Introducing myself officially to y'all

[weeble_wobble]

Hello, I'm a newbie to DU, almost 33, living in SF, passionate about politics, baking and enjoying life. :bounce:

I guess I'll start with a question for all of you, and go ahead and ask me anything (well, almost, LOL).

What book are you currently reading?

[evlbstrd]

1. I'm reading your post.

Welcome to DU.

[weeble_wobble]

4. Thank you...seems like a great crowd :)

[Lavender Brown]

2. Hi, weeble.

Welcome to DU. :hi: Right now at this minute (besides DU) I'm reading a vegetarian cookbook I got for Christmas. I'm not vegetarian, but it's got a lot of good ideas in it.

What is your favorite thing to bake?

[weeble_wobble]

3. Muffins of any sort

they are quite forgiving :)

i love reading cookbooks.

nice to meet you, Lavender Brown!

[redwitch]

22. warm welcome to weeble wobble

:hi: Kitty Trouble just noticed your happy bouncing fellow- she was enthralled! I am reading "The Catcher in the Rye" Haven't read it in many years, am thoroughly enjoying it.

[weeble_wobble]

24. Nothing better than a classic book :)

[EstimatedProphet]

5. Blinded by the Right-David Brock

It's a good one to tell you what is going on behind the scenes.

Welcome to DU!

[weeble_wobble]

11. I'll have to add that to my list

I've found that the 'what are you reading' question leads me to some great books i might otherwise overlook.

thank you for the welcome!

[fishwax]

6. do you ever bike across the golden gate bridge

Every time I'm in SF, I see the bridge and just wish to hell I could hit it on a long, lazy bike ride :)

Alas, I'm not reading a complete book right now, but rather excerpts of The Dialect of Modernism, by Michael North.

Welcome to DU :hi:

[weeble_wobble]

12. I've walked it many times

a day like this is perfect for it, where are you located?

hopefully somewhere as sunny as SF is today :P

[fishwax]

18. far, far away

well, the midwest, anyway, and the weather here actually looks vaguely san franciscan today, but I don't mind. :)

I've walked the bridge a few times. It sure is gorgeous. Next time I go, I'm renting a bike, though :)

[bigwillq]

7. HIYA weeble_wobble!

:hi:
Not currently reading any books at the moment.

Welcome to DU! :bounce:

[weeble_wobble]

13. thank you!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. I am reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

read it several years ago and am doing the exercises again.
Welcome to DU

hmmmm...ask you anything....do you bake lemon muffins? Do you mail them or deliver?

[weeble_wobble]

16. lemon ginger

ginger is a reason for living.

i am actually considering pastry school, to make a career of my passion. :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

29. I agree on the ginger thing

and pastry school...well...that would be hard work but rewarding for those of us who appreciate your wares :D

[AKPacker]

9. Welcome

I am currently reading "The Truth".

What part of San Francisco do you live in?

:toast:

[weeble_wobble]

19. I'm in North Beach

very close to the bay. it doesn't get better than that, i luv it.

where are you?

[AKPacker]

23. Alaska

I used to live on the Presidio during my glory years and miss the city terribly at times.

[weeble_wobble]

25. Lucky soul

the Presidio is gorgeous, so is Alaska!

Cold today?

[AKPacker]

27. Yes it is a shame the Army sold it off.

Not really cold...40's and rain.

[Whoa_Nelly]

10. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

Current book: Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs (author and forensic anthropologist)

Hope you have fun in the Lounge, but know that it can be fun or very serious. Really great people here who can twang the heartstrings!

[Omphaloskepsis]

14. Book..

It's online.. Does it count?

http://www.rubycentral.com/book/

[Wapsie B]

15. Welcome to DU weeble_wobble!!!

Glad you're here!

:toast:

[hfojvt]

17. are you associated with the Wobblies?

I am more of a Knights of Labor person myself.

[Call Me Wesley]

20. Welcome to DU, weeble_wobble!

:toast: Sorry, but I'm not reading any book right now.

[Left_Winger]

21. Howdy!

What am I reading?

Essays written by my students. Currently I don't have any time for pleasure reading although I do enjoy it immensely.

A question for you: If a weeble wobbles, can it ever fall down?

[weeble_wobble]

26. :) nope....we remain steady.

well, try to, anyways, LOL.

[justabob]

28. Hello weeble wobble... glad you're here

To answer your question... I just finished the Chronicles of Narnia. Somehow I made it through childhood without ever reading it. :shrug:

[AKPacker]

30. I almost forgot to ask you

Is Buds Ice Cream still in business? :9

[weeble_wobble]

31. I believe so

mmmmm....ice cream!

[AKPacker]

32. Buds was the best!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[newyawker99]

33. Hi weeble_wobble!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Ekirh]

34. DELETE

Wrong thread, my apologies.

[SeattleGirl]

35. Hello again, weeble_wobble!

I'm glad you decided to do your own "I'm new" post! I'm reading an Ann Rule true crime story right now, and have several other books in the "waiting to read" pile.

:hi: :bounce:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

36. I'm reading anything and everything I can get my hands on.

But who really cares about that.... Welcome to DU! :bounce::bounce::toast:

I've been here since September of 05; I'm a HS student from southern Maine, passionate about politics, writing, reading, foreign languages, music, and history... My "handle" is a bit lengthy (;)), so feel free to just address me as WIMR.

