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ALL romance books are the same!!??
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Re: ask billsmith about the publishing company he used to work for ...
billsmith
15 yrs ago
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At the risk of sounding pedantic, it was a bookstore, not a publisher.
And the joke was aimed more at the monthly series - the Regencies, Harlequins, Loveswepts, etc. We used to say that, for each series, there were o…
Chit-Chat
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Have I missed something? Is there a Cody's Release this year?
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Re: Have I missed something? Is there a Cody's Release this year?
billsmith
16 yrs ago
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Here's mine...
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6023785
My warmest thoughts to fsr and truthteller on this bittersweet anniversary. I wish I'd had the chance to meet Cody. He sounds like quite a guy.
billsmith
17 yrs ago
Otakuu, I wish I had the words to help or comfort, but none could possibly be appropriate. Know that you and your family are in my heart and my thoughts.
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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Merry Christmas to Ron, Heather, Bruce, and...
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A carol for the Keepers of the Site...
billsmith
17 yrs ago
We wish you a faster network
We wish you a faster network
We wish you a faster network
And a bigger hard drive
;)
Merry Christmas, folks! Thank you for this site, and for all of your hard (and too frequently tha…
billsmith
17 yrs ago
...but they'd all be spoilers for them what hasn't seen it yet. Besides, I've gotta fly off to work.
For now, let's just say that one very critical key to the plot is laughably simplistic and impossible. Take it from …
billsmith
17 yrs ago
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Just got home from it. Kinda wish I'd seen your advice a few hours ago...
billsmith
17 yrs ago
We didn't do quite as well this year as we did last year, but I just barely beat my personal goal of $3,000, and the team raised about $9,800. We came in about $800 less than last year. Nothing to be ashamed of, though -…
Chit-Chat
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Ever wonder what billsmith is REALLY like?
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Re: Ever wonder what billsmith is REALLY like?
billsmith
17 yrs ago
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I had a great time, too! You were both wonderful, and it was SO great to finally meet in person. I'll do lunch with you anytime. Well...except for that damned three hour time difference between us. Or is it two hours thi…
Chit-Chat
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Ever wonder what billsmith is REALLY like?
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Re: Wow! fsr...it seems you have a lifetime quest
billsmith
17 yrs ago
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Ha! At first I read this as "a lifetime GUEST"
I thought you were accusing me of stalking them...
< grin... >
billsmith
17 yrs ago
> billsmith is an all-around good egg.
Well...sorta egg-SHAPED, at least.
billsmith
17 yrs ago
There's no dirt. I'm pretty boring, actually...
;)
billsmith
17 yrs ago
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Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds
In the sky
You'll get by
If you
Smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun
Come shini…
billsmith
17 yrs ago
If it simplifies your life, US/Veteran BCer
(Hey, why make you look it up?)
Release Challenges
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Third Annual Cody's Release, April 6, 2006, Crossposted in Chit Chat
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Re: Should it definitely be a wild release?
billsmith
18 yrs ago
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> an Ant Annotated copy!
Wouldn't that be an "Antotated" copy?
Release Challenges
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Third Annual Cody's Release, April 6, 2006, Crossposted in Chit Chat
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Books away!
billsmith
18 yrs ago
Just got back from releasing mine.
These two were released at the USS Arizona memorial in downtown Phoenix in honor of Cody, the WWII vet:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/1735325/billsmith/book_-Flyboys:-A-True…
Release Challenges
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Third Annual Cody's Release, April 6, 2006, Crossposted in Chit Chat
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Re: Third Annual Cody's Release, April 6, 2006, Crossposted in Chit Chat
billsmith
18 yrs ago
Got my two all set. They'll be released tomorrow at the anchor of the USS Arizona in front of the Arizona State Capitol building. I've never had a catch there, but it just seems too perfect a spot for a WWII vet. Besides…
Chit-Chat
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No, no, no! No! No! NO! NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS... Okay!
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Congratulations, sweetie!!!!!!
billsmith
18 yrs ago
Huge, HUGE hugs to the soon-to-be-MrsWhoScott!
Chit-Chat
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Antof9 and I and Liquid Friday
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What is it going to take to get some of you people out this way???
billsmith
18 yrs ago
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billsmith
18 yrs ago
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And in Newbies.
And in Announcements.
And in Site Watch.
And in...
billsmith
18 yrs ago
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(and why do I hear Phil Collins in my head every time I see your screen name? Ju-ju-judio...)
Chit-Chat
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Your thoughts on bathroom scales - A good gift or just a purchase for the home?
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Guys in general tend not to be offended by gifts like that
billsmith
18 yrs ago
Of course, any given guy in particular very well could be, and you know whoscott far better than any of us.
Maybe use this to decide: How would you feel if, after you've said "I wish I had a new iron" several times, h…
billsmith
18 yrs ago
...who the 'auld acquaintance' is. Now I know!
Happy birthday, Shadie!
-bill, ducking the popcorn that's about to be hurled his way
billsmith
18 yrs ago
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Since I work in IT, though, and I support our company's payroll program, I have to be in constant touch in case something breaks. That means that I'm required to carry a cell phone, pager and Blackberry for wireless e-ma…
billsmith
18 yrs ago
If you're a Sherlock Holmes fan, I highly recommend the Sherlock Holmes museum on Baker Street!
