Bed Side Manor

Having been thrown the question, "What is on your bedside table?", by Professor Batty, author of Flippism Is The Key, http://flippistarchives.blogspot.com/, I must first clarify that indeed, I have no bed side table. Reason being, after the fire that demolished my home, I was forced into designing and decorating our new home from the ground up, in three months. I am now taking my own sweet time in picking out my bedroom furniture. And it is my excuse to not attaching and committing to solid objects. That does not stop me from being a voracious reader however, so I do have piles apon piles of reading material around my bed. It is my common practice to be reading at least three books at any one time. I am however horrible at picking out books and finishing them,in a timly manor, unless it is just too good to put down. I cannot remember titles or authors either, unless it is a cookbook. Those I memorize. Growing up in the border boonies, I read every available book in the school and town library's, bookmobile and even ordered books throughout the mail- order library. I was only allowed to order three books at a time but I figured out, if I timed it correctly, with my next shipment of books coming in three postal days, and I used booth my sisters names when filling out the order card, I could get fresh books almost every day. I read my sisters collage books when she brought them home at end of term. I read until my eyes were too blurry to see the words. These are what's piled up next to me now,

The Patron Saint of Liars, by Ann Patchett. I'm currently on page 68, it is marked by tears.
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling. Page 27 is marked with K2's summer baseball shedual.
The Bible ,Life Application Study Guide, by 66 different authors. Maybe less as some of the men who wrote it wrote more than one chapter or book. The Song of Psalms written by by David before he became king is marked by a note book slip of paper with I Heart U Mom written on it.
Blue Shoe by Anne Lamott. Page 108 is marked by a Minneapolis Art museum map.
A Cossetta Event Menu. There is a splotch of armaretto gellato on the back cover.
Hazelden A Spiritual Odyssey by Damian McElrath, Ph.D. Never been cracked.
Savoring France by Williams-Sonoma. A Half Price Books sales receipt marks "Moules Farcies" on page 187.
The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.That booked was strange and disturbing. Read it in one day.
Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rolvaag Page 427 is marked by my unfinished poem, "Cowboy Roy, My Mellon Eating Joy."
Barefoot Contessa Parties by Ina Gardner. Drool Marks Every page.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Page 642 is marked with a grocery list that reads, milk, catfood, coffee beans, rosemary. On the back of the list my Hubbys handwriting says, "Get your nose out of this Commi book and go make me some money woman!" Page 819 has a slip of paper with his hand writing that says," NOW!"
Jokes To Go, A collaboration of one liners by Judy Brown. Funniest joke by Rodney Dangerfield, "I met my wife in a bar. What a surprise; I thought she was at home with the kids."
Servsafe Haccap 2005 FDA Food code essentials book by the National American Health Department. Favorite food borne illness; Anisakis simplex, caused by low grade improperly cooked sea food. The reason I so like it is it's symptoms are very obvious. Severe abdominal pain, cramping, vomiting, nausea, tingling or tickling sensation in throat, vomiting or coughing up worms.
Poems by E. E. Cummings. Favorite line, "The snow doesn't give a soft white damn whom it touches."
Catalogs from Room and Board and Alto Avartti, Penzey Spice, Trek, Victoria Secrets, and North County Skijourney, Art suppliers Warehouse.
Wintergeen Oil
A paddle hair brush.
My wrist brace.
a bowl of pistachio nuts with one green plastic army man with rifle raised over his head

Under my bed, behind hidden behind the big box from Ingalbretsens and the dust bunnies;
One half eaten five pound box Gadiva Chocolates left over from Christmas
The video Tape, "How to Belly Dance". (I tried it once and was laughed at by my boys.)
That joke gift from hubbies co-workers I enjoy so much.
A slingshot.
Blow Him Away by Marcy Michaels. Closest thing to a self help book I have ever bought and the reason for the sling shot.
The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra edited by Lance Dane. Inscription in the front cover reads:"Happy Valentines 2003 to the best lover in all the world, Jullio my sizzling Meat Wad."