Book Board Chat | sareader | Activity https://www.bookboardchat.com/members/sareader/activity/ Activity feed for sareader. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:32:17 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.3.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 9640dd0e9aec355293d690465f6a6167 sareader posted an update: I was in kindergarten class. We were in"circle time," […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/23550/ Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:06:59 -0500 I was in kindergarten class. We were in"circle time," sitting around the teacher. The principal came in and whispered the news to her, and she told us. My only other memory of that time is the (black and white!) TV in the kitchen playing sad music for many days.

As some of you know, my husband is an administrator at Choate (now Choate Rosemary Hall), where JFK went to high school. The school has spent the fall doing lots of different special programs to commemorate his time there. One of my children is good friends with his great niece, who was in his class for four years. So I'm feeling a lot of connections today!

]]> f3e9b24e96fb9c4d7a9966b677fdeb0e sareader posted an update: Oops- I see that I just answered an old post. I'm hopeless […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/20560/ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:11:58 -0400 Oops- I see that I just answered an old post. I'm hopeless at these boards after all these years LOL.

]]> d16799e8671b91601a3ef48545ef99f1 sareader posted an update: Kathleen- he just finished his freshman year at […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/20559/ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:09:03 -0400 Kathleen- he just finished his freshman year at Northwestern! (in Evanston, Ilinois). He LOVES it there- doing chemical engineering- probably will never settle in New England boo hoo. But he is home for the summer, in fact just arrved this afternoon, to work at the summer sch'ool of hos old prep school.

]]> 8413a5a2b1d8da332d0886b0ecb1cb60 sareader posted an update: Happy Anniversary to Kathleen and her DH! 35 years is a long time! ;-) https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/20557/ Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:31:19 -0400 Happy Anniversary to Kathleen and her DH! 35 years is a long time! 😉

]]> 9f2139fbcbae5e3e0f06296622eee409 sareader posted an update: Hi again everyone! Carol (Bookdelle)- Here is what I learned […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/20029/ Mon, 20 May 2013 21:40:01 -0400 Hi again everyone! Carol (Bookdelle)- Here is what I learned about pipes...you have to be a real expert to sell them! LOL. When I started researching them I couldn't even make sense of the markings. I found this guy on eBay whose name is Rob Cooper- he goes by Coopersark I think. He had over 10,000 positive feedback, all from pipes. I sent him pictures, wondering if he would be interested in selling them on consignment. He called me up on the phone! He was funny, nice, and very efficient. This is what he does for a living. He put them up in lots of 4-5 at a time, except for the two that were more rare, and sold for around $400 each. Those he reconditioned and polished etc. He has a loyal client base, mostly in Asia it seemed. As soon as he put up the auctions he emailed links so that I could follow them. The photographs were better than anything I could have done. As soon as the auctions were done, he sent an accounting and a check for 70% (he takes 30%, pretty standard I think). Anyway, I was really happy with the whole thing.

Helen and Sandy, hello to you too! 😉

]]> 294f642ae6528e28c99b2dc0587aa699 sareader posted an update: Hello book boarders- haven't been on in a couple of weeks. […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/20002/ Sun, 19 May 2013 19:02:49 -0400 Hello book boarders- haven't been on in a couple of weeks. Just scrolled down and caught up. I'm so glad that we still have an outlet for the old book board!

I've been continuing to clean out both my father's and mother-in-laws treasures, and have had some interesting adventures along the way. We sent my Dad's stamp collection and a print from my MIL to Doyle Auctions in New York- very convenient, as they are three blocks away from MIL's apartment! The stamp album fetched $3,500 and the print (that I thought was hideous) $2,500 so that was good, and we enjoyed the process. It's also nice to have a permanent record in an auction catalogue. There were 20 Dunhill tobacco pipes that I realized I was completely incapable of describing properly. I found a great eBay seller who took them on consignment. He cleaned them up and wrote up some really expert sounding auctions...my share of those was about $1,700! Who knew?

With more tuition bills due (two kids in college!), my daughter and I are working on this:

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/topic/Clothing-Shoes-Accessories/Vintage-Hermes-Belt/5100157259

anyone have any good advice?

