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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 08:28 PM
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If I didn't have books to read, I think I'd die
I so look forward to reading in bed before sleeping. What objects/activities do you find irreplaceable?
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 08:34 PM
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1. books as well
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kstewart33 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 08:41 PM
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2. A good book with the window open...
And a gentle breeze. In my favorite easy chair. And a tiny glass of iced Bailey's.
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WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:17 PM
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6. And, a cat curled up on you soaking up your contentment
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:07 PM
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3. I am with you on this
one of my favorite activites in life is curling up with a good book prior to sleeping
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justabob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:09 PM
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4. Books, definitely
I love my library.
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ismnotwasm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:11 PM
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5. Books first
Then music.
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In_The_Wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:36 PM
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7. I do enjoy reading good books!
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Flaxbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:42 PM
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8. I won't leave the house without a book... it's like they're my
security blanket or something. I looove reading, loooove books. I hate being without one, and will have several lined up before I finish whatever book I'm currently reading so there's no lull between the time I finish one book and start the next.

Nice to have my kitties around, my husband puttering around the house somewhere, and a glass of wine. That is pretty much pure contentment for me (b/c books are almost the only way I have to block out the pure, unadulterated shittiness of Dubya and his policies and the misery he so gleefully spreads across the globe).

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TroglodyteScholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:44 PM
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9. Wow, it looks unanimous so far..
I'd be so sad if someone took away all my books. It's such a better escape than getting drunk or banging a hooker.
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chaska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:52 PM
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10. Must read: The Sibling Society by Robert Bly.
About our adolescent society. Amazing book.

review: http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/newsh/items/bookreview/item_8004.html
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ahem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 10:12 PM
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14. Sounds interesting...
I just put it on hold at the library's website. Thanks.
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:55 PM
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11. I read every night before bed too...
although Greekspeak wishes I wouldn't. I LOVE to read! Have you ever read "Le Morte D'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory? It's not easy to read, but it sure is a fascinating story!
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allalone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 10:02 PM
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12. I read each night before bed too
have my cat snuggled up and read away. I can't listen to music at the same time though because it's usually Mozart or Beethoven and then I get caught up in the music.
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ahem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 10:02 PM
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13. Definitely books. Also, hot tea, chocolate, friends, and pets.
The occasional hike in the woods make life pretty good, too.
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