What’s on Mrs. J’s iPhone playlist: U2 – anything ranging from their original album Boy to one of their more recent albums No Line on the Horizon. You just never know which tune I’ll want to hear Bono and company to sing to me. Other music artists include Tina Turner, Seal, Michael W. Smith, Michael Card, Kim Hill, Célia Cruz, and Mahalia Jackson. I also have John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, too.
What’s on in Mrs. J’s vehicle: It will be KZPS 92.5, KLUV 98.7, or KJKK 100.3 if I am driving the vehicle. When the Texas Rangers are on, I’m tuned in to them on the radio.
What’s on in Mrs. J’s Workstation: Usually I play classical or instrumental jazz music when the mood strikes during work time. Sometimes, it’s my rock and roll music blaring at unacceptable levels after hours. Rock on!
Some of the books I have read during my lifetime in no particular order: (See something that peaks your interest? Check it out!)
1. The Bible, 2. Gone With the Wind, 3. A Voice in the Wind, 4. Where the Red Fern Grows, 5. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World, 6. Number the Stars, 7. The Phantom Tollbooth, 8. A Christmas Carol, 9. Pride and Prejudice, 10. Sense and Sensibility, 11. Emma, 12. Northanger Abbey, 13. Persuasion, 14. Mansfield Park, 15. As Sure as the Dawn, 16. The Lightning Thief , 17. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 18. Prince Caspian, 19. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, 20. The Magician’s Nephew, 21. The Horse and His Boy, 22. The Silver Chair, 23. The Last Battle, 24. Black Beauty, 25. The Black Stallion, 26. The Sea of Monsters, 27. The Titan’s Curse, 28. The Battle of the Labyrinth, 29. The Last Olympian, 30. Eragon, 31. Eldest, 32. Redwall, 33. The Clique, 34. The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart, 35. The Witch of Blackbird Pond, 36. Seabiscuit, 37. Junie B. Jones: Boss of Lunch, 38. Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Wounded Buzzard, 39. Hank the Cowdog: The Original Adventures, 40. The Secret Garden, 41. Hatchet, 42. Sounder, 43. Jacob’s Rescue, 44. Twilight, 45. New Moon, 46. Eclipse, 47. Breaking Dawn, 48. The Westing Game, 49. Surviving the Applewhites, 50. Fever 1793, 51. I Love You Forever, 52. If You Give a Moose a Muffin, 53. If You Give a Pig a Pancake, 54. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, 55. Cookadoodledoo, 56. Piggie Pie, 57. Chrysanthemum, 58. Diary of a Wombat, 59. Goodnight Moon, 60. Frog and Toad are Friends , 61. Of Mice and Men, 62. The Old Man and the Sea, 63. Anne of Green Gables, 64. Moby Dick, 65. Where the Wild Things Are, 66. A Wrinkle in Time, 67. Richard Scarry’s Dictionary, 68. The Phantom of the Opera, 69. John Henry, 70. Peter Rabbit and Other Stories, 71. Little House on the Prairie, 72. By the Shores of Silver Lake, 73. On the Banks of Plum Creek, 74. Farmer Boy, 75. Fiddler on the Roof, 76. And Then There Were None, 77. N or M?, 78. The Labors of Hercules, 79. Doggies, 80. Green Eggs and Ham, 81. The Cat in the Hat, 82. Pink and Say, 83. The Butterfly, 84. Thank You, Mr. Falker, 85. Chicken Sunday, 86. Katy and the Big Snow, 87. Peter’s Chair, 88. The Snowy Day, 89. The Little House, 90. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, 91. Hank the Cowdog: The Case of The Swirling Killer Tornado, 92. Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Vampire Cat, 93. Bunnicula, 94. Howliday Inn, 95. Hank the Cowdog: Slim’s Goodbye, 96. Hank the Cowdog: Case of the Vanishing Fishook, 97. Hank the Cowdog: The Fling, 98. Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Measled Cowboy, 99. Hank the Cowdog: Case of the Kidnapped Collie, 100. Du’Laire’s Greek Mythology, 101. Mythology by Edith Hamilton, 102. Hank the Cowdog: The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob, 103. The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, 104. Through the Looking Glass, 105. Abiyoyo, 106. Caps for Sale, 107. A Dog’s Life, 108. So B. It, 109. The New Kid on the Block, 110. Never Take a Pig to Lunch, 111. Jane Long, 112. I, Juan de Pareja, 113. I’m Thankful Each Day, 114. Chalkdust, 115. The Twits, 116. Huckleberry Finn, 117. The Van Gogh Cafe, 118. The Tale of Genji, 119. The Fellowship of the Ring, 120. The Two Towers, 121. The Return of the King, 122. My Name is Asher Lev, 123. The Wizard of Oz, 124. Make Way for Ducklings, 125. Big Max, 126. Great Expectations, 127. Seedfolks, 128. Swallowing Stones, 129. God’s Trombones, 130. Thundercake, 131. The Princes of Ireland, 132. Hawaii, 133. Centennial, 134. Chesapeake, 135. The Covenant, 136. The New We Come and Go, 137. John Henry, 138. Guess How Much I Love You, 139. Rebecca, 140. Mrs. de Winter, 141. Big Max, 142. Little Bear, 143. Brown Angels, 144. Charlie Parker Plays Bebop, 145. Island of the Blue Dolphins, 146. Julie and the Wolves, 147. Ramona, 148. The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore, 149. Annette: The Desert Inn Mystery, 150. Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Dancing Puppet, 151. Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Diary, 152. Nancy Drew: The Bungalow Mystery , 153. Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Old Album, 154. Nancy Drew: The Scarlet Slipper Mystery, 155. Nancy Drew: The Secret in the Old Attic, 156. Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes, 157. Nancy Drew: The Secret of Red Gate Farm, 158. Harriet the Spy, 159. Harriet the Spy: The Long Secret, 160. Love Comes Softly, 161. Love’s Enduring Promise, 162. Love’s Long Journey, 163. Love’s Abiding Joy, 164. Love’s Unending Legacy, 165. Love’s Unfolding Dream, 166. Love Takes a Wing, 167. Love Finds a Home, 168. Once Upon a Summer, 169. The Winds of Autumn, 170. Winter is Not Forever, 171. Spring’s Gentle Promise, 172. When Calls the Heart, 173. The Calling of Emily Evans, 174. Roses for Mama, 175. A Woman Name Damaris, 176. They Called Her Mrs. Doc, 177. The Measure of a Heart, 178. When Comes the Spring, 179. A Gown of Spanish Lace, 180. Too Long a Stranger, the Bluebird and the Sparrow, 181. A to Z 182. Heart of Darkness , 183. Downsiders, 184. Wuthering Heights, 185. If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, 186. Tevye the Dairy Man and Other Stories, 187. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, 188. Jane Eyre, 189. The Rough Rider, 190. The Yukon Queen, 191. The Honorable Impostor, 192. The Indentured Heart. 193. The Gentle Rebel, 194. The Captive Bride, 195. The Saintly Buccaneer, 196. The Holy Warrior, 197. The Reluctant Bridegroom, 198. The Last Confederate, 199. The Dixie Widow, 200. The Wounded Yankee, 201. The Union Belle, 202. The Final Adversary, 203. The Crossed Sabres, 204. The Valiant Gunman, 205. The Gallant Outlaw, 206. The Jeweled Spur, 207. Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, 208. Third Girl, 209. 100 Words Middle School Students Should Know, 210. Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips to Better Writing, 211. Greater Than Yourself, 212. Murder at the Vicarage, 213. Sad Cypress, 214. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, 215. Jackalope, 216. The Girl’s Like Spaghetti, 217. Eats, Shoots and Leaves, 218. To Kill a Mockingbird, 219. Holes, 220. The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets , 221. My Life in Dog Years, 222. Fireflies in the Dark: The Story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the Children of Terezin, 223. The Hunger Games, 224. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, 225. All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, 226. Baby Einstein-Animales a Tu Alrededor, 227. Los Tres Osos, 228. La Silla de Pedro, 229. No tengo sueño y no quiero irme a la cama, 230.Doña Cigarra y Doña Hormiga, 231. Doña Zorra y Doña Cigüeña, 232. Mike Mulligan y su Máquina Maravillosa, 233. Every Little Thing About You, 234. A Texas Sky, 235. City Girl, 236. Caperucita Roja, 237. Los Cuatro Cantantes de Guadalajara, 238. Echo in the Darkness, 239. Even Now, 240. A Moment of Weakness, 241. Always the Baker, Never the Bride, 242. Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride , 243. Always the Designer, Never the Bride, 244. The Big 5-0, 245. The Lost Hero, 246. Son of Neptune, 247. Crispin: The Cross of Lead, 248. The Pushcart War, 249. Timothy of the Cay, 250. Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul, 251. Summer of Promise, 252. What Teachers Make, 253. The Wives of Henry VIII, 254. Trust Me, I Know What I’m Doing: 100 More Mistakes That Lost Elections, Ended Empires, and Made the World What It Is Today, 255. Her Sister’s Shadow, 256. The Great Gatsby, 257. The Kissing Hand, 258. Strega Nona Meets Her Match, 259. A Christmas Tapestry, 260. Mr. Lincoln’s Way, 261. Mrs. Katz and Tush, 262. Emma Kate, 263. Crucial Conversations, 264. The Mark of Athena, 265. House of Hades, 266. The Blood of Olympus, 267. Calvin and Hobbes: Revenge of the Babysat, 268. Thirty Days Has September: Cool Ways to Remember Stuff, 269. Magnus Chase: The Sword of Summer, 270. Memories of a Dirt Road Town, 271. The Mustang Breaker, 272. Grumpy Cat: A Grumpy Book, 273. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 274. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 275. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 276. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 277. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 278. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 279. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 280. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 281. The Fault in Our Stars, 282. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, 283. 11 Birthdays, 284. Poland, 285. The View From Saturday, 286. Los Tres Osos, 287. The Breadwinner, 288. The Healer’s Apprentice, 289. The Merchant’s Daughter, 290. The Fairest Beauty, 291. The Captive Maiden, 292. The Princess Spy, 293. The Golden Braid, 294. The Huntress of Thornebeck Forest, 295. The Beautiful Pretender, 296. Parvana’s Journey, 297. Mud City, 298. You’ve GOT to Read This Book!, 299. They Do It With Mirrors, 300. The Wednesday Wars