Also, did anyone see The Great Gatsby movie? What did you think? I loved it, even though it got mixed reviews. Would be interested to hear what you all thought...

]]> 3de940c229a1191e863ae6358d8eef07 sareader posted an update: Three feet of snow here north of Hartford! Kind of shocked […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/17703/ Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:09:27 -0500 Three feet of snow here north of Hartford! Kind of shocked that we still have power. Snow banked up over the doors and windows...

]]> ee9cf97c575e7b567ebaf2db33fd4a0a sareader posted an update: Logged into the book board chat for the first time in a long […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/17534/ Sat, 02 Feb 2013 18:48:47 -0500 Logged into the book board chat for the first time in a long time, and not only is there a whole series of interesting posts I see that out old friend Tom/Acuity4U is back! Welcome back! Off to read more.

]]> acf2d921f19bc02b9e7509adba63397f sareader posted an update: THanks Dan and Aegbooks! Isn't it weird? The mystery is […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16883/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:56:05 -0500 THanks Dan and Aegbooks! Isn't it weird? The mystery is that I sold a much bigger one by Tiffany for around $60 a couple of weeks ago. This thing is tiny, and I can't read the marks! I like books so much better- wish tere was still a market for them...

]]> cdd7032edfc68380e25cedfa24334f65 sareader posted an update: Happy New Year Book Boarders! Longtime no see Salmegal! Hey […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16879/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 03:02:49 -0500 Happy New Year Book Boarders! Longtime no see Salmegal! Hey everyone- I now know what sells on eBay. Anything to do with tobacco pipes. Look at this!? http://www.ebay.com/itm/271130351566?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649. What is it, and why is it being bid up with 4 days to go? It is my first eBay mystery.

]]> 19e29dc05e4251c57f85e1b1d2e7321b sareader posted an update: President Obama in Air Force One just landed at the Air […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16612/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:10:40 -0500 President Obama in Air Force One just landed at the Air National Guard facility in my town! They will shut down the highway and he will be in Newtown faster than we would be able to drive it- for us, it would be about an hour.

]]> b9e4cd65307e6b09e1beaa604250db77 sareader posted an update: Thanks Bob! I will try again and see if I can change the settings. https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16607/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:07:54 -0500 Thanks Bob! I will try again and see if I can change the settings.

]]> 4d8ee6524801d0e2afbd02ad21558ae0 sareader posted an update: I have a book selling question! I went to my Amazon selling […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16602/ Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:21:52 -0500 I have a book selling question! I went to my Amazon selling account for the first time in a long time. I tried to add some books, and they no longer have the option of offereing international shipping. Anyone know anything about this?

]]> 25ecc2b44e1212f3d4237ffb335555fc sareader posted an update: They are adorable! https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16592/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:33:12 -0500 They are adorable!

]]> c727ad30289e4daea43b7e2173532984 sareader posted an update: Yeah, no more lock down drills for you! (shudder). Trying to […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16589/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:16:48 -0500 Yeah, no more lock down drills for you! (shudder). Trying to catch the flu before Monday LOL.

]]> b62effa469cc5690cad98e6cfe63c01b sareader posted an update: Mysteryhorse- I remember that you are a retired school […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16586/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 18:16:50 -0500 Mysteryhorse- I remember that you are a retired school librarian. Lots of my colleagues suddenly revisting the retirement idea!

]]> abdbfaded321414d4a00ad1384aa2df6 sareader posted an update: Patsy- I know Easton very well. Similar town to Newtown. […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16583/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:27:57 -0500 Patsy- I know Easton very well. Similar town to Newtown. I'm really dreading going back to school on Monday, big meeting for an hour before school on the script that we are to follow when discussing the incident with the children.

]]> da3811975707734a632a097ffceacbc1 sareader posted an update: Kathleen- yes! You are so right. The days that we could […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16580/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:21:22 -0500 Kathleen- yes! You are so right. The days that we could keep them safe in our arms were the best. Although I do savor some of the young adult moments, like the series of texts I got from my DS yesterday, as the news broke. (My school is similar, but an hour away). It went some thing like this "Just heard the news, are you on lockdown?" (No) "Do you feel safe there?" (Yes, sort of. I deal with crazy people every day, but none that bad.) then "Why don't you just go home!" LOL. No problem getting to the airport, it is only 8 minutes away from the house.

