Saturday Snapshot
I took this a few days ago when the snow started melting. I wish spring was actually here to stay.
Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy Reads....
Friday 5
I don't actually have anything to write about today, so I did a quick search for a Friday meme to play along in and found Friday 5, so here goes.
1. What was the last computer accessory you acquired? This isn't actually a computer accessory, but I bought this adorable Kindle cover from iris+lily. Isn't it just perfect for me?
2. What was the last clothing accessory you acquired? My pretty new scarf, which I'm wearing today. I'm in the mood for spring.
3. What was the last auto accessory you acquired? None, unless you count a new battery. I don't really do car accessories.
4. What was the last accessory you acquired for one of your hobbies? I bought a couple of pens the other day at CMA. I've been doing Zentangles at work, which is better than banging my head on my desk.
5. What was the last hair accessory you acquired? None recently. I did get it cut a couple of weeks...
Thursday’s Tale: The Frog and the Condor
Today's tale, "The Frog and the Condor," is from Peru. I found it at storiestogrowby.com, retold by Elaine L. Lindy in 2006.
High in the Andes, a frog lived in a cool stream. The frog was sad because she was different from all the other frogs, her right leg was much longer than her left.
There was a cave near the stream where a condor lived. The condor had a girl held prisoner. He had plucked her from the hillside while she was watching sheep and forced her to beat vicuna skins into blankets for him and cook his meals.
The frog watched the condor and sometimes followed it back to its home, where the girl's wailing reminded the frog of her own sadness. One day she overheard the girl ask the condor if she could go down to the stream to wash her clothes. The condor finally agreed to let the girl go, as long as he could hear her beating her clothes on the rock....
Audiobook Review: Murder Below Montparnasse by Cara Black
Title: Murder Below Montparnasse (Aimee Leduc Investigations #13)
Author: Cara Black
Read by: Madeleine Lambert
Category: Mystery
Audio published: March 19, 2013 by AudioG0 (First published March 15, 2013)
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Add: Goodreads
Purchase: Audible | Amazon | Book Depository
A long-lost Modigliani portrait, a grieving brother's blood vendetta, a Soviet secret that's been buried for 80 years--Parisian private investigator Aimee Leduc's current case is her most exciting one yet. The cobbled streets of Montparnasse might have been boho-chic in the 1920s, when artists, writers, and their muses drank absinthe and danced on cafe tables. But to Parisian private investigator Aimee Leduc, these streets hold darker secrets. When an old Russian man named Yuri hires Aimee to protect a priceless painting that just might be a Modigliani, she learns how deadly art theft can be. Yuri is found tortured to death in his atelier, and the painting is missing. Every time Aimee thinks she's found a new witness, the body count rises. What exactly is...
On TV: Bosch (Pilot)
Title: Bosch
Writers: Michael Connelly and Eric Overmeyer
Category: Police Drama
Released: February 6, 2014 by Amazon Studios
TV Guideline: TV-MA
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Watch free: Amazon
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling book series, Bosch (Titus Welliver), an LAPD homicide detective works to solve the murder of a 13-year-old boy while standing trial in federal court for the murder of a serial killer.
Okay, the "on TV" part of my title might be a little deceiving, but I didn't know how else to phrase it. Bosch is one of Amazon's original tv series pilots. I watched it on my Kindle, mostly because we have an old tv and no x-box or whatever.
I like Bosch, so I'm a little biased. I've listened to several of the books in the series, including one that this pilot is partly based on. The concept isn't original. You've got a middle-aged cop with a tendency to play by his own rules. While he's dealing with a civil trial for shooting...
Spotlight: Take Charge of Your Life by William Glasser, MD
About Take Charge of Your Life
Are you seeking a happier and more satisfying life? In Take Charge of Your Life, author Dr. William Glasser explains choice theory—a science of human behavior and principles for regaining and maintaining a life you control—and how it can help you find personal freedom from relationship-destroying external control.
Take Charge of Your Life, a revision of his 1984 book Control Theory, explains choice theory using personalized examples and illustrative stories that allow you to learn how to improve your relationships and take charge of your actions. Topics include marital and relationship problems, parenthood, addictions, pain management, and psychosomatic disorders. For each situation, Dr. Glasser ties behavior to the pictures people create in their minds of what they want. He explains how the pictures got there and how people can choose new behaviors to get what they really want.
In Take Charge of Your Life, Glasser offers a real model of empowerment. He shows how you can become...