Quote "If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives."  Lemony Snicket Joke What musical instrument is found in the bathroom? A tuba toothpaste. Fun Fact In 2009, Stephen Hawking held a reception for time travelers, but didn’t publicize it until after. This way, only those who could time travel would be able to attend. Nobody else attended. Reading Fact Gadsby  is a novel that never uses the letter E — over 50,000 words! History Fact South Africans 

This week I have listened to 2 audiobooks and had a persistent migraine so I wasn’t able to do a lot of reading but I did rest a lot.  This week I listened to… The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum And this is what I thought about them. The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum This book is good, this is a continuation of The Wizard of Oz.This book is about Tip who makes a scarecrow of type of a man with a jack o'lantern for a head (Jack the pu

Quote "You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand."  Woodrow Wilson Joke What did the nose say to the finger? Quit picking on me! Fun Fact IKEA is an acronym which stands for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd, which is the founder’s name, farm where he grew up, and

Quote "Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed – there’s so little competition."  Elbert Hubbard Joke Knock knock. Who’s there? Interrupting pirate. Interrupting pir—yarrrrrr! Fun Fact The largest Japanese population outside of Japan stands at 1.6 million people who live in Brazil. Reading Fact A “book hangover” is the feeling of emotional loss after finishing a great book. History Fact Vlad also enjoyed sopping up his enemies' blood with bread and eating it.

Quote "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week."  George S. Patton Joke What's green and can fly? Super Pickle! Fun Fact Joe Arridy had an IQ of 46 and is known as the “happiest prisoner on death row”. He went into the gas chamber with a smile. It turned out he was innocent. Reading Fact There's a book bound in human skin at Harvard (for historical medical reasons). History Fact In the 15th century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler  i

Quote "Step by step and the thing is done."  Charles Atlas Joke How do you make a tissue dance? You put a little boogie in it. Fun Fact Tirana, the capital of Albania has a lot of things in common with other European capitals – except one.  It’s one of two capitals without a McDonalds. The second is Vatican City. Reading Fact Book sniffing (loving book smells) is scientifically linked to lignin, similar to vanilla. History Fact They even ate  the remains of Egyptian mummies ,