]]> a39a88e935048e81de3313131580a94f sareader posted an update: It's a terrible day to be an elementary school teacher in […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16576/ Sat, 15 Dec 2012 03:57:57 -0500 It's a terrible day to be an elementary school teacher in Connecticut. I can't even bear to watch the news. They're upgrading the security at my school over the weekend. Kathleen- good to see you posting! Nice to hear updates on your grown up boys! My youngest, who was about 5 when I joined the bookboard, is in the air as we speak, coming home from his freshman fall term at Northwestern. We are both staying up to get him at the airport (Hartford) at midnight.

]]> 34c9de6f2334456d0c473a23cb52ad11 sareader posted an update: Hello bookboarders! Happy Thanksgiving to you all! THis was […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/16199/ Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:39:32 -0500 Hello bookboarders! Happy Thanksgiving to you all! THis was a quiet one for us, with only one child home- the one who is a freshman at Northwestern. It is the first time we have seen him since we dropped him off in September. We really miss him!
I'm continuing to plug away on eBay, getting rid of my Dad's stuff. Books are just not selling at all for me any more. When there was a day where you could list "Buy it Now" for free I put 40 of them up at rockbottom prices, and only four sold. On the other hand, I listed a tiny little "vintage pipe tamper" from a family friend, and it went for $65. Go figure. Thinking of raiding DS's childhood Pokeman card stash next. Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving!

]]> 4543143cb0bc68cd12ac2312cc3d4316 sareader posted an update: Well, I'm tired of politics, so I'll post! Stamphick, you […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/14993/ Thu, 04 Oct 2012 02:13:55 -0400 Well, I'm tired of politics, so I'll post! Stamphick, you might be interested in this...my Dad's stamp album goes up for auction in New York on November 10th. The estimate is $3500. I hope it makes that much! I've started listing thins on eBay again- two kids in college now. It's getting expensive! Speaking of college, we moved my son into hs freshman dorm at Northwestern about 10 days ago. I had never been to Chicago! I loved it, and can't wait to go back...

]]> 6abf3c6dded4ba4a6fa25bc979f5b2fe sareader posted an update: Desertprincess! If you scroll just a few posts back, I was […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13528/ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 00:40:53 -0400 Desertprincess! If you scroll just a few posts back, I was talking about meeting you in real life! How is your kiddo? Where are you living these days?

]]> ff359f29c7f3aa2c52878df5786d016c sareader posted an update: Jhill- Correct. Although I ave to say that the three book […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13510/ Wed, 18 Jul 2012 19:27:43 -0400 Jhill- Correct. Although I ave to say that the three book boarders I met in real life (and one child and two spouses!) were exactly as lovely as I expected. I do think that there are some life events or situations that people don't past about- and rightly so if they value their privacy!

]]> 894aff88ed67c069115c32cb331faf7f sareader posted an update: Sad about Maureen. One thing I have learned on this chat […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13506/ Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:47:26 -0400 Sad about Maureen. One thing I have learned on this chat board over the years is that you never know what someone's real life looks like just from their posts.

]]> 8f909c02bedb1234f848ad3b68528e35 sareader posted an update: I swear, I proofread that post. I am so bad at this IPad thing! https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13428/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:25:38 -0400 I swear, I proofread that post. I am so bad at this IPad thing!

]]> 37d1771bbfdeae5cc267b66dfe1485da sareader posted an update: Hi there Briguy- some day I'm oing to ask you about the […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13427/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:23:54 -0400 Hi there Briguy- some day I'm oing to ask you about the stamps and postmarks on my family Civil War letters (Union NAvy) so I'll give you feedback on the doll auction I looked at (the one with the driving outfit). I loved the description, including listing all of the flaws. It makes the seller, your DW, sound both fun and honest. I would end each write up with a little generic encouraging note "Thanks for looking, good luck!" or something like that. I have a college friend who sold a bunch of doll things, maybe Dawn, for a TON of money. Like, a pile of little shoes for $50! She was also very specific with any tiny condition issues. BTW, you guys live near Chicago, right? My son, who was tiny when I started on the book board years ago, is starting college in Evanston in September! e is taking a Calculus placement test as we speak...

