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Study Supports My eReader Opinion

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 28, 2010 in Books, Movies, Music, TV, Pop Culture, Technology

In several posts, I’ve stated that I think owning a Kindle or a similar device means you can read more. I tuck my Kindle into my purse whenever I leave home. If I’m stuck standing in line somewhere, I have many interesting books and subscription periodicals, blogs and newsletters I can read. Survey Says Now, [...]

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Gyms for Women

Let’s face it. We women have a problem with a lot of the gyms around. We want the kind of Women’s Gyms in Houston that reflects our commitment to getting, and staying, in shape. We’re tired of those fitness centers that seem more like a place to meet singles than to work on your fitness [...]

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Piano Lessons For Kids? You Bet!

Show me an adult who always wanted to play the piano, and I’ll show you a parent who’ll do anything to give his or her kid piano lessons. I remember playing scales on the living room piano when I was a child. My dad was musically talented and my mom thought piano lessons for children [...]

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Watch TV on iPhone

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 12, 2010 in Consumer Smarts, My Literary License, Pop Culture, Technology

You don’t have to be out of the loop when it comes to breaking news or water cooler chat about the most popular TV shows because Iphone tv is available from MobiTV. What Is MobiTV MobiTV is a top provider of technology solutions, and one of those solutions makes live news and on-demand TV programs [...]

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A Classic Romantic Comedy Based on a Classic Play

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 6, 2010 in Books, Movies, Music, TV, Consumer Smarts, My Literary License, Pop Culture

This afternoon I’m hosting a blog post about one of my favorite romantic comedies 10 Things I Hate About You starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. This delightful comedy is a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare‘s Taming of the Shrew as the author will tell you. Thanks for the post from Rashad Townsend. Last night, I [...]

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Women and Cell Phones

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 6, 2010 in Pop Culture, Technology

I read this morning that sales of Google Android had out-paced sales of Apple iPhone, at least if you don’t throw the new iPhone4G into the mix. The article isn’t exactly a statistician’s handiwork since it really doesn’t give any hard facts. However, it did set me to musing about something I’ve noticed. It seems [...]

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Writing For iPhone, Pad, PodTouch

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 4, 2010 in Pop Culture, Technology, Writing Biz

I’ve been researching software apps that help you ignore distractions and just write. I found a few that I’ll be posting about tomorrow on my other blog. A couple of them that I found applies to Mac and iPhone users who want to write. Since there are a lot of you phone fans who do [...]

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Review: Lord of Always

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 2, 2010 in Books, Movies, Music, TV, Pop Culture, Writing Biz

Recently, Cynthia Wicklund visited Joan Slings Words and discussed her writing and her newly published novel Lord of Always, published by Cerridwen Press. I devoured her novel immediately, but I’m just now getting around to writing a review of this noteworthy historical romance with a paranormal twist. I rate it Keeper. Lord of Always by [...]

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Review: Netflix For Wii

Posted by Joan Reeves on Aug 1, 2010 in Books, Movies, Music, TV, Pop Culture, Technology, This Writer's Life

We chose not to have TV service at our home in the Hill Country. I mean, who needs another hundred buck a month bill? Without it, we actually spend more time in conversation, reading, listening to music, and playing family games in the evening. However, there are times when you just want to crash into [...]

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The Summer of Myron Bolitar

Posted by Joan Reeves on Jul 30, 2010 in Books, Movies, Music, TV, Pop Culture, This Writer's Life

My daughter and are crushing on Myron Bolitar and his buddy Windsor Horne Lockwood III, better known as Win. There’s only one problem: Myron and Win are fictional creations from the brain of Harlan Coben. Actually, I guess that’s a good thing since I’m happily married. Like any crush, this goes back to a love [...]

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