today and tomorrow/April 17

Bookshelf — Chapter 3 — 

With libraries closed, access to ebooks is one of my essentials.  I’m so glad for that friendly librarian who helped me get my kindle hooked up last year.  Now, I scan the virtual shelves and pounce when I see a title that’s available for instant download.

If you have a kindle, you probably are aware of Book Bub.  My email pops up everyday with titles for sale.  Many are available for $1.99.  That’s certainly an enticing price. With so many titles, it’s good to get recommendations. Phyllis recommends two titles she saw on Book Bub:  The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler.  That last title sums it up.

Carole sends this wonderful White Sox story from Mexico

Thanks for the tip on the White Sox. I remember I watched it in 2005 on a friend’s TV. At the time I lived in San Agustinillo, a small beach town of 250 residents on the Oaxaca coast of Mexico. No one had cable TVs except my dear friend Jan (RIP).   She was kind enough to let me watch the series even though she barely knew what baseball was!   I remember walking back to my house at Midnight (after the Sox won the series) on the deserted beach road feeling very happy! And today I will watch it again in Mexico City, a megalópolis of 20,000,000 residents!  

Enjoy the game today Carole!