tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post3055543578115123399..comments2024-03-28T20:58:09.810-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: TGIF: Weekly Meme FunLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20057006598541846122009-03-28T19:41:00.000-07:002009-03-28T19:41:00.000-07:00Nat - It's been going on for awhile, but I hoped i...<B>Nat</B> - It's been going on for awhile, but I hoped it was just misplaced mail. When I started tracking packages and saw they'd been delivered (at least on the computer) and yet they weren't there when I got home from work, I knew there was a bigger problem. I'm using a private mail box now. I'd been thinking of doing it for awhile now and this was the final straw.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-40578937398360389812009-03-23T05:11:00.000-07:002009-03-23T05:11:00.000-07:00That's awful that you've had some parcels stolen! ...That's awful that you've had some parcels stolen! It makes me thankful for the efficient Japanese postal system. <BR/>I love your answer for BTT! :)tanabatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592550784537825632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91653167510813594062009-03-23T00:15:00.000-07:002009-03-23T00:15:00.000-07:00Melody - I worry about that too! I hope you have ...<B>Melody</B> - I worry about that too! I hope you have a wonderful week, Melody! Thank you for the award!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-91553980548344487402009-03-22T23:00:00.000-07:002009-03-22T23:00:00.000-07:00Yikes! A mail thief! What if he/she has stolen som...Yikes! A mail thief! What if he/she has stolen something important?! <BR/><BR/>I hope you had a great weekend, Wendy! BTW, I've passed you an award. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-57647289104119145732009-03-22T12:34:00.000-07:002009-03-22T12:34:00.000-07:00CJ - Thank you! It was fun coming up with a respo...<B>CJ</B> - Thank you! It was fun coming up with a response for that question. Thank you too for the award!<BR/><BR/>We have talked with the post office and UPS about where to leave the packages, but it hasn't done much good. It could be because there are different people doing deliveries each time. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure I would want to mount a webcam outside in plain view. Not unless I am willing to replace it every time it disappears, which it very likely would in this neighborhood.<BR/><BR/><B>Staci</B> - Exactly! You never know when a title will catch your eye that you haven't come across before. :-)<BR/><BR/>It doesn't help that I live on a busy street. :-( It makes my house an easy target. <BR/><BR/>I hope you have a great weekend too, Staci!<BR/><BR/><B>Sandy</B> - Thank you so much!<BR/><BR/><B>Trish</B> - I wish I could read at my desk without interruption. I would do that every day if that were possible! Instead, I go off to my car or pray the breakroom is quiet or find an empty office to camp in for half an hour.<BR/><BR/><B>Sheri</B> - Thank you, Sheri. That is so kind of you!<BR/><BR/><B>Bybee</B> - How neat! I like it when situations like that present themselves. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Linda</B> - Thank you, Linda! <BR/><BR/><B>Yvonne</B> - Thanks, Yvonne!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-21180840431576817972009-03-22T09:13:00.000-07:002009-03-22T09:13:00.000-07:00Hi!I gave you The Sisterhood Awardhttp://socratesb...Hi!<BR/><BR/>I gave you The Sisterhood Award<BR/>http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2009/03/sisterhood-award.htmlYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-77359654189773578982009-03-22T05:38:00.000-07:002009-03-22T05:38:00.000-07:00This is a great post! I always enjoy coming here....This is a great post! I always enjoy coming here. Your writing is excellent and entertaining! I especially loved your essay on the worst "best" book. That has happened to me, too, and your descriptions are so well drawn!Linda Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14459940700516084069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-1573847011234263362009-03-22T00:41:00.000-07:002009-03-22T00:41:00.000-07:00One of my most delightful conversations took place...One of my most delightful conversations took place a few months before I left for Korea. I went into Barnes and Noble to find Kitchen Confidential. I wasn't exactly sure where it was so I asked the clerk. She took me over to the cooking section. A woman was sprawled in the aisle reading and when she heard the clerk murmuring "Kitchen Confidential.." and saw her scanning, she got up, plucked the book from the shelf and handed it to me and said "You must buy this book...it's wonderful." I said I planned to, that I'd heard good things. "It's great," she assured me. I asked her what she was reading...Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-26401686398744146242009-03-21T23:33:00.000-07:002009-03-21T23:33:00.000-07:00Happy Sunday! I've given you an award today at A ...Happy Sunday! I've given you an award today at A Novel Menagerie.<BR/><BR/>http://anovelmenagerie.com/ghost/2009/03/21/the-sunday-salon-giveaways/ANovelMenageriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328178716595263790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-27006210897689726872009-03-21T17:58:00.000-07:002009-03-21T17:58:00.000-07:00Like you mention in the Friday Fill-in, I hate whe...Like you mention in the Friday Fill-in, I hate when I have to stop reading at the best part, too! In terms of reading at lunch, sometimes I just suck it up and read at my desk so I can just read (although I know it is anti-social). However, I sometimes just can't help ask a stranger what they are reading. I have to know what EVERYONE is reading! :)Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-30041651111076698932009-03-21T09:26:00.000-07:002009-03-21T09:26:00.000-07:00I've just awarded you a sisterhood award! Come on...I've just awarded you a sisterhood award! Come on over...Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-15251111945404431762009-03-21T05:25:00.000-07:002009-03-21T05:25:00.000-07:00I had to laugh when you stated how you try to see ...I had to laugh when you stated how you try to see what the title is that someone is reading by straining your neck in unusual directions...I do that too. It is the curiosity factor totally. I want to know if they're reading something that I read or maybe that is a book I need to read. I can't believe someone would be so bold as to come up to your front porch and steal your packages!!! That is so wrong.... I hope your enjoying a beautiful weekend!!<BR/>~StaciStacihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600979915661464945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-48018998792103185242009-03-21T01:39:00.000-07:002009-03-21T01:39:00.000-07:00As always, you crack me up. Your description of t...As always, you crack me up. Your description of the 'best worst' is brilliant.<BR/><BR/>Hey, if you seriously have a thief, you can ask the carriers not to leave packages on your porch. Perhaps a neighbor would accept them for you? Or could you get them dropped off at work? Or, maybe mount a webcam some place where it can be seen...<BR/><BR/>On a brighter (I hope) note, I've given you an award. Please stop around and pick it up when you get a chance.<BR/><BR/>cjhCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-76547836833008073552009-03-20T21:54:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:54:00.000-07:00Florinda - Ha ha! Maybe it's a little of both. ;...<B>Florinda</B> - Ha ha! Maybe it's a little of both. ;-)<BR/><BR/>We've had this happen off and on over the years, but nothing to the extent its gotten to recently. I heard mail theft is especially high right now because of the economy. Regardless, I've been considering my options and am seriously thinking of getting a mailbox at the local UPS Store. It's more expensive than a P.O. Box, but at least they accept packages from other delivery sources. <BR/><BR/>I hope you have a good weekend too! <BR/><BR/><B>Terri</B> - I'm going to see what I can do on my end to stop it, at least. It's very frustrating. <BR/><BR/>I just can't help trying to see what others are reading. :-) <BR/><BR/>I hope you have a great weekend too!<BR/><BR/><B>Iliana</B> - I don't think the post office will be of much help. Since the thievery extends to other delivery services as well, they won't be able to do much. Even then, the last time we approached the postal service about mail theft, they couldn't be bothered. It really left a sour taste in my mouth. I'm still kind of bitter about it, can you tell? LOL<BR/><BR/>I appreciate the good thoughts and hugs. They are very much appreciated!<BR/><BR/><B>Marcia</B> - I always enjoy visiting your blog, Marcia. :-) <BR/><BR/><B>Kathy</B> - I hope so too! I've always wanted to read something by O'Shaughnessy.<BR/><BR/><B>Alice</B> - I guess there are bound to be thieves that read too. :-) I wish having my mail sent to my work address was an option for me. It would make things so much simpler. Unfortunately, my company has very strict mail policies (not to mention they go through all the mail). <BR/><BR/>There should be a law against people interrupting anyone too early in the morning. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-50891250388202006882009-03-20T21:39:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:39:00.000-07:00Yvonne - It's very frustrating. :-(Samantha - It ...