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"one-third of workers do not meet the writing requirements of their positions"
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Re: "one-third of workers do not meet the writing requirements of their positions"
loopy1
19 yrs ago
I'm saddened but not surprised. Here in the UK there are always arguments about falling standards. The other day I watched a programme where the children took the old CSE English exams. In that 35% of the mark was gai…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
> shame it's the thought that counts,
So what thought's that then? The thought that said it doesn't matter what I get, it's not worth spending any money or getting anything nice because he'll break it? :-)
loopy1
19 yrs ago
> Well firstly, thats an odd gift to give to
> a 6 yer old boy, especially if she
> allready thinks he will break it.
I said she was eccentric! It's been suggested that she buy them tokens or something. But she's…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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Well it looks like you're already a bookcrosser in spirit!
As Hero says, with this site you have the option to carry on doing exactly the same thing, but with the added bonus of possibly hearing what became of the books…
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What is the rule in your home regarding being on the computer on a school day?
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Re: What is the rule in your home regarding being on the computer on a school day?
loopy1
19 yrs ago
Apart from school-related stuff, they're supposedly limited to an hour a day. This includes the Xbox as well. They mostly play games, and tend to use the machines a lot more at the weekend. But I try to cut down as the…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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It was my six year old's birthday last week. An elderly aunt visited while he was at school, made a rude comment about the state of my house ("I don't know how you clean in all this lot. Well, you don't, do you?" which…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
There've been cases in the UK recently where parents have discovered their child was booked for an abortion (or in one case had an abortion) without the parents knowing. Trouble is, it's often the "I can't tell my paren…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
I did it with Rebecca. It was on my wishlist, then we chose it for our online book club. I really loved it from the first few pages, and towards the end I was really dragging it out. I was going away for a few days, a…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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RABCK - Anyone learning Spanish?
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Re: RABCK - Anyone learning Spanish?
loopy1
19 yrs ago
My 12 year old had his first ever lesson in Spanish today. If you have any books suitable for a young complete beginner, like an easy to use dictionary, I'm sure he'd be grateful. We're in the UK.
loopy1
19 yrs ago
Man driving gets stopped by the police, who think he's drunk.
They ask him to breathe into the breathalyser. He holds up a card saying "This man is an asthmatic, please do not ask him to breathe into any bags." They a…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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There's a piece in the Daily Mail today about bookcrossing, under the Answers to Correspondents section. Someone raised the question "What happened to the scheme of leaving books around for others to sign and read?" I …
Chit-Chat
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Ridiculous question regarding fridge temperature controls
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Re: Ridiculous question regarding fridge temperature controls
loopy1
19 yrs ago
What you need is a fridge thermometer. We have a fridge/freezer thermometer which is easy to read. There are two red zones on the scale, one for fridge (2 to 8 degrees) and one for freezer (-35 to -18) - please note I…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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We have feather dusters (a la flylady) and the kids love to get them and do the dusting.
When we do the weekly house blessing (empty bins, dust, hoover) the kids have been helping out all summer. They really enjoyed it…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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Now come on, do you seriously expect anyone to ignore a thread with a title such as this, do you? it's as bad as the notices which say "Do not read this notice"!
:-)
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Which authors did you hear reading from their work?
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Re: Which authors did you hear reading from their work?
loopy1
19 yrs ago
A children's poet called Brian Moses, who came to my kids' school, and Lindsey Davis, who wrote the Falco Roman detective series. And yes I have books by both of them on my shelf as a result. But they're not registered…
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What did you want to be when you grew up?
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Re: What did you want to be when you grew up?
loopy1
19 yrs ago
I was disappointed by what people said to me when I was younger. They said I'd be good working with computers, and I answered that it would be boring just sitting typing stuff in a computer all day. No-one told me that…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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Good grief, it doesn't seem that long ago that Ench was celebrating book number 1000000!
That's incredible, to think we've got that far already. Although a little sad to think of those unassigned numbers and wonder i…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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I found http://www.flylady.net excellent for getting me into good habits. The idea is to start small and build up your routines. Now I have a morning routine which gets everything done including checking the diary/cale…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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Are you doing anything like it now?
You know when you were asked as a child, and you said a policeman, or a doctor, or a bus driver, or a ballet dancer, or whatever your ideal job was then.
I said I wanted to be a …
loopy1
19 yrs ago
I agree. I hardly ever read library books now, except reference books.
I love seeing what others think of books I've read, and if I'm struggling with a book I'll come here and check other people's comments to see if …
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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Theoretically, once someone releases a book they lose control over it and it becomes yours to do with as you will.
In practice, many people get a little annoyed if they pass a book on and it becomes part of someone else…
Newbies
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I just downloaded the 'bookmark pdf' and my question is...
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Re: I just downloaded the 'bookmark pdf' and my question is...
loopy1
19 yrs ago
Most people use their bookcrossing name. There's nothing stopping you putting your real name, I suppose, but the idea is you're aiming for new members to put your name as their referral. Also, using your bookcrossing n…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
We had a similar incident near us - we heard lots of sirens, then heard a kid fell in a pond up the road. Apparently his next door neighbours were a policeman and a fireman, and they did CPR.
It was touch and go for…
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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I was attracted by its title:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1929052
Looks like a wild catch, too. How appropriate!
loopy1
19 yrs ago
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Second in the Stephanie Plum series. Very funny in places, especially when Grandma Mazur turns up.
