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Bill C

Bill C

I am an attorney residing back and forth between Carmel, IN and Edinburgh, Scotland. I enjoy travel and reading. Historical fiction is my favorite genre, although I enjoy mysteries and nonfiction history as well. I read so much professionally that reading for pleasure was abandoned for several years but with the purchase of my Kindle last... more »
  • Carmel, IN, USA
  • member since June 25 2009

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  • dicky

    dicky says

    Dear friends

    This is a very interesting site:

    http://www.freerice.com

    It has a quick, free, fun vocabulary builder.

    You just have to click on the correct synonym to a word out of a choice of
    four options, and each correct click will deposit 10 grains of rice to a
    rice bowl shown alongside, to the feed the world's poor while enriching you
    vocabulary.

    Try it in your leisure time, to refresh your mind and assist others!

    Enjoy!

    Its UN promoted work

    posted yesterday. ( send a note )
  • Mosi W

    Mosi W says

    If you love Machiavellis the prince then you will love my novel SOLITAIRE MONGOOSE. It is not yet in stores but is online in the REDLEADBOOKSTORE. Check it out it is on Shelfari.

    posted 3 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Eric w

    Eric w says

    I just like the way it handles notes and highlighting better. Nothing spectacular, except on the PC where the differences are much greater. Have no idea if the nook will operate internationally.

    posted 5 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Eric w

    Eric w says

    P.S. Mobipocket and its proprietary format are owned by Amazon, and, in fact, there is a hack out there that converts mobipocket books to Kindle readable books, but it requires some knowledge of Python so I haven't messed with it. I've got an old Gemstar ebook reader (color!) that I often use, although it's heavier and not many books available for it.

    posted 5 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Eric w

    Eric w says

    No, the books are not interchangeable. When I see a book available for the Kindle I check to see if it's also available as an ebook from B&N and then check the price. Kindle books are usually cheaper, but not always. Both Amazon and B&N have very nice ebook readers for the iPhone/iTouch (I don't have an iPhone - no coverage in the rural area where I live). The B&N ebook reader for the PC is much better than the newly released ebook reader for PC Kindle books. I have the Mobipocket ebook PC reader also for my phone and PC. I suspect it will be inevitable that some kind of standard emerges unless Amazon corners the market with the Kindle. The only thing I dislike about the Kindle is its annoying habit of rebooting every now and again.

    posted 5 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Eric w

    Eric w says

    While I enjoy reading about Grant, I would certainly not consider him a hero. My friends say I look exactly like him, hence the image. The nook is back ordered so I haven't received it yet. I was tempted to cancel it as reading off the iTouch using the B&N reader is really quite good and the ability of the Kindle ereader on the iTouch having the ability to sync the last place read across all devices, including the PC, is super!

    posted 5 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Sabina E

    Sabina E says

    Wow Bill, that was quick! All jokes aside, I do appreciate people preserving their heritage and taking pride in it - also, I never really understood what is supposed to be funny about a kilt (but of course, I'm German and we're not meant to have a sense of humour!).

    Pardon my ignorance, can I ask you what clan your colours represent? Well I think it looks very handsome and distinguished!

    Hope you have a good weekend,
    Sabina

    posted 7 days ago. ( send a note )
  • dicky

    dicky says

    Your tips are valuable,sir.
    Will try getting my hand on Battle of "waterloo".
    Some interesting strategies duke took.
    have you seen the "Operation garden State--Bridge too far", "Iojima" and "Judgement at Nuremberg.You must have...please do convey your likeables on this respect as well.
    Thank you!

    posted 9 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Sabina E

    Sabina E says

    Bill,

    What a nice compliment, thank you! I suppose I'm making up for lost time now that my girls are grown up - I don't have to commute between all the basketball and tennis courts in the state anymore, so this year I've been reading more than I have in a long while. I've loved books since I was a little girl, but of course with a family you don't always have a lot of time for yourself (or any time at all, in my case!)

    Also, since my daughter made me join shelfari and I am getting so much inspiration and opinions from so many different people that it opened up new interests; I'm reading a lot of books now that I wouldn't have touched previously.

