24, 2009 12:33:53 GMT -6
"But on balance, I suppose the good that is served outweighs the bad."
The Complete Book of Scriptwriting ~ J. Michael Straczynski
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Post by vox on Jul 24, 2009 12:42:30 GMT -6
Her partner, my uncle Neil, insisted on calling me 'Scoop' and I bought new pens & pencils, which I sharpened to lethal points in anticipation of front-page leads.
Between you and me ~ Loriane Kelly Autobiography
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Post by Siren on Jul 24, 2009 23:12:00 GMT -6
What I love about this game is what it reveals about each person who plays along. You can learn a lot about a person by taking a peek at the books on their bedside table. This is the next best thing!
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Post by moonglum on Jul 25, 2009 4:34:18 GMT -6
What I love about this game is what it reveals about each person who plays along. You can learn a lot about a person by taking a peek at the books on their bedside table. This is the next best thing! "It's quite revealing, isn't it?" Moonglum ~ Thoughts On A Saturday Morning
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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2009 5:57:21 GMT -6
Moonglum! Vox! Good to see you back around.
It's almost scary, actually.
Phalon ~ Late as usual on a Saturday Morning.
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Post by vox on Jul 26, 2009 14:45:33 GMT -6
Those goats roamed free before the Hopkins family's neighbourhood became chic.
Special Collector's Edition~ Southern Cooking Gourmet ~ Linton Hopkins.
Vox ~ late as always!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 29, 2009 6:39:18 GMT -6
"Inspired by the cottagers who had mixed flowers and herbs so freely, English gardeners borrowed the most striking herbs - the silvery artemisias, the big globe-flowering alliums, and soft green alchemillas - and set them in their flower borders." from "Visions of Paradise: Themes and Variations on the Garden" by Marina Schinz
My friend lent me this book after bringing it in to work and I drooled over the photos. It's absolutely gorgeous! These are the kinds of gardens, Siren, I'd love to get together and tour with you and your Mom. Wouldn't that be fun - our trip would take us to California, Washington, and Oregon were the rain is plentiful, and the gardens lush; over to England, France, and Italy to view centuries old garden masterpieces, then back home to the East Coast where the Colonialists first brought plants and gardening styles to begin practical gardens they'd need to begin their new life here. The book is not just a beautiful pictorial, it's a history lesson too. I'm in garden-envy.
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Post by Siren on Jul 29, 2009 9:56:28 GMT -6
That would be a fantastic trip, Gams! We would need to include a stop at Canada's Butchart Gardens - 55 acres of flowers and plants from around the world. We made a day trip to see it while vacationing in Washington State. It was glorious! www.butchartgardens.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 ~~~~~~~~~~ "Renault tried to counter this by adding a 2.0-liter turbo, at which point they discovered it also had dreadful handling." ~ the Renault Fuego, as described in "The World's Worst Cars: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters" by Craig Cheetham ~~~~~~~~ Vox, the reference to a goat in the cookbook you quoted would be enough to give my sis the chills. She has 9 goats (including 2 named "Joan" and "Jett" in honor of guess who) who will die of old age and never be eaten. Not that my sis' husband, a very good Latino cook, wouldn't enjoy a goat bbq!
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Post by Phalon on Jul 31, 2009 20:20:57 GMT -6
Butchart Gardens looks like a beautiful place, Siren. I'd love to spend a day strolling through a place like that. Whenever we're on vacation, if there's an arboretum, botantical gardens, or a nature preserve we try to make a side trip. The visit is usually short though - an hour, maybe two if I'm lucky. It's my kinda thing - but the girls and Hubs aren't that interested. We've occasionally come across some real unexpected gems though; a children's garden, or an interesting demonstration that all of us can enjoy. One tiny garden was on a corner vacant lot in a city not too far from here that volunteers had converted to a wonderous small-scale replica of Monet's garden. The girls loved it, and after visiting some of the other city attractions, we had to return to the garden before leaving.
