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  1. Merry Christmas! -- "December the 25th" video from "Scrooge" with Albert Finney: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmjvAJS0_V4
  2. Recommended read: "A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings" by Charles Dickens (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/8HvF64)
  3. Holiday trivia: "Rudolph" the reindeer was created by Montgomery Ward in the 1930's for a holiday promotion. (source: http://bit.ly/2ovLT0)
  4. Holiday Trivia: The word "mistletoe" is derived from an Anglo-Saxon phrase meaning "dung-on-a-twig." (Source: Christmaslore.com)
  5. Today's word: "lackadaisical" - lacking spirit or liveliness; languid; dreamy (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/8UQKf8)
  6. Recommended read: "David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/8mEiqv)
  7. Recommended read: "Duma Key" by Stephen King (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/4pP4YO)
  8. E-book: "New technologies, new pedagogies: Mobile learning in higher education" full-text available at http://ro.uow.edu.au/newtech/
  9. Recommended read: "The Magician's Assistant" by Ann Patchett (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/6H1h34)
  10. Trivia Tuesday: The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe; also called a hash tag. (Source: http://bit.ly/4AKHD6)
  11. Attended the "Portable Libraries, Mobile Students" social. Interesting presentations. Didn't always agree w/ @libraryfuture. #itigmobile
  12. Recommended read: "The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane" by Katherine Howe (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/oyRqx)
  13. Wednesdays word: "concatenate" - to link together (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/3tJaMQ)
  14. Recommended read: "The Likeness" by Tana French (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/2EoAro)
  15. Trivia Tuesday: 15 Fascinating Feline Facts: http://bit.ly/3H95eA
  16. Recommended read: "Me & Emma" by Elizabeth Flock (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/Xzq88)
  17. Today's word: "inveigle" - To win over by coaxing or flattery (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/A7Sva)
  18. Recommended read: "The Favored Child" (2nd in the "Wideacre" Trilogy) by Philippa Gregory (Amazon link: http://bit.ly/1ktJZL)
  19. Word of the day: "Salubrious" - Conducive or favorable to health or well-being; healthy (Merriam-Webster: http://bit.ly/3YrewA)
  20. Oops, previous tweet was a RT @ tigerwhispers and RT @annbee. Sorry about that!