]]> 282844dc09ae3e488678117513ed53eb sareader posted an update: Mysteryhorse- see if your local library hs the free library […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13363/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:05:09 -0400 Mysteryhorse- see if your local library hs the free library edition of Ancestry.com. With the name and approximate birth date you won't believe the stuff that will pop up.

So sad to hear of Maureen's situation, but glad she is getting inpatient care. Maureen, if you read this please know that you have been in the thoughts and prayers of people all over the country- there probably are lurkers that you don't even know about who have followed your journey.

]]> c418cf7fe7b3658cbe53c86c1a11d165 sareader posted an update: Woo Askanne! Over $3,000 on a yard sale find. Kind of amazing! https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13291/ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:44:36 -0400 Woo Askanne! Over $3,000 on a yard sale find. Kind of amazing!

]]> 1434fd786f34887313224b25af04c346 sareader posted an update: PS, Askannem, you are in western Connecticut, right? I'm in […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13262/ Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:25:35 -0400 PS, Askannem, you are in western Connecticut, right? I'm in northern CT. Much more comfortable today, isn't it?

]]> 69b4e57f1a887a1150ed5e3fbb427fa7 sareader posted an update: A skannem- just checked out your Stephen King books and […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/13261/ Sun, 08 Jul 2012 16:15:47 -0400 A skannem- just checked out your Stephen King books and whoa! Great find! Please let us know what the final bids are in case I forgot to look. I'm actually listing a few things on eBay just to get them out of my house. As usual, the fishing lures are getting a lot more attention than the books!

]]> b36de8add74343f14ba988252f753294 sareader posted an update: Sandy, I actually met your DH once! He was so nice. Wasn't […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/12929/ Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:24:40 -0400 Sandy, I actually met your DH once! He was so nice. Wasn't he a chemical engineer? Phd? my kid is going to try chem eng. We will see if he can do it! it's supposed to be one of the hardest majors. BTW he has four classmates also going to Northwestern. Graduation was last week in your old neck of the woods 🙂 Eight classmates going to Yale, shocker.

]]> 1eee965e89e099d77df673dddfc1f4d3 sareader posted an update: Hello everyone! I just got a surprise email notification […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/12927/ Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:07:40 -0400 Hello everyone! I just got a surprise email notification that I was mentioned on the book board LOL. Kathleen, my son will be a freshman at Northwestern University in Evanston, in the fall. hard to believe! he was about 5 when I found the book board! He will be studying engineering. sandy/bookbase (please excuse the lack of caps I'm on my IAd, still learning) I love your beach house! Took a look at the Facebook link. By the way, I had no idea that you lived in that particular town in New Jersey. That is where my ancestors are from! We will have to chat. Finally, Maureen, if you are reading this please know that all of our thoughts and prayers re with you...

]]> b2b28af03c6533721de8c68d0938f79a sareader posted an update: Beth and Chris- thank you! I just looked through some […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10286/ Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:08:46 -0500 Beth and Chris- thank you! I just looked through some completed listings, and let me just say, my mouth is open. Attic being raided tomorrow. This could even help with tuition next year!

]]> eb8ae3114653814c09e956ecf190197d sareader posted an update: OK, I'm finding a lot more PIECES of little Lego people […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10282/ Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:48:00 -0500 OK, I'm finding a lot more PIECES of little Lego people that I could put together to make people, is that allowed?

]]> 867af1d1633f01daa5d9e60c2e294b59 sareader posted an update: Beth- thanks! It has already gotten more looks than any of […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10279/ Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:35:03 -0500 Beth- thanks! It has already gotten more looks than any of my books LOL. I'm going to have to raid the rest of that under the bed storage box that is full of them!