I hope you get some great DU love here.... There are some really, really good people in The Lounge.

:hi::toast::bounce:

:hug:

WIMR

[Metta]

37. Welcome, Weeble.

Glad you came by. SF is one of our favorite places on the planet. I used to live in Berkeley during '68 but only visited SF about five years ago. Muir Woods, a place of magic; a boatride in the bay; watching the sea lions; driving through Gateway Park; walking the beach. We had one of our all time favorite meals at a vegan/ Indian too I think place across the street from the post office downtown.

We live south of Pittsburgh, PA. I'm into music myself, mostly roots of any kind. I do counseling and teach meditation. My wife's a computer geek and is reading about accessing spiritual planes. I'm not reading anything at this time. I have my eye on the root vegetable soup I'm making. It'll be ready soon. Come on over for a big bowl. You want bread and butter with that.

Looking forward to seeing you around. :hi: :donut:

[qnr]

38. Hi :) Welcome to DU - "Designing Interfaces" by Jenifer Tidwell.

Thrilling, I know :)

[NMDemDist2]

39. ahh welcome ! and come check out the Cooking and Baking Group

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=236

you can lurk until you donate and get your star, but there's tons of great recipes and baking stuff over there

in the meantime, :hi:

[Chichiri]

40. "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman.

Good stuff.

Welcome to DU.

[deadparrot]

41. Welcome, weeble_wobble.

:hi:

I'm reading "Revel, Riot & Rebellion: Popular Politics and Culture in England, 1603-1660," for my 400-level history class. :)

[Lochloosa]

42. Jimmy Carter's Our Endangered Values : America's Moral Crisis

Welcome to DU


:toast:

[TheProphetess]

51. How is it?

The Prophet wants that for his birthday (which is the 31st). :hi:

[Lochloosa]

59. So far so good. I'm only about 1/5th through it.

It only took him three pages to mention the NeoCons.

[mvd]

43. Welcome to DU!

Hope you enjoy it as much as I have! I look forward to seeing you around.

I'm reading Mark Crispin Miller's Fooled Again.

[SmokingJacket]

44. Reading "Goodbye to All That"

by Robert Graves -- his memoir. Whew! Great stuff!

Welcome!

Question for you: what are you baking?

[Shine]

45. Greetings from the Santa Cruz mountains!

actually we're in Scotts Valley, off of Hwy 17. :hi: Beautiful day, today, eh??

Welcome to DU! :toast: There are lots of cool people who post here, so have fun!

BTW, I'm reading Deepak Chopra's latest book, The Book of Secrets. Good stuff. :thumbsup:

See ya 'round, weeble_wobble! :)

Shine

[MiwSher]

46. Hi, fellow newbie!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

I've just started reading "Shake Hands With The Devil" by Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire, about the Rwanda genocide.

By the by, I like your nick. I have a cat named Weebles. :)

MiwSher

[RFKHumphreyObama]

47. Welcome to DU

:toast:

I hope you enjoy your time here and you find it as rewarding and pleasant as we all have.

I'm currently reading "Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate" by Robert Caro. A very interesting book so far

[Crazy Guggenheim]

48. Welcome to DU!!

:popcorn: :popcorn:

[swag]

49. I'm reading "Ask Dr. Mueller" by Cookie Mueller

Hi. 33 is a good age. SF is a great town.

Q: if this is your official introduction to DU, why isn't it notarized or otherwise certified as valid?

[BikeWriter]

50. I hear weebles wobble but they don't fall down.

[caty]

52. Hi! Welcome to DU.....

You'll love it here>>:hi: :pals: :toast:

I just started reading "Close to Home" by Peter Robinson. I like mystery/suspense novels. My favorite authors are Douglas Prescott and Lincoln Child, who write books together and separately.

[nickgutierrez]

53. "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil

The Singularity is an interesting theory, although I'm not sure I'm entirely on board. It may well turn out to happen that the post-human era will come as a result of the combination of machine and human intelligence, but it would certainly be a deviation from the usual evolutionary order of things, and these sorts of things have a way of screwing themselves up.

[WCGreen]

54. The Name of the Rose.....

What are you reading....

(You do know we keep a file... A really big file... Skinner does it... It's called Skinoggle... The feds want it... He won't give it up...)

BTW, hello....

[momophile]

55. welcome to DU!

Unfortunately, I have no time to read books as I'm writing my Masters thesis and am a new mom. Although, somehow I find time to read and post here...

Anyways, welcome!

[Arkham House]

56. I'm reading *Wicked*--and welcome aboard!

[haydukelives]

57. Textbooks

I'm in nursing school

[NMMNG]

58. Welcome to DU!

I'm reading Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism.

[MissHoneychurch]

60. First of all

welcome to DU

just finished reading Elizabeth George "With no one as witness"
just started reading John Lescroart "The motive"

ok, so it is nothing high intellectual I am reading, but I enjoy it nevertheless

:bounce:

[StaggerLee]

61. Welcome!

I'm supposed to be reading The Caine Mutiny but I haven't picked it up in over a month. I also have a copy of Practical Demonkeeping which I hear is a hoot. A friend lent it to me.