Techy Though Tardy

I just discovered a wonder which has existed awhile now, but had escaped my notice.

If you have Kindle and/or Kindle apps on your computer and mobile devices, you really should have the appropriate "Send to Kindle. . ."  For instance I just downloaded Send to Kindle for PC.  Brilliant addition to my growing Kindle apps and books and all-things-Kindle.  It also means that I love my Kindle even more!

What spurred this discovery was another wonderful discovery via Mary Hunt: 

Girlebooks.com for classic and contemporary ebooks by female writers, many of them FREE!  I delightfully downloaded one of my favorites FREE, "The Enchanted April," and then was pondering how to move it from my PC to my other Kindle devices.  While I emailed it to my Android Kindle device, I discovered the wonder of "Send to Kindle" after the fact. 

What wonders have you discovered lately?



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5 Minutes On Why I Love Reading Books

    One of my earliest memories is begging my Dad to teach me to read. . .or at least the moments leading up to being able to read;  elation and a profound sense of accomplishment overwhelmed me.  Awed by the impact books and written materials made on my young heart and mind, I gorged on these at every opportunity.  To this day I still feel that sense of elation when quiet moments afford me the opportunity to read.  These days I also feel that I was MADE to read books, like it's something I must do in order to live.  Currently my life circumstances miserly mete out mini moments for this need of mine.  Occasionally, unable to bear it any more,  I will set aside all but the MOST urgent minutia and read for hours on end; usually I feel guilty afterward, though I am filled up by the "stolen" book-reading time.  Generally when I read, time sprints past me unnoticed.  I laugh, I cry, I am frustrated. . .I emote with the ebb and flow of the story/information.  Reading books make me feel alive.  I don't understand the mechanics of it, but watching tv, movies, plays, or other media does not affect me the same way.  I think I READ somewhere that this is because reading is an active pursuit, while watching is passive.  I think I agree with that, except when it comes to me watching a sporting event, like March Madness or the Super Bowl :-).  Learning to read is one of the greatest gifts I was ever given.  


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Tidings of Comfort and Joy+

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 Not many days left now until Christmas 2012!  Celebrating Christ's birth is one of my very favorite engagements of each year.  At present our world pines for the comfort, joy, peace and

Finding the Path again

I've been feeling "lost" and aimless for a couple of weeks now.  Beyond doing the daily responsibilities, I had not been motivated to do much else.  The snippets of time available in many of the weekdays did not inspire me to pursue much other than reading books. I very much enjoy reading,

09.18.12

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Even More Kindle Love

Overheard at a conference I attended a couple of weekends ago:

“I don’t think I could ever get used to using an e-reader.”

“Me, too.  I love holding books and being able to highlight them and write notes in them.”

I previously thought like that, too.  Now I am finding that I love my Kindle more and more as I learn to use more of its features.  My current fave features are bookmarking, highlighting, adding notes and the “My Clippings” folder. 

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