A Good Thriller discussion

Pat wrote: "H. N. - somebody wake up Hicks!! My son always falls asleep if he is a passenger in a car. I have used this line for him many, many times.

I also love those movies."

Spunkmeyer?? Spunkmeyer?? he he he

Jean wrote: "I love how different - and how alike - we all are! Faouzia, I also hate/fear snakes and love the feeling of taking off in a plane and watching the earth fade away...
HN, I am still LAUGHING about ..."

Joe pulled out a hidden pint of chocolate ice cream from the freezer this week and I ranted on and on for like an hour about how could he have hidden that from me?? He laughed his ass off.

Faouzia wrote: "H.N. visiting over 100 countries is just amazing!!!! how i would love to do that!
and it's a mutual feeling about chocolate :D"

Over my lifetime I must have eaten pounds and pounds of chocolate in all it's glorious forms. In different countries even. :)

Faouzia wrote: "Though i feel my life is a bit boring LOL, here is more facts about me :)

1. When i was at the school of Architecture, i was, somehow, known as the girl with the coffee and the book, i always arri..."

Yes Yes Yes to the airplane taking off!!!!

Brenda wrote: "Here's another 10 from me.

1. When I was a kid, I hated putting yellow next to blue. Now yellow, blue, and green colored anythings are lovely to me.

2. In high school, I was an introvert.

3. ..."

I did not know that about eggs + birds!! I will totally do this.

Thanks Glen and Groovy.

H.N 100 countries is fantastic !

Gordon wrote: "I think saving eggshells and giving them out to the birds in spring is a great idea. I've put a note on my fridge to remind me to do it. ..."

Gordon, bake the eggshells at about 200 degrees for 10 minutes first. Birds need the calcium!

Well, I have already joined in a few conversations in this group so let me take a few moments to introduce myself. My name is Jeffrey and I presently live near Nashville, Tennessee with my wife of 22 years (which is quite a record in her family and mine).

Favorite book: So many to choose from but probably Ender's Gamesince it is the one I have reread the most.
Favorite movie: Definitely Top Gun since I have seen it umpteen million times.
Favorite non-alcoholic drink: Sweet iced tea or orange juice
Favorite alcoholic drink: Pina Colada or Strawberry Daquiri
Favorite food: Lasagna or anything else Italian with lots of cheese and tomato sauce.
Favorite Dessert: Death by Chocolate cake with a side of ice cream.
Favorite Television show: Depends on my mood, but I really like The History Channel and H2, HBO Real Time with Bill Maher and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Home Improvement, Last Man Standing, M*A*S*H
Favorite Hobbies: Reading (of course), writing, singing (I am a classically trained baritone), writing and playing music on my guitar
Favorite music: Can't really say since my taste in music is like my tastes in books, very eclectic. No one genre can define my tastes in either. Not big on HipHop or Rap music though or books that are more about the sex than plot, characters and substance.
Other info: Even though I have been married for 22 1/2 years and have a daughter who just graduated from high school all while being a single mom, working two jobs and participating in marching band (she graduated with distinction by the way

I am also gay and have known since I was about 10 years old. I am a devout Catholic married to a Pentecostal wife with a daughter who wants to be baptized into the Mormon church when she turns 18 in a couple of months. And finally I have an 17 month old grandson that I love dearly and can't get enough of.

Jeffrey, WOW! And welcome! You sound like a talented, sweet (and lover of sweets) man.

Jeffrey, very happy to meet. you!!! Thanks for your wonderful list!

And welcome from me too! Looking forward to learning even more about you. 8:D

Thank you all for the welcoming remarks. I look forward to interacting with all of you in the coming days, weeks and months.

