i finished it

I had a late phone call last night to sub today but I pushed the "star" button, which how I  "decline" for the day. Did I feel guilty? A little, but I spent most of of my day in a flannel shirt and sweat pants reading Oprah. I'm glad I finished it, as I had contemplated returning it to the library two-thirds unread. It did get better and I found myself intrigued by some of the weird facts about her. I don't think about Oprah as being ultra-rich, but  the book really brings out the fact that she loves all of her "billions" and how she lavishes it on herself and Gayle, her BFF.
So if you are an Oprah fan, do what I did, check out this book at your local library, no need to buy it!

The Rest of the Story

John, I think I'm going to write another book about how horrible my life is and how my Internet friends have helped me get through it.

Okay Elizabeth, but don't make me sound like a jerk. You know, hooking up with that blond babe was not my idea...and I have gone with you to all your doctor appointments and fed the kids when you didn't feel like it.

Yeah, and at the end of my book I want to mention my new store I'm opening all by myself with no help from you. I hope lots of people are eager to read it!

Book Review

I like to save time by taking advantage of our local library's website. Since I am a 99.9% non-fiction reader, I can usually tell by the title if it would be time-worthy. Here's my latest review:

• Mrs. Lincoln: a Life, I love everything about Lincoln and I loved this one, lots of interesting facts and an easy read at that.
• Extreme Birds: just a big,colorful picture book but unfortunately most of these birds are not native to mid-America.
• The Kings Reign, Anheuser-Busch, a history of the Busch family with lots of neat pictures, haven't gotten into it yet.
• River Town: two years of the Yangtze, I've always been facinated with China and as I got into this book, I realized that it's writer, Peter Hessler is from Missouri. He records the two years he spent teaching in Fuling, a town of 200,000 along the Wu River.