<B>Yvonne</B> - It's very frustrating. :-(<BR/><BR/><B>Samantha</B> - It happens when I'm at home too--almost never fails that my husband will walk in the room and ask a question or the dog will decide to demand attention and won't take no for an answer. LOL<BR/><BR/><B>Melissa</B> - It may just be my first O'Shaughnessy book! :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Janet</B> - It would only work for the packages that come through the post office if I did that. Whoever is stealing my mail is also taking the UPS packages and the post office won't accept those or Fed-Ex packages.<BR/><BR/><B>Jen</B> - It is hard to resist sometimes. :-)<BR/><BR/><B>Avis</B> - Thank you!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20527851496208013422009-03-20T21:17:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:17:00.000-07:00Mail thief? OMG! My sister in Sydney had the same ...Mail thief? OMG! My sister in Sydney had the same problem too. Her courier packages (usually containing her chick lits) go missing. She had no choice but to have them delivered to her office address.<BR/><BR/>I don't mind people talking to me when I'm reading a book but I usually preferred to be left alone. Especially my precious mornings with my coffee...Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-63680882472766184352009-03-20T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-20T16:36:00.000-07:00Oh my! I haven't read any Perri O'Shaughnessy in ...Oh my! I haven't read any Perri O'Shaughnessy in a while. I hope you enjoy it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-1863210929395248992009-03-20T12:07:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:07:00.000-07:00Thank you for stopping by the mailbox this week. E...Thank you for stopping by the mailbox this week. Enjoy your books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-66890212067635557922009-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:002009-03-20T12:04:00.000-07:00Oh no that's horrible having a mail thief! Hope th...Oh no that's horrible having a mail thief! Hope the post office can help out. I hope nothing super important has been lost. Sending you a hug and good thoughts for the weekend!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-81284820981889057702009-03-20T10:38:00.000-07:002009-03-20T10:38:00.000-07:00A mail thief? I hope that stops soon. Geesh!I don'...A mail thief? I hope that stops soon. Geesh!<BR/><BR/>I don't mind talking to strangers, but I try to be sensitive to whether or not I think they would want to talk to me. I'm with you ... I don't interrupt people when they are reading, but I've been known to crane my neck to see what they are reading.<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-49770108676984908832009-03-20T09:41:00.000-07:002009-03-20T09:41:00.000-07:00I love your BTT answer, but I can't decide whether...I love your BTT answer, but I can't decide whether you're being nice and trying no to insult a particular book, or if you disliked the book SO much that you've repressed the memory!<BR/><BR/>Mail thievery? That's no fun. We had a couple of packages stolen from the front porch at our old place - so far, it hasn't happened since we moved.<BR/><BR/>Hope you have a good weekend, Wendy, whatever your plans are (since you didn't post your answers to #7) :-)!Florindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789402061034734894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-55099293287698330502009-03-20T08:59:00.000-07:002009-03-20T08:59:00.000-07:00I love your BTT post too!I love your BTT post too!avisannschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486477882148877317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-69061565710253076422009-03-20T08:58:00.000-07:002009-03-20T08:58:00.000-07:00I try not to intrupt anyone when they're reading b...I try not to intrupt anyone when they're reading but whenever I find them looking at the books with that undecided look on their face or if they're holding one I've read before, I can't help myself!Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-67190595251930706932009-03-20T08:11:00.000-07:002009-03-20T08:11:00.000-07:00Can you ask the Post Office to hold those packages...Can you ask the Post Office to hold those packages? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for fixing the typo in #6!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-15006057892411915972009-03-20T07:46:00.000-07:002009-03-20T07:46:00.000-07:00I'm jealous you got Show No Fear and I love your B...I'm jealous you got Show No Fear and I love your BTT!Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.com