Favorite book: Only one????? Probably Eleven Hours by Paullina Simons since i seem to read it every couple of years. And Winnie-the-Pooh
Favorite movie: Pretty Woman (I always cry!)
Favorite non-alcoholic drink: Green tea with lemon
Favorite alcoholic drink: Only one?????? Currently a nice Shiraz, but Gin and water with lemon in the summer.
Favorite food: Roast lamb with mint sauce and home-made gravy.
Favorite Dessert: Only one???? Anything chocolate! Or tried a feijoa and almond crumble the other day that I am going to be making again sometime this week...
Favorite Television show: British comedies (Open All Hours, Dad's Army) and British detective series (Midsommer Murders, Taggart, The Last Detective)
Favorite Hobbies: Reading (of course), writing, gardening (though these days it seems to be more admiring other peoples gardens), walking, spending time with family and friends.
Favorite music: Jack Johnson, Meatloaf, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, George Thorogood... Don't like HipHop or Rap music though or books that are more about the sex than plot, books about terrorism or world wide epidemics.
Other info: Love: the beach, spending time with my husband just hanging out, singing in the shower (if the house is empty - I am tone deaf!), jigsaws, crosswords, chocolate. Don't like: reality TV (i often wonder whose sense of reality it is), rude/cruel people, litterbugs, brussel sprouts. 8:D

I am with you there. I don't mind sex in a book if it is essential to the plot, but I hate books that are all about the sex.

Welcome Jeffery and thanks for sharing your list. I like how you organized it and might have a go at that as well.

Welcome Jeffrey and thank you for sharing your list. Your daughter sounds like a very motivated young lady! It's not easy for us single mothers at the best of times so for her to work 2 jobs and STILL graduate with distinction is quite an achievement. She must have a very supportive family :)

She does indeed. Her mom and I told her when she got pregnant that we wanted her to complete her education and that we would do whatever she needed us to do to help make that happen. It did not hurt that she was driven to graduate with her friends that she had made over the past 13 years.

Now she is getting ready to go to college. The state of Tennessee will pay for her to go to a two year state college of her choice which will help her as she can get all of her academics out of the way before she has to decide on a major. It will also help keep her student debt as she will only have to pay for two years of college instead of four. She wants the best for her son, and that means getting her degree so she can get a better job.

She is very motivated and very driven, and that makes me proud. Not only are her mom and I doing what we can, but Jax's other grandparents have stepped up to the plate in a big way by helping her with daycare, giving her a place to live while she goes to school (our place is much too small for four people), and even helped her buy a car so she could get to and from school and her two jobs.

Rachel has a huge support system in place, and as long as she hqs got family she always will.

What a very fortunate young lady and her little guy.

Hi, Jeffrey

I've live in Nashville all my life. Welcome.

Thank you! Which part of Nasville do you live in? I am in the eastern part of the county just a few minutes from Mt. Juliet!

I'm right in the middle of Davidson County. I can stick my hand out and touch the city:) If I stick my other hand out, I can touch Rivergate, which is where I practically live because of the mall--LOL!

LOL!!! I don't live too awful far from Rivergate. I don't get out there much except maybe during the holiday season. I used to work at the Walgreen's in Rivergate years ago. Maybe one of these days we will have to meet up at the Books-A-Million there on Gallatin Road in Rivergate. That is probably my wife's favorite book store.

Sounds good, but not while tennis season is here. (I don't know if you been here long enough to realize it yet, but I'm a tennis addict. When it's on, there's no communication with other humans. Even my daughter knows that if something happens, she'll just have to dial 911 with her good hand--just kidding:)

Books-a-Million is my daughter's favorite hang-out, too.

It's so nice to be on a forum with a fellow native!

I grew up in Oak Ridge, Groovy and graduated from Vanderbilt. I didn't have a car though so never really got to know Nashville. I did enjoy my time there though.

Wow, Chistine. All this time, I would see your name here and never knew you were a native Tennessean, too. I take it you no longer live in Oak Ridge. But, it's so nice to meet you here.

Vanderbilt--impressive!

Thanks, Groovy. I've been in balmy Minnesota for 4 decades now! I guess that makes me a Minnesotan now.

But, it's important to note that Christine LOVES the music from that region---Tennessee, and other Southern States. Did you live near the university, Chris?

Oh for sure. I lived on campus 3 years and across the street from it one year.

How neat is that????

