Is it any wonder I get migraines? Anyone who has ever tried to pour liquid out of a coffeemaker carafe, without dribbling, no doubt has had at least one headache caused from the experience. Really, wouldn't you just love to meet the diabolical piece of sand grit who created the things? I'll bet there are house -elves sneaking around all over the world just waiting to report when a coffee carafe dribbles. Then; Accio Money! The creator of the stupid things gets a bonus!
Ah... (sheepishly blushing here) that's much better. I've had that bottled up for ages. Admittedly, there are worse things than dripping coffeepots, like pop-top cans with broken or missing tabs. Like most normal people, I wasn't in class the day they covered what to do when your soda can doesn't have a tab and your only available utensil is your teeth. And then, what about the TP dispensers in public restrooms? Have you ever had to stick your entire arm into that ridiculously small space and battle said dispenser for possession of one small square of TP before it rips off and leaves you...well, grasping for more?
All those things are diabolical, and so are these headaches. I had to get up in the middle of the night and take a Fioricet. It seems to have taken the edge off, so I think it's back to bed for me now.
There is always hope.
Betty
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Long Gone... But Not Departed
I can only say, I am so sorry. I have been terribly negligent in posting to this blog. I do apologize. Today's post won't be much of an improvement over none at all, but it is the best that I can manage at the moment. No need to restate the obvious time conflicts that we all share at this time of year but I do believe you are entitled to an explanation for my tardiness.
Aside from vacation and social commitments, I have, in the past week and a half or so been literally incapacitated. The cause, in a word, migraines. This is the worse series of migraines I have had in years. It took a trip to the ER and a shot of Dilaudid to get the pain under control. And I must be having rebound headaches because I can't seem to get rid of the pain completely.
So...I am still not back on form but I felt obligated to get you up to speed on my situation. Just to stress the point, I will tell you that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows has been in my possession since Saturday and I had not even cracked it open until this morning. Even then I could not get past the second chapter.
There is always hope.
Betty
Aside from vacation and social commitments, I have, in the past week and a half or so been literally incapacitated. The cause, in a word, migraines. This is the worse series of migraines I have had in years. It took a trip to the ER and a shot of Dilaudid to get the pain under control. And I must be having rebound headaches because I can't seem to get rid of the pain completely.
So...I am still not back on form but I felt obligated to get you up to speed on my situation. Just to stress the point, I will tell you that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows has been in my possession since Saturday and I had not even cracked it open until this morning. Even then I could not get past the second chapter.
There is always hope.
Betty
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Have You Ever Read Clive Cussler?
Have you ever read a Clive Cussler book? I read Black Wind (the audio version) while on vacation. It was my first experience reading his work and I have to say I thought it was a really good book. Meeting the Pitt family was fun, they have an interesting dynamic and I think it would be worth while to go backward and read up on what I may have missed. Something tells me that Summer, Dirk Sr. and Dirk Jr. have not known each other all that long, though I am in no way sure of that. It's just an assumption I made after observing their interaction in Black Wind.
Just in case you are interested, I have written a rough review of Black Wind. The book begins in 1944 on two Japanese Imperial Navy submarines, one headed for the American Pacific coastline and the other for the Atlantic coastline with the intention of launching an attack on America with a biological virus so deadly that as much as 30% of the people who are exposed to it could die. The subs were sunk before they reached their goal. Forward to 2007 and the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. Dirk Pitt and his NUMA shipmates answer a distress call from a coastguard outpost and here begins a tale of horrific proportions. Someone out there has recovered at least one of the biological weapons from the bottom of the sea and is intending to resurrect the attack on America. It's up to the Pitt family and their NUMA colleagues to find out who and why and to see to it that they are stopped.
That is a rough approximation of what the book is about and as I said, I enjoyed it. It is a far cry from Lee Child and Jack Reacher but I think the action and suspense were in roughly the same league. Give it a try if you want a well paced action filled book.
There is always hope.
Betty
Just in case you are interested, I have written a rough review of Black Wind. The book begins in 1944 on two Japanese Imperial Navy submarines, one headed for the American Pacific coastline and the other for the Atlantic coastline with the intention of launching an attack on America with a biological virus so deadly that as much as 30% of the people who are exposed to it could die. The subs were sunk before they reached their goal. Forward to 2007 and the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. Dirk Pitt and his NUMA shipmates answer a distress call from a coastguard outpost and here begins a tale of horrific proportions. Someone out there has recovered at least one of the biological weapons from the bottom of the sea and is intending to resurrect the attack on America. It's up to the Pitt family and their NUMA colleagues to find out who and why and to see to it that they are stopped.