    Hope you have a good weekend,
    Sabina

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Thanks for your feedback on the Nook. I was really waiting for the features that the Nook has, but I truly love my Kindle. I was really ready to purchase on but all of my friends have Kindles. So I just wanted another opinion on this ebook. Thanks so much I hope Amazon comes out with something within the next few months. Have a great week and as always happy reading.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • ~Diamond-Girl~

    ~Diamond-Girl~ says

    Bill I was just wondering what your thoughts were about the new ereader by Barnes and Nobel call ed Nook ? I have been looking into it and it seems that it does have some qualities as the Kindle, but books are more expensive at times and I would miss the text to speech that the Kindle has. But I am so loving that touch color screen.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Bennnc63

    Bennnc63 says

    Hi Bill,
    Welcome to the Bernard Cornwell group! Please introduce yourself in the member introduction thread, and make yourself at home. Feel free to join in the group reads and discussions. See you in the group, Ben

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Deb P

    Deb P says

    Hey, that's a great offer. I am not bound to paper as I have been downloading books from the internet and through library CDs to my iPod for years. I am so hooked on books on tape, I can't even tell you. So, I think I'll wait for the electronic version to make it to the US. Thanks, Deb

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Deb P

    Deb P says

    I want it NOW! Oh, sorry. Sometimes instant gratification takes too long. I'm jealous that you can get it now... electronically. Why can't it be here electronically? I know there are movies made of all 3 books in Sweden, so that too should be interesting if they ever come across the ocean. I like that we agree on this one!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Kat M

    Kat M says

    Bill,
    That's cool that you told your daughter bedtime stories of fairies that lived in Faerie Glen. Yes, you should have written them down! Does she remember enough about them to write them down now?

    Unfortunately, I really messed up my story at the storytelling concert! I forgot what came next about 3 times! It was just awful. I was so sorry because I love the story and a friend of mine had come to hear me. I did that one other time when I told a story at my church. It was for the 11:00 PM Christmas Eve candlelight service--a very special service--and I forgot what came next! Usually, I do a good job.

    I had a Shelfari post from another reader. She and I were talking about books all the time for a couple of months then she had a big move and we stopped our correspondence. Just the other day she posted me a note again so we're back on track. She said Alan Bennett's novel "Molokai" (and I hope I spelled that right) was fantastic.

    I'm not sure if you're in Scotland now or if you've returned. How was your trip? I envy you the opportunity you have to find out how enlightening it is to live in another country and culture. I'm sure it is a wonderful experience. As I've said, I'd love to live in Ireland. Just for awhile though. I think the weather would get to me. I really don't like a lot of rain.

    Sorry "The Lost Symbol" was only a rehash of Da Vinci. I am reading a non-fiction book written by Arnold Steinhardt, first violinist of the Guarneri String Quartet. I am just loving this book! I may have mentioned that I love the violin. He writes about different pieces of classical music and has gotten me so interested I've ordered some CD's of the pieces. Actually, the book comes with a CD of him playing some things and it would have made more sense for me to listen to the CD before purchasing them but I'm saving it until I finish the book. I can't listen to the CD while I read the book. I like to concentrate entirely on a book I am reading, a CD I am listening to, or a television show I am watching. I also really enjoyed "The Soloist" by Steve Lopez. You may have heard of it--it was made into a movie. (I hear the acting was super.) It's about journalist Lopez "discovering" a homeless, schizophrenic (misspelled!) violinist/cellist who had, years ago been a promising student at Julliard. It is an amazing non-fiction book. Be sure to tell me what you're reading!

    Cheers,
    Kat

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Deb P

    Deb P says

    I don't know anything about the bar. I guess I will have to go on facebook and find out... even though he is just downstairs. Another pipe dream?!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Deb P

    Deb P says

    Hey, I'm back on here after an absence... work and all. (Work is such an interruption to my real life!) I exciting that Midnight in the Garden... is on your list and you loved it. I can agree one more time with you, Yea! I saw the movie (read the book way earlier) the night before a trip to Savannah. Wow! it made the trip so much more exciting. I was expecting some of the characters to be 'hanging' around in city.

    I finished Girl who Plays with Fire and am so upset that #3 is not published yet. Argh! I've also been reading kiddie lit for work. The Hunger Games trilogy is really interesting. I'd love to teach it to a book club, but it may be too dark... murder and all....

    Deb

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Kat M

    Kat M says

    Bill,

    Edgar Allan Poe was quite a strange guy. They keep on coming up with different reasons for his death. For years they thought he drank himself to death but they've changed their minds about that. Unfortunately, I can't remember what the actor portraying Poe said the latest theory is.