]]> 4c7f97e61743bc63fb594d68c6b997a0 sareader posted an update: Hello book boarders. Cold, windy day here in Norther […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10274/ Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:09:18 -0500 Hello book boarders. Cold, windy day here in Norther Connecticut. I feel so bad for the tornado victims who are now getting snowed on. I can't imagine that. BethVt, if you are around, could you look at my Lego auction? I couldn't think of more to write about it...

]]> 9cd375ef57e8e547d7b1499ecd0ae228 sareader posted an update: Askanne/Anne- I was in Rowayton yesterday dropping my kid […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10250/ Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:25:46 -0500 Askanne/Anne- I was in Rowayton yesterday dropping my kid off at a friend'as house! I should have tried to find the sale LOL. Where did he live in relation to the Five Mile River?

Carol/Bookdelle- I also thought the book might appeal to Kennedy collectors. It has a coffee or tea stain, but maybe that adds to the appeal- looks like it was read by Choate students LOL. Has your most recent snow melted yet?

Agebooks- yes, that's what is hard about letting go of books- there are lots of memories associated with them. Maybe I should just take a picture of the ones I'm getting rid of LOL.

Diane/Furtim, Jim/Dainisinj- I also find that I'm cleaning out the fiction and keeping the reference books. What if we have another October snowstorm/power outage? (I guess that was my thinking.

Acatlover- lately I find that I'll buy a book from the library sale, read it and donate it back. LOL on the cats and birds not reading.

Kathleen/Lludwig- as usual, you are a great resource. No, I never got as far as making sure it was a "true" first edition until I read your post, and then I ran to the book and checked. It is! M-E and all. Hope things are going well with you...

]]> 15d983dd91bf483df20f320650957004 sareader posted an update: Getting rid of books: I have such mixed feelings about this! […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10216/ Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:05:33 -0500 Getting rid of books: I have such mixed feelings about this! I have piles now; to donate, to bring to school, to throw away. Many of them I haven't opened in 20 years ("How to Raise a Son" LOL "Children's Parties" etc), but they seem like old friends. Thoughts/sympathy anyone?

]]> c531aaad76c034a8b96cc4a87d8f0b31 sareader posted an update: OK! Book question for you all. We have a leak into our […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/10208/ Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:47:26 -0500 OK! Book question for you all. We have a leak into our living room ceiling from a bathroom upstairs. I have spent the day dismantling a tall bookcase loaded with books that is, of course, right under the part of the ceiling that needs to be opened. I'm making piles to donate or bring to my classroom, and finding some treasures.

So what do you all think of this one? I bought it at a library sale. It's John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage, but what's neat about it is that it was discarded from the Choate Rosemary Hall library, where he attended prep school. In the front there are two bookplates, one from the school's library and another that says "John F. Kennedy, Choate 1935, President of the United States 1961-1963." AND, it is a stated first edition. However, there is a small coffee stain at the bottom. Think it has any value?

]]> c463929e3305a4591be701ab7156d402 sareader posted an update: Hello book boarders. Checking the book board chat on this […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/9576/ Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:03:43 -0500 Hello book boarders. Checking the book board chat on this gloomy, cold Connecticut afternoon because I am actually listing books on eBay. First time I have listed anything since this summer, and I'm happy to say that they haven't changed the site too much and I'm actually able to do it.

I don't like cats, as I am deathly allergic to them. They all seem to know this and immediately jump into my lap if I'm ever at a house where they live.

I watched Downton Abbey with my DH and that crabby old lady with the acerbic comments (forget her name) is a dead ringer for my mother. Seriously. My mother is English and makes all of the same comments. My sisters think it is hysterical.

]]> 382377164718bbca4912c1b6368e1ab7 sareader posted an update: No spoiler here, but it was a very nice piece! https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/8501/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:23:39 -0500 No spoiler here, but it was a very nice piece!

]]> 8945e0b0db7d011cd52ccd9fa6c914dd sareader posted an update: I was wondering if he will do his PhD in Indiana? He is […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/8496/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:56:10 -0500 I was wondering if he will do his PhD in Indiana? He is still young to go away to grad school...