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Post by Siren on Aug 1, 2009 8:32:36 GMT -6
"One tiny garden was on a corner vacant lot in a city not too far from here that volunteers had converted to a wonderous small-scale replica of Monet's garden."
My sis, GG, would LOVE that!
Since practically everything I hear reminds me of either music or movies, your mention of Monet immediately brought this to mind - a highlight from the movie "Clueless":
Tai: Do you think she's pretty? Cher: No, she's a full-on Monet. Tai: What's a monet? Cher: It's like a painting, see? From far away, it's OK, but up close, it's a big old mess.
LOL!!
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Post by Phalon on Aug 15, 2009 4:54:03 GMT -6
I couldn't help it; the new Grit magazine came yesterday.
Page 56; sentence 5...
"Museums"
It's a travel advertisement for Ponca City. Where is Ponca City? The ad doesn't say.
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Post by Siren on Aug 17, 2009 17:23:07 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Sept 4, 2009 21:27:15 GMT -6
Kinda late on my reply, Siren, but thanks for the links - and for clearing up that Ponca City is in Oklahoma. The advertisement didn't mention a state at all. A little bit strange, I think, for a tourism ad not to say exactly where the place is that they are promoting...but maybe I should have known anyway.
I just borrowed this book from Xena Sis tonight. I haven't opened it yet, and though you're not supposed to judge a book based on its cover, from the black and white photo of the three little girls walking down a country road, it looks like a good one.
"But the wind was blowing hard again, stirring up the grit of memory." ~ from Wildwood by Drusilla Campbell
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Post by Phalon on Nov 4, 2009 7:22:25 GMT -6
“The unbroken drone of the diminishing rains enveloped us, closing me out of everything that wasn’t her.” From “Falling from the Moon” by Lise Marinelli
Hhmm….sounds just a little bit sappy. A friend gave me this book, and I’m not sure I would have chosen it myself. Historical romance is not one of my favorite genres.
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Post by Siren on Nov 14, 2009 9:21:15 GMT -6
"A trifling five or six decades of automobile and airplane traffic could hardly be expected to wipe out the memories of five thousand years of thundering hooves."
~"Perspectives" by Hugh Downs
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I had a friend who was hooked on historical romances, Gams, of the "bodice-ripper" variety. In high school, you could usually find her with one in her hand. Even during lunch break, she'd be in the school lobby with the rest of us, visiting, a finger holding her place in her book.
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Post by Phalon on Nov 18, 2009 5:17:55 GMT -6
Xena-Sis is like your friend, Siren - I go over to her house and there's always a historical romance with bodice-ripper cover laying around. I always tease her, "Want me to tell you how it ends?" - because all of the stories are follow basically same formula. And that's what Xena-Sis says she likes about them - there are no surprizes, and always a happy ending!
I love the images created by that sentence!
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 21, 2011 16:05:44 GMT -6
Grab the book nearest you, turn to page 56, find the fifth sentence on the page, and post it, along with these instructions. Don't try to find a book that's profound or funny, or is your favorite. Just grab whatever's closest.
I was a tenth grader from Connecticut who had just blinked and ended up in some eighteen- or nineteen-year-old guy's bedroom.
Abandon by Meg Cabot
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Post by stepper on Jul 21, 2011 17:17:48 GMT -6
The world needs messy people...otherwise the neat people would take over! ~ Pigpen Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Peanuts
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Post by Phalon on Jul 21, 2011 21:56:00 GMT -6
I actually thought about bringing this up the other day. I love this thread.
"We Keep a path open along the brookside, and each year about his time sculpt it into attractive vistas." from The Shape of a Year by Jean Hersey
This was one of the books on Mom's shelves. Written in 1967 it's a lovely month-by-month chronicle of events in a woman's life living in the Connecticut countryside.
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Post by moonglum on Jul 27, 2011 13:50:02 GMT -6
"Late one recent February, a pair of young tawny owls sat high up in a willow tree near my London home, looking like a couple of feather dusters, oblivious to joggers and dog walkers constantly passing beneath them. And the people were equally unaware of the owls."
from 'How to Watch Wildlife' by Bill Oddie.
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