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Reading Vacation 07/26/2011
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I didn’t plan it. In the past, summer vacation always meant working in an office. But not this year. I envisioned myself floundering with all this unstructured time.

And then I picked up a book. Downloaded another. I mixed entertaining reads with professional books, contemporary with classic. I now scour websites and book stores for more titles. I’ve begun to get exasperated feedback.

“You’re still reading?”

“Aren’t you doing anything else?”

“Don’t you want to do anything fun?”

Yes. 

Yes. 

 I am.
 


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elsie
07/26/2011 7:09pm

Stay the course and read, read, read.

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Linda Baie link
07/26/2011 7:11pm

Sign up for Good Reads, which gives so many ideas! This is the best summertime poem. "Yes, yes, I am" says it all.

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ruth
07/26/2011 9:20pm

I couldn't have said it better myself!

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Terje
07/27/2011 3:30am

Best summer ever. Keep reading.

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Elizabeth G
07/27/2011 6:16am

This sounds a lot like my summer. Learning, enjoying, and devouring. Any books that really grabbed you? Happy reading, enjoy it while you can. :)

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Nora
07/28/2011 7:52pm

Linda -- Thanks for the GoodReads suggestion.

Elizabeth - Loved "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand", Rosamund Lupton's "Sister", "Before I Go To Sleep", Katherine Bomer's book "Hidden Gems" about writing; Kelly Gallagher's "Readicide"...I guess I could go on and on.

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