tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post9170494313533588205..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Probably The Most Random Post You've Ever ReadDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-22046301108280863912009-10-03T04:55:42.873-07:002009-10-03T04:55:42.873-07:00Wow, I totally had a flash back to using those lit...Wow, I totally had a flash back to using those little cards! And don't even get me started on the metric system. I'm not a child of the 70's, but I wish we used it b/c it makes more sense....moving on. I'm really sorry to hear about your mom, but I'll keep her in my prayers.Katie Reushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085461796363818906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-23519971634875822482009-10-02T18:00:22.820-07:002009-10-02T18:00:22.820-07:00Kim my prayers are with you and your family during...Kim my prayers are with you and your family during this time. <br /><br />On a side note I live in KC if you and your mom ever need a break I know some pretty sweet places...<br /><br />Also I grew up in the 80's and I have to tell ya a lot of things are missing? Like i just realized Scooby doo was written by people smokin' and doing drug HOLY CRAP but yet I loved that show and what about the Smurfs really? <br /><br />OMG BUt I do remember the hawt guy in my elementary school checking out a book I loved and I thought we would get married I mean come on it was only his name and mine (like about 10 times) but still his was the only other name on the card LOL.Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203551997160640352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-42042816030281834542009-10-02T09:37:27.348-07:002009-10-02T09:37:27.348-07:00Anida Adler~ Great comment! I don't really kno...Anida Adler~ Great comment! I don't really know the ins and outs of publishing costs for print v e-book. I don't mind at all paying the same price for a e-book that I would pay for a print version, but I don't think I should have to pay more. Kinda feels like a punishment. :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-26189581042020635682009-10-02T03:34:00.057-07:002009-10-02T03:34:00.057-07:00Fantastic post, made my morning a little brighter....Fantastic post, made my morning a little brighter.<br /><br />I'm fixating on the prices for e-books. To my mind, making e-books more expensive is insane, ludicrous, suicidal. Why would I go buy a kindle/sony e-reader for a few hundred dollars and then pay more for books if I can buy a shelf for $50 and get secondhand books for next to nothing from the charity shop? They can thank their lucky stars the benefits to an e-reader such as you had personal experience of, are still enough to justify the investment for some people. For me, those benefits don't exist: I don't travel a lot, and when I do I usually download a couple of books and just read it on my netbook, which I lug along anyway as I can't bear to not write for two or three days.<br /><br />Publishers who do stuff like that need to get with the programme. And publishers who are smart - could there be a huge selling point here? 'We sell our e-books at a cheaper price, therefore drawing people who by the very fact that they own an electronic reading device show that they are our target market'. <br /><br />I just cannot comprehend an e-book costing even the same as a paperback, nevermind those which are more expensive. You have me curious now. The cost of bringing a book to the point of being ready for publication must surely be the same. How does cost compare from there if you contrast directing the end product to a shelf as opposed to a website?Anida Adlerhttp://www.anida-adler.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-59402334445607854682009-10-01T19:39:55.114-07:002009-10-01T19:39:55.114-07:00Mumma J~ Hahahahaohno That's ok...I knew what ...Mumma J~ Hahahahaohno That's ok...I knew what you meant!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-33571088073765522602009-10-01T19:38:04.849-07:002009-10-01T19:38:04.849-07:00Tracy~ I loved looking at all the names on those ...Tracy~ I loved looking at all the names on those cards and oho you were in trouble if you wrote your name in pen instead of pencil. LOL Our librarian would pull our ears off!<br /><br />Thanks for the good wishes!<br /><br /><br />Mumma J ~ Thanks for the compliment and the warm wishes!<br />Oh yes I remember very well records and I am like you, I have no idea what to do with an IPod, I can barely work my cell phone LOL Oh my the Dewey. Well I have to say I did better at learning that than I did the metric system!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-87762867997880448502009-10-01T19:24:31.505-07:002009-10-01T19:24:31.505-07:00Me three...
Meant to say don't think it's...Me three...<br /><br />Meant to say don't think it's a male... Jeez that'll teach me to proof my stuff!Mumma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978138408948922200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-8836947130925737312009-10-01T19:21:28.373-07:002009-10-01T19:21:28.373-07:00It's me again...
Forgot to say that I'm a...It's me again...<br /><br />Forgot to say that I'm a teacher and we are still teaching the Dewey system to our kids!Mumma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978138408948922200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-45373905652557314832009-10-01T19:19:28.526-07:002009-10-01T19:19:28.526-07:00Hi Kim
This is the first time I've read one o...Hi Kim<br /><br />This is the first time I've read one of your posts, it won't be the last.<br /><br />Kindles are not available down here in the netherworld of Oz. *pondering* I wonder how long it will take for them to arrive? I usually read book books but my daughter reads voraciously on her Sony ereader and feels the same as you. She probably would have its children but I don't think it is a female.<br /><br />Aaahh memories... I was a child of the fifties and a teenager in the sixties. We didn't have a television until I was 13, a record was really a record (I have no idea how to use an IPod) and <br />coke was coca cola NOT any of the other varieties including the powdered kind!<br /><br />Best wishes to your Mumma, I bet she truly enjoys her time with you. May God grant her a speedy recovery.Mumma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978138408948922200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-51551696421484294572009-10-01T15:42:56.691-07:002009-10-01T15:42:56.691-07:00Oh Kim – I totally remember the days of checking t...Oh Kim – I totally remember the days of checking things out by filling out a card! Wow – that brings back memories. And you’re right – I think that does marry some people in other countries! lol<br /><br />I don’t have a Kindle, but I do have an ereader and just love it. I DO think that ebooks should be cheaper than the print though – I mean, come on! We’re saving paper people! lol<br /><br />I hope your mom is doing well – hang in there. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-42457620949555719122009-10-01T11:54:43.113-07:002009-10-01T11:54:43.113-07:00Hi and thanks Rebyj!
