Comments for Two Books a Week

Comment on Mageborn: The Archmage Unbound (Book 3), by Michael G. Manning by jamie

jamie — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:11:59 +0000

Thanks for the tip. I painstakingly went forward, then backward, one page at a time. I was on an Android tablet, using Cool Reader.

Comment on Mageborn: The Archmage Unbound (Book 3), by Michael G. Manning by Jeremy

Jeremy — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 01:34:41 +0000

Fairly easy to peek ahead on a Sony Touch Reader…

Comment on Zombie Apocalypse – Mageborn: The Line of Illeniel #2 by Zoe

Zoe — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:45:28 +0000

So people dressed like zombies running 5K? Sounds… uncomfortable. Would you be able to adequately sweat with all that zombie makeup on? Or not get chafed by the bedraggled potato sacks draped on yourself? 5K seems grueling enough as it is, though I’m no runner.

Oh, and as for zombies creating other zombies… the popular idea behind most zombie plots involve viral transmission. You catch the virus, you turn into a zombie, you spread it to others like an uncontrollable plague.

Comment on The Skinny Rules, by Bob Harper #1 by jamie

jamie — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:43:15 +0000

I will check it out. I love the idea of being able to easily see restaurant food. They print calories on menus in California – what a deterrent! Good luck with your 15 – You are already a hot mama though, you know.

Comment on The Skinny Rules, by Bob Harper #1 by Debbie Cooper

Debbie Cooper — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:16:30 +0000

Hi cousin! Great article! I am currently trying to lose a pound a week for a total of 15. I have a great app called “my fitness pal” that is just amazing- it tracks your caloric intake and all of you daily nutrients. You can scan bar codes to add food to your diary and it counts down how many calories you have left in the day. You also add calories to your balance by logging in your exercise. Then you can track your progress over time and see what you are missing and what you are getting too much of. I highly recommend this app- it is really what has clicked for me in thinking about what I eat and do. Especially because you can do things like type in Olive Garden and see the caloric, carb and fat difference among menu items to make smarter choices- sometimes it’s very surprising!! Check it out and let me know what you think!

Comment on Overcoming Obstacles with Baby Steps – Coach Yourself Thin #2 by Renee

Renee — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:38:32 +0000

Hi there! I wanted to let you know that I’m really enjoying reading your thoughts on Coach Yourself Thin. I absolutely adore this book and have shared it with many friends and strangers alike. Each person I’ve shared it with has been surprised at how much they see of themselves in the book. So I wasn’t at all surprised to hear you say that you were reading about yourself ‘more than you expected’. Heck, when I first read it I was sure it was written just for me. I found this especially true of the section on obstacles. I was amazed at how the awareness alone (of my obstacles) was often enough to help. But what I really love is the instruction and tools for overcoming our obstacles that follows. Instruction that feels just as comfortable as the section on obstacles, combined with a sense of empowerment in ourselves and our ability to overcome them. It looks like you have probably moved on to section 3 now . . . it is a very powerful one! I look forward to your update on this section and any A-ha shifts you experience! I just shared one of my biggest A-ha shifts with them today on their Facebook Community discussion page. I noticed that Michael Scholtz invited you to join that discussion. It would be fun to see you over there and I’ll bet you could even get your question answered I have a guess at how they’d answer, but it would be fun to know for sure. I hope to catch you over there, but either way I’ll be checking back here periodically to read more about your experience with Coach Yourself Thin.

Enjoy!
Renee

Comment on Coach Yourself Thin, by Greg Hottinger and Michael Scholtz #1 by jamie

jamie — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:36:11 +0000

Thanks. I read some more today and for the first time in over a month, I also got up off the couch and exercised. This is HUGE that I got started today because, well, it’s not Monday.

Comment on Coach Yourself Thin, by Greg Hottinger and Michael Scholtz #1 by Michael Scholtz

Michael Scholtz — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:08:06 +0000

Hi Jamie,

I just wanted to stop by and say that I hope you get a lot out of our book. If you’d like to join our free Facebook community discussion, just click on the link below and follow the instructions. Keep up the great work!

http://novowellness.com/webinars-and-classes/

In health,

Michael

Comment on Hijacked? – Mockingay #2 by jamie

jamie — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:17:51 +0000

I guess you are right about it being plausible. It just seemed odd that it happened to the most rational and perfect character in the book. In real life, it seems we have a lot to learn about PTSD as well (which may have made the fictional character more susceptible to this type of influence?) – the case of the soldier who killed 16 civilians in Afghanistan will probably get us moving to learn more about the affects of war on soldiers.

“Numb” is an excellent word to describe how the series made me feel. I haven’t quite shaken it yet, to be honest with you.

Comment on Hijacked? – Mockingay #2 by Mary

Mary — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:03:00 +0000

I read your review before I read the book and had no idea what it was about. Having now read the book I think it is at least plausible that something like that could happen. Look at schizophrenics. Something makes them snap at random (at least to us) times. This can have disastrous results. I don’t know that a drug specifically exists but I can imagine that those who plan how to handle POWS might be working on them! I too was left numb after the series. I also quite enjoyed the movie but worry about the next one!