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Review: The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos

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January 17, 2025

The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in CrisisThe Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis by George Stephanopoulos
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

For a non-fiction, history type book, this was very interesting. George Stephanopoulos wrote the book and narrated most of it. He is a quiet unassuming man, who knows from experience about the subject matter. He was even able to insert a bit of humor now and then. Not as well as his wife, Ali Wentworth does humor, but, lightened the heavy subject matter a bit.

Lisa Dickey was a contributing author.

Peter Ganim, Elisabeth Rodgers also narrated. That brought the possible tome to something to keep connected.

I highly recommend this book if you are curious about the workings of such places as The Situation Room. Why is it there? When did it start? Who has used it and why? It is intriguing.

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Your prompt for JusJoJan January 17th, 2025 is whatever you want it to be. Have fun!

Hence, a book review does well here.

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Review: Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative by Keke Palmer

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January 16, 2025

Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your NarrativeMaster of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative by Keke Palmer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Keke Palmer has quite the personality. I remember seeing her as a child actress. Her energy was terrific. And I remember her in Grey’s Anatomy as a pregnant teen. She has always been a great actress with a lot to say.

Though I wanted to love this book it seemed Ms. Palmer couldn’t decide if she was writing an autobiography or a self-help book for herself. Either way was okay. I still enjoyed her take on life and trying to make it a good place for everyone.

Probably teens or young adults will connect to this best. But if you like Keke, you’ll enjoy it, too.

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This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “personality,” comes to us from Astrid. Check out her blog here!

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One-Liner Wednesday (JJIJ)

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January 15, 2025

One-Liner Wednesday and Just Jot It January are prompts from Linda G. Hill

Friends, streaming on MAX, by the way, is the best antidepressants.

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Review: My Sister’s Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult

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January 14, 2025

My Sister's Keeper: A NovelMy Sister’s Keeper: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finishing a book early on at bedtime, I was left shuffling. Libby had a Jodi Picoult. I thought I could never go wrong with anything of hers. Yet, within the chapter, I realized I had already read Small Great Things. I enjoyed that book, but I wanted something new. So I searched Libby and found My Sister’s Keeper.

This one immediately intrigued me. The younger daughter shows initiative in fixing her problems.

Richard Poe, Julia Gibson, Barbara McCulloh, Tom Stechschulte, Carol Monda, Jennifer Ikeda, and Andy Paris narrate this book, keeping the reader/listener engaged. However, I could not get to sleep at a decent hour.

I loved hearing the characters’ separate points of view.

I’m trying not to give spoilers. There is a great blurb on GoodReads and Amazon if you are interested. But make sure the Kleenex is near the end of the book.

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his post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “initiative,” comes to us from Fandango. Check out his blog here!

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Just Jot It January, Embrace

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January 13, 2025

This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “embrace,” comes to us from Laura. Check out her blog here!

Does ’embrace’ mean {this} or

Well, that was embarrassing

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JusJoJan, Notifications

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January 12, 2025

This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “notifications,” comes to us courtesy of Sadje. Check out her blog here!

Without notifications, I wouldn’t be online at all. I turn them off on most apps as it is just too much online time. The only ones I respond to are comments. Even then, I’m horrid at keeping up. My eyes still don’t like reading either on the phone or computer.

Sorry my jot needed more. But that was all I came up with.🥺

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday

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January 11, 2025

Your prompt for #JusJoJan the 11th and Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “it’s the little things.” Take whatever the phrase “it’s the little things” brings to mind and use it in your post. Have fun!

On days like today you can see clearly that it is the small things that make all the difference.

The small thing I’m referring to today weighted in a little less than 8 pounds, and a head full of hair. I can’t believe it was- um-a long time ago this day. Most of my small things are near or at middle aged. Give a mother a break. Who worked harder that day the birther or birthee? Happy Birthday big guy. Glad we got to talk today

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Just Jot It January, Echo

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January 10, 2025

Your prompt for JusJoJan January 10th, 2025 is “echo.” Use it any way you’d like. Thank you, Dan for the prompt! Please be sure to visit Dan’s blog. Enjoy!

Let’s try an echo from the past. It is Friday. So how about Finishing Friday? Best I could do on short notice.

So, smiling turtle is coming along. The bottom is almost done.
These slipper socks were supposed to be for my son, but I found they fit me instead.
They are comfy!
Just as I was going to restart my son’s sox, but my brother, who lives with us, asked for a pair. So I’ll make his first. They are coming along.
I’m trying to teach myself to improvise and play something more modern than classical. Modern beats are hard for me. I’ll get there.

For a while, I had to do very little as the bottom two knuckles of my left thumb started hurting. It went up my arm, all the joints and into the scapula. So all knitting, crocheting, even violin, and ukulele had to stop.  Even the piano hurt when I’d hit notes too hard on the side of the thumb. It made me so sad.

Luckily, it is getting better. But I’m still giving the crochet and the strings a break. Meanwhile, I’m trying morning bed yoga and include hand, arms, and shoulder stretches. That is helping the sciatica stabs, too.

Back to the prompt. I wish I could go somewhere to hear an echo. Somewhere so in Nature and isolated that a whisper would repeat back. It is such a great sensation to live through. I’ve been in caves that had that kind of sound. And the acoustics were so great that when my mom and I sang out it sounded like the most beautiful sound ever.

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Just Jot It January, Shy

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January 9, 2025

This post is part of Just Jot it January, and the prompt word, “shy,” comes to us courtesy of Di. Check out her blog here!

That’s Carol Burnett singing about my problem.

I can’t even go to town, make phone calls, or answer calls that are not from friends or family. Certainly, even though I took two years of speech, I cannot get up and give a speech. So many things I can’t do because social anxiety can make me all sweaty and shaky. All words leave me.

But I can sing when I have practiced and love the song. I’ve even done some soloing. Just as long as there is a distance between me and the audience, I don’t have to talk to anyone afterward. I’ve loved being in a couple of musicals. Given the chance to exercise my voice and memorize the words, I could work up SHY with gusto. But clap, and I will return to hiding in the corner, reading my books.

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One-Liner Wednesday/#JusJoJan

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January 8, 2025

Some gifts end up too small for the possible recipient’s feet, but fit mine perfectly. Oops!

Thank you, Linda, for One-Liner Wednesday.

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