I assume the 2 minutes in the microwave is on High power?

In order to use Amazon's Lending Library, you must have an actual Kindle device. That obviously doesn't apply to the free books you're referring to, but that's what the article is talking about.

I feel bad for my godson Aidan, who was named after his Scottish grandfather and great-grandfather, but who is also 8 years old and therefore one in a whole sea of Aidans of various spellings.

There is truly an impressive number of spectacular puns in this comment section. Well done, all.

Hah. I think this one is too subtle for most. +1

""Is there any acceptable way to compliment a female coworker on slimming down?" I think it's OK to do the whole "Have you lost weight? You look great!" thing with her. "

I don't think ours don't change sheets, but then again, I haven't asked them to and wouldn't want them to (I want my bed fresh on Sunday night when my PJs are also right out of the wash/dryer - best feeling in the world.) Otherwise it's the same deal - rushing around to tidy up so there's actually surfaces for them to…

I did a round of Insanity, after I had done a round of the Chalean Extreme weights program. And then I started Crossfit and it totally kicked my ass. I realized how easy it was to slack and not push myself when I'm working out at home to a video with no accountability. The only thing that really worked about Insanity…

That was me 4 months ago. I went to Crossfit and did the baseline - a short workout, took me 10 minutes, but then I couldn't move for 3 days after. I went once more that week, 3 times the week after, and then 4 days a week ever since. I'd say you just have to slowly work up to it but keep it consistent. You warm up…

*sigh* I miss grapefruit. Curse you, simvastatin!!

"Abandon the Books that Aren't Working for You" is one of the hardest things for me. I always feel guilty when I start a book and don't finish it - like I've let the book or author down somehow. Then, there are also those times when I've pushed through and finished a book I really hated at the beginning (and the…

Sorry this is a reply from last week, but I wanted to point out that there are some authors out there actually doing this. Brandon Sanderson, one of my favorites, recently released 2 novellas for which he kept the digital rights for himself. And then he added a note in the print copies of the book that he would send…

I would carry multiple books when I knew I was getting close to the end of the one I was reading. A big pain in the butt. And as you mention, vacation. I no longer have to allocate carry-on space to my books or search out smaller paperbacks at the library or plan out what I was going to read for the week. Just throw…

Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V is what gets me the most when I'm watching other people do stuff. I know people that highlight their selection, then they go up to the Edit menu and choose copy. Click the mouse on the new spot, go to Edit>Pasted. Not even a right-click! Argh.

Agreed. Also in Excel, I love the Shift+Spacebar (selects an entire row), Ctrl+- (deletes the currently selected cells/rows/columns), Ctrl+Shift+= (inserts new rows/columns/cells depending what you currently have selected, will also paste if you have stuff on the clipboard.) And if you use Groupings,…

Holy crap.

Hubby and I have done it a couple times. It helps to take a decent break in between each disc (not just each movie) and turn on the lights for a bit. I'm not sure I have the endurance for it anymore though.

Well, Bean yes, and Ender acknowledged in the original book that in the back of his head he probably knew but didn't admit it to himself. But I don't know about having all the kids be aware of it the whole time. The whole point was that it would affect the way they'd command/fly the battles.

My FitBit is just about a year old and I still wear it religiously. I'll probably end up getting the new FitBit One for Christmas and I plan to up my step/stairs/activity goals at that point since I've started meeting them almost every day now. I need something to strive for.

Wait, they know the whole time that they're fighting actual battles? That changes a TON about the last quarter of the book.