Oh! I had a hippy aunt and un...Hi and thanks Rebyj!<br />Oh! I had a hippy aunt and uncle that had one of those vans, it was dark green I think and had a daisy and a peace sign on it. LOL<br /><br />I loved Isis and The Blue Falcon. I wanted them to be girlfriend and boyfriend soooo bad. I was a romantic even at that young age :)<br /><br />You had talent if you could do the hustle. All I could ever do was the bump. and I was awful at that.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-91332520239297838252009-10-01T10:19:04.174-07:002009-10-01T10:19:04.174-07:00Hi Kim!
Great post. My best to your mom. I loved ...Hi Kim!<br />Great post. My best to your mom. I loved flicking thru the card catalog at the library and miss that. <br /><br />Some things of the 70s I remember with fondness is stuff like seeing vw vans with flowers painted on them and wanting to grow up to be a hippy. <br /><br />Captain Kangaroo, Scooby Doo and Shazam,Isis, Wonder Woman and Laura Ingalls on tv. <br /><br />I wanted to be grown up enough (have boobies enough) to wear halter tops made out of a bandana. Those were the COOLEST! Never did because I didn't get boobs till 1983 LOL. <br /><br /> I knew all the words to "Seasons in the Sun" Emo songs now don't have nuthin on the boohoo'ness of that old song! <br /><br />Then there was disco, I can almost remember how to do the Hustle even now!rebyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762594732933255154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18001681238057463412009-10-01T09:09:32.232-07:002009-10-01T09:09:32.232-07:00Keira~ LOL "matrimonial rapist" so true...Keira~ LOL "matrimonial rapist" so true! I don't think I've ever read a romance from the 70's I have from the 80's so I think I know where your coming from. Now you've got me curious. I'll have to look some up. Do you have a favorite author you can recommend?<br /><br />Lisabea~ Thanks for your thoughts and prayers it's been a battle and you're welcome! It was alot of fun and I was honored. OMG Witchypoo! Puff had the cutest little white boots! heh Love that show.<br /><br />Lea~ I know. Technology is not always my friend but I have to say thank god for some of it...especially microwaves. :)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-14182748235205774782009-10-01T07:12:35.965-07:002009-10-01T07:12:35.965-07:00Hey Kim;
Great post. Well, because I was a child...Hey Kim; <br /><br />Great post. Well, because I was a child of the **# meaning long before the 70's I guess the biggist changes I've noticed is certainly yes in technology - yikes, that changes almost monthly. However, I think the sophistication of the romance genre has changed generally over the years too. <br /><br />It is pretty awesome actually and Keira phrased it quite nicely.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />LLeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-80315589436918617522009-10-01T07:06:08.554-07:002009-10-01T07:06:08.554-07:00Well. Kim. First, I heart you and my thoughts and ...Well. Kim. First, I heart you and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your mom. <br /><br />And I want to acknowledge your help and assistance in Gobsmacked--I never wrote a Thanks for that book because I had NO clue what I was doing--and your help was incredible.<br /><br />Last--Ford. I mean, really. I remember that year we were supposed to switch to metric. Yeah. That lasted.<br /><br />7o's? HR Puff'n Stuff--holy crap do you remember that? With Jack Wild? Now that was the 70's baby! <br /><br />And: Creature Double Feature. I used to hide behind the couch when my brother and sister watched it.lisabeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920384323769700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-59832069085106055542009-10-01T06:52:56.279-07:002009-10-01T06:52:56.279-07:00Oh and btw...
Never saw the 70s myself but I'...Oh and btw...<br /><br />Never saw the 70s myself but I'm reading a bunch of 70s romance categories from Mills&Boon/Harlequin... I call him the alpha (matrimonial rapist) hero... he's a thing of the past. He <b>demands</b> respect, subservience, and obedience from his heroine. MOC in romance today would not have him as it's now deemed okay to enjoy sex and be equal in all ways to a man.Keira Gilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331468391417189912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-87281007208115227302009-10-01T06:45:34.498-07:002009-10-01T06:45:34.498-07:00"I’m pretty sure that in some countries it me..."I’m pretty sure that in some countries it means you’re married or something."<br /><br />Yes! I agree! lol :D Fantastic post. Libraries certainly have changed.<br /><br />Thanks for the laughs!Keira Gilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331468391417189912noreply@blogger.com