]]> 4255058979446f87c3a42481d6afcfc9 sareader posted an update: Casinokat, just saw your grandson on 60 minutes! That was so cool! https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/8494/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:53:56 -0500 Casinokat, just saw your grandson on 60 minutes! That was so cool!

]]> c16225313173c67ded9eb38da8836539 sareader posted an update: Jhill- I think you're right. My DH moonlights as a high […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7971/ Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:28:04 -0500 Jhill- I think you're right. My DH moonlights as a high school football and lacrosse referee. We have always used an accountant and meticulously declared all of those little checks. Once you take all of the allowed deductions for uniforms and mileage there's not much profit anyway. This year, all of the school systems are asking the referees for their ss#s etc- some of the guys who couldn't be bothered with the paperwork are now going to have to do it!

]]> a8f9c40d50aa2640bfc5c35e34a86d0b sareader posted an update: Jim, thanks, my sister ordered the adapter today . I was […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7953/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:57:59 -0500 Jim, thanks, my sister ordered the adapter today . I was surprised at how small the Kindle was! I have borrowed a Nook from the library, it is much bigger, more like the size of an Ipad. Have fun on your cruise!

]]> a4f17d8bf676aed002b44ca1c884ce3e sareader posted an update: Ginnyrose- she is a character! She has repeated the line […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7946/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:33:25 -0500 Ginnyrose- she is a character! She has repeated the line about dying at the hands of pirates rather than in the care center several times this week. She doesn't even know anyone on this trip. She just wants to get out of soggy New England.

Kathleen- if the rain we are having right now was snow, we would be buried! 😉

]]> e5cfb854d50b4b9c4ab836addf1f294e sareader posted an update: Amazon asked for the social security numbers for anyone who […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7942/ Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:16:34 -0500 Amazon asked for the social security numbers for anyone who had more than 50 transactions. I had about 52! Since they were all my Dad's books, and most of them are gone now I was just going to let the account die. Actually, I was kind of looking forward to donating that last shelf of books! But, the account was not closed.

]]> d09f0ea2256c5917dfcaf3edb639e9f5 sareader posted an update: Carol, Casinokat and Kathleen- thanks! (hope I didn't miss […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7933/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:06:54 -0500 Carol, Casinokat and Kathleen- thanks! (hope I didn't miss anyone). We have a friend who just graduated from Gordon College, in Music Education. She loved it! Speaking of Amazon...my seller account was supposed to be closed down yesterday because I didn't supply my social security number. It's still open! Wonder what's up with that?

]]> 3137aad0d51a59f885c5849d8bcaf108 sareader posted an update: Jim- I read your post with interest, because we gave my 80 […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7915/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:21:54 -0500 Jim- I read your post with interest, because we gave my 80 year old mother a Kindle for Christmas too! Next week, she is going on a two week cruise to Africa, and we thought it would be helpful to carry one light device with multiple books on it. (The cruise is despite the fact that she has multiple health problems and it's going through pirate territory! She says that she would rather die at the hand of pirates than in a nursing home like my father. Kind of have to admire her spirit!) Anyway, we also had the hardest time trying to figure out how to turn the thing on. We finally figured it out, charged it, downloaded several books, and are hoping that there are some tech savvy people on the boat who can help her if she can't figure it out!

]]> ed8c622e70178796ab812cdc1eeeeff7 sareader posted an update: Hello book boarders! This seems like a good time to catch […] https://www.bookboardchat.com/activity/p/7910/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:06:02 -0500 Hello book boarders! This seems like a good time to catch up. Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays to you all! This was a quiet one for us, as my Dad is no longer with us (He died in September) As some of you might remember, I've been selling his books, at his request for the past ten years. That's pretty much why I've been a book seller!

Happy to see so many familiar faces are still. It would be cool if Celticmuse joined us. I remember learning a lot from her back in the day.

Our big news this vacation is that my son got into college! He was 5 or 6 when I found the book board, now he is almost all grown up! He will be going to Northwestern University in Chicago next year to study engineering. Got a really nice scholarship, so it is actually doable. Happy New Year everyone- I'm glad this board exists! 😉

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