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Re: Book of Sudoku (4:08am December 18, 2010):

LOL..Oh good I am not the only crazy person out there. I would give people bookmarks with a warning if my book did not come back in the same shape they would never..I mean never get to borrow another one. The thought of seeing dog ears or writing in a book even if I was supposed to made me cringe. In college many years ago..my teacher required us to write notes in our book or we would flunk the class. I finally after 30+ years gave the book away. But before that time I would just break into a sweat when I would open it.:)
The puzzles books I feel the same way as Sara; I used to just make a copy of the page so I wouldn't have to write in it..But now I am up there in years and like everyone here just do it and throw it away real fast. Still cringing. But Sara the sky has not fallen down; just might feel that way to us:) Think you can handle it (maybe) take 2 asprin and call me in the morning if you can't..lol

Re: Murder In Plain Sight (3:41am December 18, 2010):

Hi Marta, your book sounds wonderful. What is the Amish Appeal? I think you are right the longing to go back to the simple things in life. I watch my son in his late 20's struggle to find heroes these days. He has never known what it was like not to have a computer, video games, microwaves that seemed like magic to me when they came out. Walter Cronkite is a name he knows but doesn't understand that as kids we watched the news and believed it. He looks the world where he sends out resume after resume and can't find a job. Or wonders why he is paying Social Security when he might never see it. The dream of having or owning a home seems impossible. I think though for me the idea of being Amish at times is just that..just to get away the stress and the have old time feel of a community again. But I think the reality of no computer or OMG no Tivo would put an end to that..lol. Or it could be as simple as wondering what it is like to go undercover in Witness with Harrison Ford & live like that for awhile. We all have our different generations and there were plenty of problems with all of them; but I have some great memories of the 60's and 70's. A bit like Cheers..small town where everyone knew your name.
Where we had milk men, and mom and pop stores. Only one grocery but markets for everything else..fruits and vegetables that had no wax on them..Went to a butcher for your meat. So in closing yes I think the appeal is the longing for simplicity and community that even though the population keeps growing we keep getting further away from it. If I have to talk to one more robot for 15 minutes to get to customer support I will scream:) I do remember being able to call the operator (for free) just to ask what time it was. Trying doing that now:)

Would love to read your book and win a contest for once..lol

But good luck Marta and Happy Holidays to you.

Cheers!