Books #20 and #21

20. "The Dogs of Babel: A Novel" by Carolyn Parkhurst - 03/20/2009

21. "Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not The Answer" by Jen Lancaster - 03/24/2009

Read 50 Books

1. "The Book of Illusions: A Novel" by Paul Auster, 1/14/2007

2. "Case Histories: A Novel" by Kate Atkinson, 2/20/2007

3. "The Firm" by John Grisham 06/20/2007

4. "How I Raised, Folded, Bluffed, Flirted, Cursed, and Won Millions-and You Can Too" by Annie Duke 01/27/2008

5. "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini 04/26/2008

6. "Sweet and Low: A Family Story" by Rich Cohen 06/07/2008

7. "90 Minutes in Heaven: An Inspiring Story of Life beyond Death" by Don Piper 06/07/2008

8. "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time" by Greg Mortinson and David Oliver Relin 07/13/2008

9. "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert 07/23/2008

10. "Cane River (Oprah's Book Club)" by Lalita Tademy 07/28/2008

11. "Your Money Counts" by Howard L. Dayton, Jr 09/15/2008

12. "Flaming Iguanas: An Illustrated All-Girl Road Novel Thing" by Erika Lopez 10/15/2008

13. "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)" by David Wroblewski 02/09/2009

14. "The Tale of the Unknown Island" by Jose Saramago 02/13/2009

15. "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel" by Gregory Maguire 02/16/2009

16. "A Single Thread" by Marie Bostwick 02/22/2009

17. "The Man Who Planted Trees " by Jean Giono 02/23/2009

18. "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness" by R. Thaler and C Sunstein - 03/11/2009

19. "Water for Elephants: A Novel" by Sara Gruen - 03/16/2009

20. "The Dogs of Babel: A Novel" by Carolyn Parkhurst - 03/20/2009

21. "Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not The Answer" by Jen Lancaster - 03/24/2009

Funny observation for the day...

On this mildly chilly, very rainy spring day in Indiana:

The company that makes my umbrella is :.....wait for it ......


RAINES.


Hahahahaha

Book Selections #18 and #19

18. "Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness" by R. Thaler and C Sunstein

19. "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Who knew I was such a trendsetter?

In order to save money, I usually "brown bag" it with soup for my lunch at work. Today, I decided to splurge and went down to the Subway sandwich shop in the lobby of my building. Since Subway is running their special $5 Footlong (go ahead....I'll wait while you sing the song in your head) sandwiches on ALL of the subs now, I decided to branch out from my normal chicken breast sandwich. After browsing the menu, I thought that the seafood sub sounded pretty good. I realize it's not the healthiest choice, but a girl has to indulge every now and then and I haven't had one of those in probably 10 years. I proceeded to the counter and ordered my sandwich on the Honey Oat bread. Then the guy behind me approached the counter and said, "Yeah... That sounds good. I want the same thing." I didn't really think much of it until the guy behind HIM ordered the same thing as well. I'm guessing this location hasn't sold that many seafood sandwiches in a long time. I knew I was cool, but who knew I was such a trendsetter?

Spring Fever?

Spring is lazily approaching after a LONG winter. I was ready for winter to be over around November 1st. That makes for a LOT of chilly nights in anticipation. Despite (or maybe because of) having lived in Indiana my whole life, most of my hobbies involve warm weather in some shape or form. I love to golf, walk or run outside and of course, I salivate at the thought of riding around the country on my motorcycle.

This year we've planned to attend a few motorcycle rallies. I've never taken my cats with me on any of my trips, (that would just be weird I think) but I would really like to take Sasha (the dog) with us this year. Once I know for sure that she'll always come back to me when I call her and doesn't feel the urge to bark at every leaf, squirrel and pedestrian to cross her path, I think she would have a great time and be a great travelling companion. I know I've seen several other rally attendees with their little dogs, but I decided to do a little web-browsing to if there might be any way to take along my big(ger) dog. Hold onto your butts, ladies and gentlemen. Before you know it, you'll be laughing them off at all the great motorcycle gear I found for my precious pooch! Apparently I am not the first one to want to take man's best friend on a motorcycle adventure!

Does your dog think safety is number 1 and wouldn't ride anywhere without a helmet? No problem! The good people at Zoomer Gear can fix your dog up! They claim that the helmets can even accomodate dogs with non-floppy ears, but that I would like to see!

If you're safety conscious, you don't want to forget about those adorable puppy eyes. Aerostitch makes the perfect doggles (yes, that's right! doggy goggles!).

Beast Riders Limited makes plush, fuzzy carriers that fit on the pillion (passenger) seat so that your dog can ride behind you and feel the wind in his fur. You know how dogs love to do that!

...But hands down, by far, my favorite doggy motorcycling accessory HAS to be this pink "Born to Ride" motorcycle jacket. Yes! That's right! It's PINK! I'm certain to make a name for myself among the biker crowds I frequent and I'd bet all the money in the world that Sasha may never forgive me, but I think she just HAS to have it! She's just adorable already and would be traffic-stopping outfitted in this lovely jacket. Besides, we'd match! Ha Ha Ha Ha

Books #16 and #17

#16. "A Single Thread" by Marie Bostwick - Cheesy, but a very quick read and it'll make you feel good.

#17. "The Man Who Planted Trees" by Jean Giono - Very short and sweet. It'll make YOU want to plant trees!