You thought I forgot!

It’s Online Book Club Day! (Or at least it was supposed to be.)

You thought I forgot! Don’t worry, it’s cool. I thought you forgot, too.

In fact, I’m almost hoping you forgot, because I’m about to do something I don’t think I’ve ever done before: I’m asking for an extension.

I’m a bit underwater at work. This means I need more time to go to the cyber store and buy cyber ingredients for the cyber crème brûlée I’m planning to make by using one of those tiny cyber kitchen torches. So fun.

 

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(Bloggers, this also explains why I’ve been MIA in your comments sections and my own lately. I’m lashing with apologies, and will be back to reading your daily musings post haste, because I truly miss my friends!)

So. Instead of discussing Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez today, let’s move our Book Club meeting to Monday, January 31. If you’ve read the book, then I’m sure (like me) you’ll be ready to share your opinions about the major themes and characters from this author’s “startling” debut novel. (Note: If you haven’t read the book, you have a few extra days to get started. Don’t worry–it’s a fast read.)

Here’s an online reading guide to help whet your appetite for our discussion. It includes a plot summary and 21 questions to help you structure your thoughts.

Personally, I think we can come up with better questions than the ones in the guide. If you’d like to submit a question or talking point for the discussion, I’ll welcome it! Just e-mail me at 36x37blog@gmail.com.

Thanks very much for granting my extension request. If you took the time to read the book, the least I can do is thank you by preparing an engaging discussion. Have a lovely Tuesday. In the meantime, please enjoy the latest installment of…

Roadside Shoe!

(I’ve been saving this one for a special occasion.)

My brother sent me this Roadside Shoe a few weeks ago, after he spied it in the parking lot of a local pizza restaurant. On the surface, it’s nothing special. Just another Roadside Shoe!.

Found in the parking lot at Tommy's Pizza

But. Here’s why this particular installment blows my mind. Here’s what makes it so unique.

The Roadside Insole.

Have a Roadside Shoe!? Send it to 36x37blog@gmail.com. I’ll feature your shoe pic here, and if you have a blog, I’ll pimp that, too.

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2010′s Last Roadside Shoe

On this, the last day of 2010, I feel I would be remiss to end the year with anything but a Roadside(ish) Shoe!

(Aw. And there you were, hoping thinking I’d forgotten about the Roadside game that’s sweeping the nation.)

This particular Roadside Shoe! comes to you from my friend and sorority sister, Jess. Not only is Jess a smart, witty, motivated person who home schools and eats well and exercises and apparently has more hours in her day than most people, she’s also the very person who coached me through my first few weeks of blogging. She has a blog of her own, too—Healthy for 100—where she tracks her pledge to take charge of her health. She’s worth a read for her strong, unique character and a giant, generous heart. Give her a try. (She’s on my blogroll on the right side of your screen.)

Here’s the story behind today’s Roadside Shoe!:

“I was shopping at Walmart on Christmas Eve and I spotted this shoe sitting on an empty shelf in a grocery aisle,” Jess wrote in her Wednesday morning e-mail. “There were no tags on the shoe and there were wear marks on it so I don’t think it was misplaced inventory. I immediately thought of you and snapped a quick picture. It’s an iPhone pic and it was very crowded. Sorry about the poor quality. ”

(Poor iPhone photo quality is something I understand. No apologies necessary, Jess.)

And now, a closing thought:

I used to make an annual list of resolutions, but I don’t do that anymore. I decided on December 31, 2009, to focus more on living life fully than on striving for perfection. That oath completely changed the way I view the world, others and myself. I’m a better person for it, and that’s more than I can say for any list of resolutions I’ve ever written. Now, I’ll blow a kiss goodbye to a truly great year, greet the newborn year with open arms, and wish you all the happiness, health and prosperity 2011 holds in its bounty.

A very happy New Year to you and yours. Enjoy a hearty, safe, fun-filled celebration.

Have a Roadside Shoe!? Send it to 36x37blog@gmail.com. I’ll feature your shoe pic here, and if you have a blog, I’ll pimp that, too.

P.S. – Have you ordered the January online book club selection yet? If not, time’s a-wastin’. The January 25^th meeting is just weeks away!

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