My friends don't read the same subjects I read (we aren't even close, actually) and while I love them all dearly, I am so very glad to have found this group on Goodreads! I vow to do my best to keep up with this ambitious bunch of bibliophiles! : ) We live two blocks from one of the great lakes, and walking a happy dog while gazing at a huge expanse of water can make any day a good day.Įver since I left academia three years ago I've been starving for a group whose book lists aren't dictated by Oprah. When I'm not reading I'm usually watching sports with my boyfriend (I am seriously falling in love with baseball - before I was almost strictly into football) or going for rather lengthy walks with my dog, a black lab named Jackson. I'm addicted to acquiring books, especially since I purchased a Kindle earlier this year. Each morning I wake up 30 minutes earlier than I need to so that I can make sure I start each day reading before rushing off to work. I read constantly, though rarely with clear direction. After obtaining my Masters in History I stumbled into HR primarily because I was tired of being broke and stayed because there are some great people here. I am a 'nowhere-near retirement' HR specialist in the Chicago-land area. I hope everyone will feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, both those who are new to the classics and those who have extensive experience with them. John's College, and love reading and discussing them. I have been reading the classics since my college days at St. I have the immense pleasure of sitting in my library/study looking out across the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Vancouver Island, distracted from my computer and books by watching all that nature offers for my delight - not only the ever changing sky and water, but bald eagles, Orca whales, our resident river otters and seal, deer (right now, we have two mothers, one with one fawn, one with twin fawns), and an abundance of seagulls, cormorants, and various other seabirds. I'm an almost-retired former many things - teacher, business executive, attorney, cabinet maker - living with my wife and two cats, and next door to my twin daughters, their husbands, and two grandchildren (edit: now four!), on an island in the Pacific Northwest.
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