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I often read more than one book at a time. I can have up to 4 different books I'm reading for work and then the ones I'm reading for myself.

Yep, this we have. Hmm, I'm not sure we have this. If someone comes into my yard, uninvited, and gets atacked by my dog, that's their problem. We put signs on our gates or fences that warn people that there is a dog on duty in the yard. I think this covers the home owner to a certain...

It didn't take either one of my daughters long to learn particular swear words. At first I wondered why they would pick up on those words that weren't used so often and then I realised it was the way the words were said. Since the main words I'm talking about were 'shit' and '****', you can...

This is my Saturday night out. :) Occasionally we go out or have friends over to dinner, but I'm now the one who sits at home waiting for my daughter to get home on Saturday nights.

My prayers are with you all.

There are quite a few things that annoy me with the way people use, or should I say mutilate, the English language. Thinking back to Jemima's first post about the person who got decenders confused with dissenters, you mentioned, Jem, that you wouldn't have expected this from university level...

In my opinion, most people begin relationships with people without 'loving' them. Love is something that grows after you actually get to know the person. I'm not saying you can't feel strongly attracted to them, but for real love, I think it takes time. All of the relationships I have been...

What's this homeowners insurance you speak of? And why do they have a say over what pets you can and can't have?

I've also only read Assassin's Apprentice and agree that it was excellent.

It might sound silly, but I always have found the most vicious and aggressive dogs to be little ones, like Chiwowas (sp? no idea, sorry). I remember one of my medium size dogs being chased home with its tail between its legs by one of these, in fact I remember being chased home screaming by one...

My pirate name is: William Rackham I have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr! P.S. Copy/pasted from the pirate name site. :p

I agree 100%. You have read my mind. ;) Once, several years ago, my brother and I were forced to dine with neighbours we had only just met due to an unfortunate event that occurred in the street. Towards the end of the evening, one of the neighbours (the one whose house we were at) started...

I rarely read short stories. I much prefer novels for all the reasons others have already stated. I have never really found short stories very satisfying.

LOL, so do I! Captain Feathersword is the best pirate there is, according to my daughter. :)

I have nothing against discussing the above three, however my input is usually limited when it comes to politics and money because of lack of knowledge/interest. I don't like discussing religion with people who want to criticise, but can't take it if you return the criticism. I respect the...

I do the same as you. :) Every Christmas when my mum asks me what I want for Christmas, I tell her book vouchers. Like you, I have a huge stack waiting to be read, but that doesn't stop me from buying more and adding them to the stack. ;)

Yes, thanks, Stewart. I suppose I like to keep my genres separated. :p

I just finished Robert Jordans - The Path of Daggers. I'm so glad to be finished it. I started it months ago and lost interest, but it didn't take me long to get back into it and overall, I enjoyed it.

Perhaps there is nothing in there now. Sometimes when you get something in your eye, if you rub it a lot, you can scratch your eye and then it feels like there's something in there even though it's already come out. As for styes (sp?) I had them last year. Got one on my left upper eyelid...

Not always sci-fi and I wouldn't have thought fantasy would fit into this at all. Books like Oryx and Crake are speculative fiction. Actually Miss Shelf, you are familiar with 1984. That is an example of speculative fiction. I apologise if I'm wrong, but I really thought that speculative...