Heathcliff: Season One - Volume Two
Voice Cast: Mel Blanc
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Retail: $12.98
ASIN: B00F3L8OQS
Running Time: 12 hours 11 minutes
Rating: TVY7

Review:

When most people hear about an animated cat, they probably think of Garfield, but there was another cat on the airwaves in the 1980s called Heathcliff, based on the comic strip of the same name. The smart-talking cat debuted in a short animated series from 1980-1982, but returned in an all-new series in 1984-1988 with a total of 86 episodes, which featured an 11-minute Heathcliff adventure and an 11-minute The Catillac Cats episode.

Mill Creek Entertainment recently released Heathcliff: Season One, Volume Two featuring 33 episodes on a 3-disc set.

The episodes are:

With the holidays around the corner, I'm sure there are many people (young and old) dreaming of owning an exotic car for Christmas. I recall riding in an old friend's 1969 Ford Boss, which is my only exotic car driving experience, and it was a heavenly experience, minus a few bumps, as the car was in rough condition, but still drivable.

Giving a family member or friend an exotic car for Christmas would make a perfect gift. Yes, I know cars can expensive, but there are other options than buying a new car.

Though young kids (boys and girls) are a bit to young to drive a car, they also have a fascination with cars, too, as they probably picked it up from their parents. A great present idea is a collectable Hot Wheels or Match Box toy car or even a remote control car.

Plastic car models may be a thing of the past, but they still exist at hobby shops and online stores. You can find a model on about any type of car ever made. This can make a great present for a child, teenager or even an adult.

Many people my age have their own businesses, which a few are closing because of the failing economy. Sadly, I don't own a business, unless you count a little bit of freelancing writing a business, as well as blogging.

For those who don't know what blogging is, a blog is online journal and media outlet, which stretches from mommy/daddy blogs to professional journalist blogs. Basically, you can find a blog on any subject you can come up with.

My blog is primarily a book blog, though I have stretched out into other review terrorizes over the past two years. I consider myself to be an average blogger, as there are die-hard bloggers that can make an actually income from blogging about their favorite authors, mostly this is from advertising. These bloggers travel around the world attending book blog conventions, where bloggers get to meet publishers and authors. I've heard you can make many connections there and receive tons of free books to review or giveaway to your readers. The rare few might actually get a publisher's attention with their writings and get offered a job.

If you want schedule next week's post, click here to find the next prompt question. To submit a question, fill out this form.

What to do:

1. Post on your blog answering this question:

This week's submitted by Elizabeth!

 

2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).


3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower.  The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

  

My Answer:

It depends if the review has to be posted right away, as there are times I have forgotten about a book and I have to read it at the last moment. Normally, I wait at least a day for writing a review; that way I can reflect on the book before I write the review.

Linky List:

When I say the word "internship" most people probably think of this past summer's critically panned "The Internship" starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. An internship is a non-paying job (though there are some paying ones) or more of work-study to see if a person can handle a job.

You may think internships are only for college students and adults, but there are many companies offering summer internships for high schoolers. Sure, the last think most teenagers are thinking about is working the entire summer with no paycheck, but an internship can be rewarding and will look great on a college application. 

I know it is almost Thanksgiving, but some companies and businesses are already accepting internships for 2014. You should ask your school councilor or your local career/job center (most towns have one) about applying for an internship.

Types of internships you can find are at universities, research facilities, children's hospitals, cancer centers, sciences departments, summer school programs, libraries, city halls, government buildings, news stations, etc… If you can't find the internship job you are wanting, locate the business you’re interested in and ask them if they will take an internship student.

What Once Was Lost
By Kim Vogel Sawyer
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Pub. Date: September 17, 2013
ASIN:  978-0307731258
Pages: 315

Review:

Kim Vogel Sawyer has been one of my favorite Christian authors for several years now and I was more than eager to review What Once Was Lost, but the book got shoved aside. Luckily, I stumbled upon the book last week and I finally got around to reading it.

Christina Willems has been taking care of the poor at the Brambleville Asylum on a small Kansas farm ever since her father died, but the unthinkable happens when a fire breaks out in the kitchen, leaving the residents homeless. She asks the mission board for help in repairing their home, but until then they'll need somewhere else to live.

She scrambles across the town looking for shelter for them. She talks Levi Jonnson, a mill owner, into taking in a young blind boy named Tommy Kilgore. Levi wasn't exactly thrilled about taking Tommy in at first, but once he got to know the boy, a bond quickly grows.

It seems as if the Lord is challenging Christina as obstacles keeping jumping in front of her at every corner and it seems the Brambleville Asylum will never get repaired, let alone ever reopen. Some of the residents are sleeping in stables, living in boarding houses in exchange for doing chores, and others are staying in decent homes.

I have been blogging for nearly five years and I've enjoyed every minute of it, though it can be a little stressful at times, but writing about that topic would take a separate post.

Why did I start blogging?

Well, I've been a book lover my entire life. I had a small book community on MSN Groups, but MSN eliminated all the groups, so I turned to blogging to share my love of reading. At first my blog was just an outlet for me to talk about my recent reads, but as I began following other blogs, I learned blogging has many benefits.

I never thought blogging could lead to actually making money, but you can get paid to write on your blog through sponsored posts, pre-written articles, text links, and sidebar ads. And of course there is always Google AdWords.

Will you be able to quit your day job?