That is a rough approximation of what the book is about and as I said, I enjoyed it. It is a far cry from Lee Child and Jack Reacher but I think the action and suspense were in roughly the same league. Give it a try if you want a well paced action filled book.
There is always hope.
Betty
Home At Last
OMG! It feels so good to be home. Our trip was great and we saw some beautiful things but I really must say, I am glad to be home.
After I have had a day or so to set the house back to rights and put away all of the travel paraphernalia I will sit here comfy and cozy at my keyboard and tell you all about the trip. Where we went, what we saw and the books we read. For now, I think I just need a moment or two to work the kinks of the road out of this tired old body. Amazing, the way even people just a little shorter than medium height get all scrunched and crimped when riding in a car. How do tall people do it?
At any rate, I really need to get a fresh cup of coffee and curl up on the sofa with Don and watch a little of the Tour De' France.
There is always hope.
Betty
After I have had a day or so to set the house back to rights and put away all of the travel paraphernalia I will sit here comfy and cozy at my keyboard and tell you all about the trip. Where we went, what we saw and the books we read. For now, I think I just need a moment or two to work the kinks of the road out of this tired old body. Amazing, the way even people just a little shorter than medium height get all scrunched and crimped when riding in a car. How do tall people do it?
At any rate, I really need to get a fresh cup of coffee and curl up on the sofa with Don and watch a little of the Tour De' France.
There is always hope.
Betty
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Away!
After a little planning and a lot of work, Don and I have decided to take a road trip (destination Delaware) for our 30th anniversary. We don't really go all out for most of the traditional romantic stuff. As a matter of fact, we seldom do anything more than dinner and a movie. The impetus behind this departure from the norm is that we both just remembered we didn't do anything for our 25th anniversary and that's supposed to be a real biggie.
I thought since I won't be here for a few days I might as well bring you up to speed on what I have been doing for the past week or so.
I finished the audio version of Lee Child's Tripwire, and I have to say I enjoyed it just as much the second time round as I did the first. What a writer! I also read James Patterson's 1st To Die. It was a pretty good book and I don't regret making the impulse buy of the first five books in The Women's Murder Club series after having read only one of his other books. I also listened to the audio version (abridged) of Robert Ludlum's Covert One series The Altman Code. I really liked the book when I read it but I was very disappointed in the audio version, I should know by now that I really don't care for any book in the abridged version.
I have seen a few movies along the way as well. Driving Lessons with Rupert Grint was a very cute movie. I thought his character was sweet and the entire cast was really very impressive. I saw Maggie Smith in Keeping Mum and I highly recommend that movie to anyone who loves British humor. It is a dark story line but it has many moments of sweetness and light comedy done in true Britt fashion. Both movies are well worth the time investment. I also saw the first two installments of the BBC production of the Sharpe series with Sean Bean. He is so easy on this old woman's eyes!
Well, everything is such a rush at the moment. We may be running away for a few days but we still have to meet our other summer commitments and that means I really have to get busy again. Oh, for the time to read a little more :)
There is always hope.
Betty
I thought since I won't be here for a few days I might as well bring you up to speed on what I have been doing for the past week or so.
I finished the audio version of Lee Child's Tripwire, and I have to say I enjoyed it just as much the second time round as I did the first. What a writer! I also read James Patterson's 1st To Die. It was a pretty good book and I don't regret making the impulse buy of the first five books in The Women's Murder Club series after having read only one of his other books. I also listened to the audio version (abridged) of Robert Ludlum's Covert One series The Altman Code. I really liked the book when I read it but I was very disappointed in the audio version, I should know by now that I really don't care for any book in the abridged version.
I have seen a few movies along the way as well. Driving Lessons with Rupert Grint was a very cute movie. I thought his character was sweet and the entire cast was really very impressive. I saw Maggie Smith in Keeping Mum and I highly recommend that movie to anyone who loves British humor. It is a dark story line but it has many moments of sweetness and light comedy done in true Britt fashion. Both movies are well worth the time investment. I also saw the first two installments of the BBC production of the Sharpe series with Sean Bean. He is so easy on this old woman's eyes!
Well, everything is such a rush at the moment. We may be running away for a few days but we still have to meet our other summer commitments and that means I really have to get busy again. Oh, for the time to read a little more :)
There is always hope.
Betty
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