Reminder for Giveaway

All those books you bought to read this winter need nice stickers/labels for them.  OR for anything else you wish.  Just a reminder to leave a comment (please leave your comment on Friday's post) and let me know how you would use the stickers/labels.  UPrinting is giving away this nice prize so enter before February 6!  Whether or not you win the stickers check out UPrinting.

UPrinting {GIVEAWAY}

UPrinting is sponsoring a great giveaway, this time for custom-printed stickers! One lucky winner will receive a set of 250 stickers/labels.
Here are the prize details:
Sizes: 2” x 3.5”, 2” x 4”, or 3” x 3”
Paper: 70 lb Label Matte
Specifications: Full color front, blank back; 4 Business Day printing
Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping in the USA
Here's how to enter: Just leave a comment to let me know how you would use the stickers/labels if you win. Be sure to leave a way for me to contact you.


Thanks, UPrinting!

More details: Open to residents of United States. Offer is not available to residents outside the US and Canada. Must be age 18 or older. Giveaway ends 02/06/10 at noon (Eastern time). Winners will be chosen by the random number generator at Random.org. Each winner will be contacted by email and must claim the prize within 48 hours, or another winner will be chosen. Void where prohibited.

Disclosure: I will receive 250 stickers, at no cost to me, from UPrinting.com.

Quote

I like this quote by Francis Bacon. After you read this quote tell me why you read.

Read not to contradict; nor to believe and take for granted;
not to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,
and some few to be chewed and ingested:
that is, some books are to be read only in parts,
others to be read, but not curiously, and some few
to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
-Francis Bacon

Reading but not reading

Just the other day I was trying to put a small object together. The instructions read, "Difficulty: EASY" I thought, "Okay. I can do this." I read through the instructions and proceeded to put the object together. When I had finished -- the object still looked like -- an object. I tried again, and again. Finally, frustrated I took a short break. After resting, I decided to take it all apart. Again I followed the instructions word for word. And again it was still a blob not the desired object I wanted. I was about to throw the whole thing, box included, into the trash when I read a small phrase at the bottom of the instructions page. That one phrase, that I somehow kept overlooking, held the key to making the whole "object" come together. I followed the instructions again. This time I inserted the correct "key" and presto! my object looked just like the picture on the box. What a difference it made to read the entire page! Have you ever tried to put something together and kept reading but yet missing the "message?"?

Drive Thru

There's a place I don't care to go with my family and it's known as the "drive thru." You know McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, or Taco Bell. First of all, my husband is usually driving and our son yells from the back seat, "I want nuggets." My husband says, "WHAT?!?" I say, "Just go to the window and I'll give you our order." He cautiously drives to the window. "Yes, order when ready..." The Voice calls to us. "1 kids meal with a root beer," I tell my husband. He repeats, "1 kids meal with a root beer." The voice says "1 kids meal. And what drink would you like?" I say, "root beer." Husband repeats, "Kids meal with root beer." I grimace. The Voice replies, "2 kids meals with root beer." I say "NO." By this time husband is getting frustrated. Child is yelling, "I'm hungry. Are we at grandma's yet?" The Voice replies, "Will that be all?" I say, "No, 1 large sweet tea." My husband tells The Voice, "No." The Voice says, "And will that be all?" By this time husband is truly losing it. I look at him and he looks at me. He then tells The Voice, "Please cancel this order. I'm coming inside to order." So, we drive to the front. I write out our order. Husband comes back with a sack and some drinks. I look at the order and say, "Where are the other fries?" He looks at me and says, "I read exactly what you wrote." We eat what is in the bag and go to grandmas. Would you rather eat in or go through the drive thru?