Hey Jim! To answer your question about the GIMP book - I don't remember. I read the book in chunks over time. The start/finish date isn't accurate. Also, I would have skimmed any bits about using it with a tablet or with a drawing pen device like a Wacom since I don't use them.

We do have books/genres in common! I look forward to reading your reviews! :)

Thanks, Luffy. You, too!

Thanks for liking my review of The Road to Ruin!

Cheers!
Jim in MT
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Happy holidays to you, Jim!

Thanks, Luffy! Merry Xmas to you, too.
:)

Merry Christmas to you!

thank you for accepting my friend invite :)

Luffy wrote: "Hey Jim, thanks for the like!"

Glad to, Luffy. Good reviews have me reading a lot of good books. I can now find more good books than time, even with audio books.

Hey Jim, thanks for the like!

Damn GR, I didn't add 500 books, but changed the shelves on over 1000. I used to use 'fiction' as 'general fiction' so didn't check that box if the book was on another fictional genre shelf. It only got checked if it might be nonfiction, like it was historical.

I told GR not to shout it out, but it listens as well as my teens did. It was probably that batch edit that hung up & kept giving me an error. I finally went through & just changed them individually. Turned out to be faster.

I went through & made sure they were all on fiction, nonfiction, or 'sort-of-nonfiction' shelves. Then I exported them to an Excel spreadsheet & ran a macro that broke out the shelves for each book & counted them up. I was curious to see my trend in reading & this allows me to graph it quickly.

"Jim MacLachlan added 500 books"

Dang! You've been busy. Even when I was going through adding the bulk of my collection, I never got that much in a day!

Tish wrote: "Thanks for liking my reviews, Jim. It's nice to know somebody actually reads them! Some people write marvelous reviews and I'm not one of them, but I try!"

I don't go through friends reviews often enough, Tish. I'd like to more often, but too many groups & other stuff to do. It's friends' reviews that make GR so great for me, though. I rarely read a bad book any more.

Thanks for liking my reviews, Jim. It's nice to know somebody actually reads them! Some people write marvelous reviews and I'm not one of them, but I try!

Jim wrote: "Gem H wrote: "Jim, I can't stress how great Deadworld is! I have books 0.5 and 2 on my kindle AND I've pre-ordered book 3!!!"

I've put it on my list to get. Thanks."

If you don't like it I'll eat my hat. :D

Gem H wrote: "Jim, I can't stress how great Deadworld is! I have books 0.5 and 2 on my kindle AND I've pre-ordered book 3!!!"

I've put it on my list to get. Thanks.

Jim, I can't stress how great Deadworld is! I have books 0.5 and 2 on my kindle AND I've pre-ordered book 3!!!

Thanks for accepting my friend request, Jim.

Thanks for noticing. It's just been a slow reading time. Lots of real life going on & I was reading the first of Martin's Fire & Ice series, A Game of Thrones. Finished it last night. It was almost like a re-read due to watching the HBO series, but now that I've started the second, I don't want to put it down.
;-)

Y u no reviewing as many books lately...

It's dry as a bone here now, Nina. I'm sorry you won't get a chance to drop by & say hello. Please plan better next time!
;-)

What's the weather like in your neck of the woods, Jim? We'll be in Frankfurt, hopefully tomorrow night at a motel. It will be a long drive and my husband will probably drop into bed once we readh there. And we leave early next morning as we need to get to my brother in law's home in the Shenandoah Valley, VA before dark otherwise I would try to find you and say"hello" to you/Marg/and the animals. I love horses, goats and Jack Russells, but not quite as much as Irish Setters. nina

Thanks for the friendvite, Jim.

I'm blushing! Must be the hat, but thank you! At my age, I'll take any compliments I can get.

;-)

Hi Jim I was just looking at your profile pic and Harrison Ford popped into my head am I the only one who has thought this? Hope you are not offended but I think with the hat he wore in Indiana Jones would really do it :) Anyways I'm off to read you'r review of Million little pieces, I had a hard time reviewing that one cause of the lies Frey told Grrrr...I did enjoy the story it was deep and well written but....the end ya know what I mean!!

Hi Jim,just dropping by for a visit. I'm really busy with SFA at the moment. Getting a little writing done, but not much. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ

Hi Jim, stopped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ


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LOL! Thanks, Dan!

Just read the nail gun/radio story. You are now on my list of heroes.

Hi Jim, stopped by to see what's new with you. Have a great week.
Blessings CJ
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Hello Jim, thank you for adding me as a friend. =)

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Hi from down under Jim. Stopped by to see what’s new with you.
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Blessings CJ

Hi Jim. Nice to know you here. Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Jim and Family!

It's my honor, Joy. You've done an amazing job of setting up your new group. Wow! A ton of work.

Jim: Thanks for becoming my Goodread's friend. I'm honored. -J.

Thanks for your friendship and help Jim, it is much appreciated. Keep in touch.
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Interesting. I posted my answer on your "Philosophy in Every Day Life" topic. This is one of my core beliefs.

Thank you, Jim. I added "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". Good morning.

Regarding Robert A. Heinlein's "A human being should be able to.... Specialization is for insects."

Polymaths, like Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Jose Rizal, are a rarity. Two of the advantages of living in a good society are division of labor and trade.

An individual with a mind capable of producing a cure for cancer should be concentrating on such a task.