    I haven't read (or seen) Lord of the Rings. I have it sitting here on my floor (a lot of my books are stacked on the floor of my "computer room" because this house is so small there's nowhere else to put them!)

    Today was my day off but I spent the first three hours of it doing stuff for work! (I'll get comp time thank goodness.) One thing I did this morning was tell stories (NOT read!) to Kindergarten-2nd grade at an elementary school. The principal was at the performances for the 1st and 2nd graders and she said to the kids when I was finished "I have been at this school for 3 years and I have never seen students be so attentive and respectful. Y'all were fantastic!" They really were a good audience. It helps that I have 3 very kid-friendly stories that are my signature stories that I love to tell. They are real crowd pleasers. You just can't go wrong telling them.

    Last I saw a few days ago, the Yankees had won something. Was it their division? (I don't know what I'm talking about!) They won the playoff to go to the World Series, is that right? Is it my imagination or does baseball run a lot later than it used to? I can't remember a World Series this late. By the same token, I think football starts earlier than it used to.

    Didn't your wife think you would enjoy My Sister's Keeper???? Seems to me you would but I'm sure she knows you better! I will probably, at some point, read more of Picoult's books but I don't know how anything could be better than that one.

    Hope you have a safe trip back to Edinburgh. Don't let any Halloween beasties get you!

    Cheers,
    Kat

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Kat M

    Kat M says

    Well, I'm having second thoughts about the doctor who I got the second opinion from. Whenever I have a doctor's appointment lately (podiatrist, opthamologist, etc.) I ask them who they would recommend. My podiatirst had heard differing opinions on the second opinion doctor. My podiatrist said he knew someone who had shoulder surgery with him, did terrible and had to have it re-done with someone else and is doing a lot better. That's scary! I found out today my insurance won't cover the MRI so the second opinion doctor's office said I should go to physical therapy for 3 weeks, they will document my progress, then they will resubmit the request for the MRI and it will probably be approved. I'm not convinced it's tendonitis but do have physical therapy lined up. I may end up going back to the first doctor (who my opthamologist recommended today) if I need surgery. He's big into sports medicine and had photos on his wall of NFL players he's done surgery on. That doesn't impress me so much but I do think he specializes in the shoulder where I don't think second opinion doctor does. My podiatrist says some orthopedic doctors "dabble" in the shoulder and I should find someone who specializes in it. Makes sense to me.

    OK, now I know how many children you have, how many grandchildren do you have? That trip to Greenbrier will be super with all your family around.

    I'm not sure if I related the story about the lady who committed suicide using a living will exactly right. I think it said she was conscious but I'm not sure. She may not have been.

    I'm glad you're asking now what I'm reading since I'm finally reading a book I'm actually enjoying--a lot. It's called "Dragon's Keep" and it's a YA novel about a Princess who is born with one "finger" a dragon's claw and how she has to keep it hidden. Her mother lives in constant fear she will be found out. She is supposed to fulfill a prophecy that she will marry a Prince and end all wars. She has actually been kidnapped by a dragon and is bringing up his babies since the female dragon was killed. Right now it's not looking good for the prophecy. The dragon actually talks English! I have found that sometimes I can buy into the fantasy aspects of a book and sometimes I just can't. This one works for me. It's a well written book.

    Tonight, my sister, three friends and I went to see a local actor portray Edgar Allan Poe. He recited a number of Poe's works. He was really good. I've seen two other people portray Poe and this guy has been the best.

    This weekend I'm visiting a friend in the mountains of Virginia, close to the Appalachian Trail. (I sure hope I spelled that right!) She lives right at the base of a mountain. It should be a great trip, with the leaves changing colors. We'll go to the Green Valley Book Fair too and load up on bargains.

    Take care and catch you later,
    Kat

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kat M

    Kat M says

    When I re-read my note after posting it, I thought of something that may interest the lawyer side of you. I have AOL and you may know, when you log on they have a whole bunch of news clips. One they had a couple of days ago was about a woman in England who committed suicide using a living will. You could probably Google "England+living+will+suicide" and find it. She drank anti freeze and called the ambulance. She said (in the document) just because she called didn't mean she wanted help, but no one wants to die alone. The doctors had to let her die because she had said she wanted to in this living will. She said she took full responsibility for her actions. She said she didn't want to be resusitated. The whole nine yards with a living will. It was quite an interesting story.
    Kat

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )


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