Hi Everyone! Please forgive me for taking so long to introduce myself. :) My name is Vy, I'm the girl from the alphabet, ABC...V. When I sign a letter or note with ~ V, I'm being ironic. ;)

10. I'm Canadian.
9. I believe you should voice your opinions, but never start with "No offence, but..."
8. I love thunderstorms and jumping in puddles on a rainy day.
7. I don't wear socks to bed because in my dreams I like going barefoot.
6. Outwardly I am quiet, but inwardly, my mind is quite chatty.
5. My Shadow is a redhead...
4. I'm a tall glass of introversion with a shot of shyness (I'm a giant at 5' 3 1/2"). ;)
3. I rather be told I'm "cherished" than "loved": cherished is being loved for yourself, despite all of your flaws, real or perceived.
2. I have two names: one name that will take me into tomorrow and the other lasts only for today.
1. There isn't a shade of blue that I dislike, but it's not my favourite colour. Green grounds me...red sets me on fire.

Happy Reading...

~ V ;)

Hi Vy

and welcome.

An enchanting list, Vy

Sean wrote: "Hi Vy

and welcome."

Thank you Sean. :)

Skye wrote: "An enchanting list, Vy"

Thank you Skye for your kind words. :) Will you post your own 10 Random Facts?

Vy, you strike me as someone with the spirit of a poet - gentle, whimsical, fun-loving.

Hi Vy. Very lyrical. Welcome.

Jean wrote: "Vy, you strike me as someone with the spirit of a poet - gentle, whimsical, fun-loving."

Thank you Jean!

(Giggling) "Gentle" is not a word my Mum would use to describe me. She calls me The Wind because I'm the wind made visible. Only the wind can be both present and elsewhere. So when the door frame, chair, and table edge hits me, I am mostly, elsewhere. I'm the cause of many object casualties. :)

Mum: Vy, what happened to the lamp?
V: Uhm, I cracked a joke and the lamp fell to pieces. ;)

I will pipe up with Jean: Your articulation is amazingly lyrical, and quite unusual.

Ha ha ha - you have Asian heritage, yes? Is that where your sense of imagery comes from? I think it's very beautiful.

Thank YOU! That's something that's not inherent in the English language, I think. At least, it's not cultivated in us, especially in this techie era.

Lovely, isn't it, Jean? I knew you were Vietnamese, Vy

Skye wrote: "Lovely, isn't it, Jean? I knew you were Vietnamese, Vy"

My last name gave it away, didn't it? It's such an uncommon name. ;)

Jean wrote: "Thank YOU! That's something that's not inherent in the English language, I think. At least, it's not cultivated in us, especially in this techie era."

Also, Vietnamese elders use imagery to teach life lessons, and they are notorious for dishing out insults in a round-about way. While you contemplate their words, the sting of the insult fade to the background. It's an art form. I've been a defiant recipient of these verbal gifts! :)

Haha, that's pretty funny! So you're left scratching your head, wondering if that was really an insult or what the heck just happened?

Vy wrote: "Skye wrote: "Lovely, isn't it, Jean? I knew you were Vietnamese, Vy"

My last name gave it away, didn't it? It's such an uncommon name. ;)"

Vy; I am more than familiar with Vietnamese culture, names, and physical features than you can ever imagine.

Hmmm, do you know the meaning of my name?

I don't know the meaning, Vy, but I am familiar with it and the culture, people, etc. I don't know, however, if you speak French and Vietnamese or just Vietnamese, and whether or not your family came from Saigon ( Ho Chi Minh) or from the countryside.

One random fact (with a video!):

Wonder how books were made in 1947? The Encyclopedia Britannica produced a film on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBztG...

1. In my life I have had 1 cat, 4 tanks of fish and 1 dog as pets.
2. The dog, Buttercup, was my favorite and the only 1 I STILL miss even though she's been dead for just about 12 years.
3. I have diabetes
4. I hate rain when it's cold...the ran, that is.
5. The rain was almost always warm in AZ.
6. I live in IL. now
7. I hate getting hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
8. I have taken the Goodreads Reader Challenge up every year I have been a member of GR
9. I have been reading since I was a 4 year old
and 10. Last time my reading comprehension was tested in school, I tested out with a grad school vocabulary...in 5th grade!