Bluestone Turnpike Trail

The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

PLOT: In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becoemes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

OPINION: I loved every word of it. I couldn't get enough. The ending had me in tears.

Dead Reckoning 'SooKie STaCKHouSE Series' by: Charlaine Harris

PLOT: With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anitshifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise, and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit-and the tisted motive for the attack.

But her attention is divided. Though she can't "read" vampires, Sookie knows her lover, Eric Northman, and his "child" Pam well-and she realizes that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot-which is much more complicated than she knows.

Caught up once again in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will lear that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human-and that there is a new queen on the board...

OPINION: I love all the Sookie books. This one is not any different. There was not a whole lot that went on in this book. I love that fact that she is with Eric.

2011 Relay For Life

Twin Falls

"The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest" By: Stieg Larsson

PLOT: Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.

OPINION: I love the Millennium series. I didn’t want this series to end. Lisbeth Salander was a great character to follow. She is very independent and smart. She is a tough girl & didn’t let her past get in her way. This book (third in the series) was my favorite. I was hooked from the beginning. I am so excited for the movie to come out. The first movie should be out sometime this year.

Skyline

PLOT: Jarrod and his pregnant girlfriend Elaine travel to Los Angeles to meet his old friend and successful entrepreneur Terryand his wife Candice. Terry gives a party in his apartment for Jarrod and offers a job position to him in LA. Terry's assistant and lover Denise (Crystal Reed) and his friend Ray (Neil Hopkins) sleep in the couch in the living room, but in the dawn of the next morning, the group is awakened by mysterious beams of blue light. Ray stares at the light and is taken by the mysterious force. The group of friends try to escape from the alien invaders.

OPINION: It was ok. No real plot so don't expect much from this movie.

Black Swan

PLOT: A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

OPINION: Love, love, love this movie. It was very dark and a couple of parts I wasn’t sure about. Overall I thought Natalie Portman did an excellent job. She was very believable. I wanted more. I didn’t want the movie to end.

Love and Other Drugs

PLOT: Maggie (Hathaway) is an alluring free spirit who won't let anyone - or anything - tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie (Gyllenhaal)




OPINION: This movie was cute. I liked it. They were screwing all the time... a lot of Tits and Ass. And it had a few funny parts in it.

Inception

PLOT: In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.



OPINION: This was the second time I’ve watched this movie. I’ve fallen asleep both times. The first time I fell asleep in the theater but it was after a long day at the county fair. I also fell asleep at Lisa’s last night. I almost made it though. I missed the last half an hour of it. But we have it on Blue-Ray so I’ll watch it again when I’m not so tired. I’ve always been a fan of Leonardo Dicaprio too.

American Idol Season 10

I love American Idol this year. The talent is amazing. The new judges are awesome too. Jennifer Lopez is gorgeous. She is so beautiful & genuine. I thought with Simon gone the show would suck but I have say I don't miss him at all. I do think that Jennifer & Steven is a little too nice at times but it works. I have a few favorites so far. Stefano is my top person & I'm so glad he was picked as a wild card. I love to hear him sing. Paul McDonald is another one of my favorites. His smile is radiant. I love that fact that he is a little different from the others. Pia is beautiful and an amazing singer as well.

STEFANO LANGONE

PAUL McDONALD

PIA TOSCANO

Dolphins save Doberman stranded on sandbar

By Chad Smith
Pocono Record Writer
March 02, 2011

When Audrey D'Alessandro of Paradise Township was on vacation last week in Florida, she and a team of rescuers came together to save a dog trapped in a canal near her vacation home. And who else made up that team of rescuers? Her husband, firefighters — and two dolphins.

It all started when D'Alessandro and her husband, Sam, walked out of their home on Marco Island, near Naples, to go fishing. Behind the home is a canal where "we saw these two dolphins and they were splashing and making this big commotion," said Audrey D'Alessandro, a 16-year Pocono resident.

Dolphins usually swim through the canal behind the home, as it leads into the Gulf of Mexico, but this time the dolphins weren't just passing through.

"They were just there, in one place, splashing water against the canal wall," she said.

When the couple went to investigate, they saw that an 80-pound Doberman pinscher had fallen into the canal. The dog was standing on a sandbar and was half submerged in the water. (It was low tide at the time.) The dog, which had gone missing from someone's home 12 hours prior, was too weak to bark, she said, and the dog couldn't get back onto land because it couldn't climb up the canal wall, which was several feet high.

By the time D'Alessandro, who works as a delivery and labor nurse at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, lowered herself into the canal to get onto the sandbar where the dog was standing, the dolphins had already gone.

Sam D'Alessandro, of the engineering firm RKR Hess Associates in East Stroudsburg, called firefighters who, along with his wife, helped hoist the dog out of the water. The dog, Turbo, was shaking and wasn't even able to the stand when he got out of the water. The dog belonged to someone who lived eight blocks away.

"The owner was putting up 'lost' posters when the cops told her that the dog was found," Audrey D'Alessandro said.

A few days later Turbo and his owner came over to the D'Alessandros. All are now friends.

The D'Alessandros, who have a yellow labrador of their own, said that other news agencies in Florida were contacted and for the rest of the time the D'Alessandros were on Marco Island, they were almost like local celebrities.

"People pulled up to us when were driving and said, 'You're the couple that saved that dog,'" she said. "I said, 'Yeah, sure.' But I think it was really those dolphins."

Kurt Cobain - 2.20.67 – 4.5.94

Nirvana - Negative Creep - Live



Nirvana - About A Girl (MTV Unplugged)




We've been listening to a little Nirvana here lately. Today, I saw on some friends facebook page it was Kurt's birthday. I decided to post a couple videos. It's hard to pick just one cause I have so many favorites. He died too young. Love you Kurt, your music lives on.

Rihanna "LOUD"

I love this CD. It's awesome! My favorites are in BOLD. She only has three videos so far. S&M is a little wild. I like that song but it isn't one of my favorites (at the moment). I've been listening to the CD nonstop in my car & while on-line. Well, on-line when Aaron isn't listening to something like right now he's listening to De La Sol.
1. S&M

2. What's My Name Feat. Drake

3. Cheers (Drink To That)
4. Fading
5. Only Girl (In The World)

6. California King Bed
7. Man Down
8. Raining Men Feat. Nicki Minaj
9. Complicated
10. Skin
11. Love The Way You Lie Part II Feat. Eminem

Kelty Jaunt

Kelty Jaunt Daypack Backpack
This lumbar pack holds everything you need, including folders for a commute to work or supplies for hiking the trail. Spotlighting padded shoulder straps and a 750 cubic inch storage capacity, this daypack is comfortable and functional.


Thank you Lisa for our new Daypacks. The colors even match my Kelty Trekker 3900 ST.