12voltman59
Dec 7, 2008, 12:25 PM
First--I have not been chatting as much lately--that is just one of my cycles of trying to limit online time---lately--I have been on a bit of a reading jag---like reading something totally wonderful----REAL BOOKS--they are highly portable--don't require any energy to operate other than needing sufficient light to read them and the body processes that keep a person ticking--I guess they may not be the most green thing considering the process to print them--but oh well--nothing is perfect.
In the past few weeks I have read some non-fiction stuff--Barbara Ehrenreich's latest book, a David Baldacci thriller and now am about 2/3s of the way through a classic----Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."
I figured--consdidering the times--I would revisit a book that I had not read since high school literature class--and didn't read all that closely then!!
I have seen the movie maybe a half dozen times or so--but wanted to go back and read the book itself.
It is a great book--I need to go back and read some more of Steinbeck---he simply has an incredible way with the language--his ability to describe and set a scene and his way with the dialect of the characters of the story and time.
I would urge everyone to take some time to go do some reading--even if it takes you away from here!
I do want to say to everyone---we may be facing some rough economic times-it seems that there is hardly any country, socio-economic class (save the very uber wealthy--I doubt any of us classify in that category)---who are not feeling the pain or have the potential from feeling the pain of the soured economy.
Rough times do come every so often--but people do get through them---I hope and trust that each and everyone of us gets through it all with not too much disruption and such---
So--now matter what holiday traditions you follow at this time of the year--I hope they are happy holidays for you -that you spend time with family and friends--that you make new memories and that the coming new year will be a good one for you and yours.
In the past few weeks I have read some non-fiction stuff--Barbara Ehrenreich's latest book, a David Baldacci thriller and now am about 2/3s of the way through a classic----Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath."
I figured--consdidering the times--I would revisit a book that I had not read since high school literature class--and didn't read all that closely then!!
I have seen the movie maybe a half dozen times or so--but wanted to go back and read the book itself.
It is a great book--I need to go back and read some more of Steinbeck---he simply has an incredible way with the language--his ability to describe and set a scene and his way with the dialect of the characters of the story and time.
I would urge everyone to take some time to go do some reading--even if it takes you away from here!
I do want to say to everyone---we may be facing some rough economic times-it seems that there is hardly any country, socio-economic class (save the very uber wealthy--I doubt any of us classify in that category)---who are not feeling the pain or have the potential from feeling the pain of the soured economy.
Rough times do come every so often--but people do get through them---I hope and trust that each and everyone of us gets through it all with not too much disruption and such---
So--now matter what holiday traditions you follow at this time of the year--I hope they are happy holidays for you -that you spend time with family and friends--that you make new memories and that the coming new year will be a good one for you and yours.