Alabama Bookworm Meme

BookCalendar has tagged me with a meme.
http://bookcalendar.blogspot.com/2008/11/bookworm-awards.html

She was tagged by Alabama Bookworm.
http://albookworm.blogspot.com/2008/11/bookworm-awards.html

Here is how the meme works:
Open the book closest to you, not your favorite or most intellectual book, but the book closest to you at the moment, to page 56.Write out the fifth sentence, as well as two to five sentences following there.

I am holding The Tyrant by Eric Flint & David Drake

He had forced Thicelt to abandon the captain’s cunning tactics and try to mix it up directly with the Confederate forces.

The Confederate navy was notoriously clumsy, with none of the superb seamanship of the Islanders.

But no one in their right mind ever tried to “mix it up directly” with Confederate naval forces.

Those forces consisted mainly of marines, who were the world’s experts at turning a sea battle into a land battle.


Pass this on to five blogging friends, the people I am tagging are:

http://pittrehab.blogspot.com/

http://www.bookdads.com/

http://alessandrasplace.blogspot.com/

http://jesseblogs.blogspot.com/

http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/

Book Calendar Has Tagged Me With A Meme

Book Calendar http://bookcalendar.blogspot.com/

Ok, first I had to determine what a Meme might be. After I got the concept I decided to implement it.

The chore here to reveal six unspectacular quirks about myself and challenge other bloggers to do the same.The rules here are simple:

1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules.
3. Tell six unspectacular quirks of yours.
4. Tag six bloggers by linking.
5. Leave a comment for each blogger.

Unspectacular Quirks
1. I love pickled eggs which are purple but I call them blue eggs.

2. If I get a book that is damaged, I feel morally obligate to repair it, even library books.

3. In spite of all evidence to the contrary, I still perceive myself as a skinny, footloose kid.

4. I have more books than I can possibly read and more computers than I can possibly use, but they are my version of comfort food.

5. Upon retiring I didn’t want family tying me down, yet I volunteer to baby-sit constantly.

6. I anthropomorphize incessantly, including my dragon collection, stuffed animals and pool sweep and have successfully passed that quirk onto children and grandchildren.

Here are six blogs I enjoy although it was hard to narrow it to six.
http://rotus.wordpress.com/

Rotus’s blog appeals to my sense of irreverence. You never are sure what you will get but you are sure it will be interesting to read. He also has lots of good photos.


http://yourneighborhoodreverend.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/wordless-wednesday/#comments
I have no clue if the Reverend is a Reverend and I don’t really care. His blog is newsy, personal and always readable.

http://urikalish.blogspot.com/
Science fiction and a family guy, what’s not to like. Lots of photos and a irreverent attitude.

http://vdhdesigns.com/wordpress/?p=29#idc-container
Good ideas on blog development and good graphics.

http://www.yourphototips.com/2008/08/27/get-in-close-for-better-pictures/#comment-1653
Great photos, many good tips on how to improve your own.

http://seokats.com/
Since I didn’t even know what SEO meant not long ago, I find this blog very helpful.