Book Lovers Day, Chicken Livers, and Enjoy!

Book Lovers Day - Book Lovers Day encourages one to find a place in the shade to relax with a good book.

Book reading is a great hobby. It is also an important one. Employers look for it on résumés. Reading is educational, informative, and relaxing.

Book Lovers Day is a great day to celebrate. Celebrating Book Lovers Day is pleasurable on the deck, under a shady tree, poolside, or in a cozy hammock. If you fall asleep while reading, that is okay. It is all part of the relaxing benefits of being a book lover.

I generally read 3 - 5 books weekly. I read them in eBook format, using the Amazon Kindle Reader on my Nexus 7 2013 or my Samsung Galaxy S4. I often hear people espouse the superiority of experience holding and reading a physical, paper book. I fully disagree and find it more intimate and compelling reading by electronic means.

Chicken Livers - Laura and I enjoy chicken livers. I made our favorite chicken liver recipe for dinner last evening.

I cook Jasmine rice in the microwave: I place one cup of rice and two cups of water in a casserole dish. I cover with a damp paper towel and cook on high for five minutes. I stir the rice and cook for another five minutes. I rinse the chicken livers and coat them with panko bread crumbs. I sauté the chicken livers in extra-virgin olive oil until brown and crisp. I add chopped green onions and crushed red peppers, stir to incorporate, and pour over the rice. I place the lid on the casserole dish and take it to the table.

We use generous amounts of sriracha sauce as a condiment. This is a wonderful, delightful meal!

Enjoy! - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!

Reading, Dreaming, and Watching

Reading and Dreaming - I enjoy reading. I generally read 3 - 5 books weekly. Most of the books I read are in Kindle(r) format—read using my ASUS Google Nexus 7 Android tablet and the Kindle(r) app. I rarely purchase books. Amazon.com maintains an astounding availability of FREE books in Kindle(r) format. All genres are presented. I generally maintain several dozen books on my Nexus 7. I preview the books and order those that appear to be satisfactory via Amazon.com. The book covers are then displayed in the Kindle(r) library on my Nexus 7. When I wish to begin reading a book, I select the title I wish to read, and the content of the book is downloaded to my Nexus 7 from Amazon.com. Once read, I simply mark the book for removal from my Nexus 7, and when next I sync the Kindle(r) app, the book is removed from the device.

My Nexus 7 often accompanies me when I clamber into bed. A few intense rounds of "Zombie Road Trip" precede reading. Often, lucid dreams follow this game play and reading. The dreams generally contain elements of what I have read and the game.



With Amazon Prime, one may access over 270,000 Kindle(r) titles for free! Amazon Prime affords free shipping for qualifying purchases from Amazon.com. Additionally, Amazon Prime allows one to stream a huge selection of movies and television programs—via the Web or by using a Roku(r) or other content providing device.

Amazon Prime costs $79 annually. This is an incredible bargain when one considers all that membership to Amazon Prime provides!

We subscribe to Netflix(r), and I highly recommend the service to anyone who enjoys movies and television. Often, a movie or television program will be available via Amazon Prime and not available on Netflix(r). The two services are not, in my opinion, competitive but are, rather, complementary.