The Message

The Message

What moves you? Does the next episode of The Bachelor stir the beast within? Do Kanye's "tweets" inspire you to inspire? Did your thumbs change the world because they voted for the winner of American Idol? You will not find me frolicking on Facebook, nor did I ever mingle on Myspace (what's the difference anyway?). Am I a hypocrite? Perhaps, after all this is a blog, but I promise to use the modern marvels at my finger tips for good and not evil. I prefer to sit alone in the dark with a finger of scotch and immerse myself in the warmth and crackle of spinning vinyl. I prefer vampires to have fangs, no regrets, and burn, not sparkle in the sunlight! And I prefer to be hypnotized by books instead of video games. I love books. I like to read and I think reading is good for people. So, to promote my envisioned reading revolution I will be posting reviews for the books I read. I hope that perhaps you will find something that entertains you or moves you based on what I say about them. I read all styles and what I read is usually highly regarded by critics or highly recommended by peers, so I imagine most of my reviews will be positive (remember I am trying to promote reading). Of course I don't like everything I read, so some negativity may lift its gnarled face on occasion if I can't help myself. I am constantly reading so I will post something after each book I finish. Sometimes it takes me 2 days to finish a book, i.e., The Old Man And The Sea and sometimes it takes 3 months, i.e., Atlas Shrugged. In the future there may be sprinkles of commentary on music, sports, currents events, etc. But this will primarily be my guide to the reading universe. So peel your eyeballs off your mobile devices, pry your paws off the texting pads and TV remotes, divorce the DVR, and join me in literary bliss.

Get ready for the revolution, baby!

Monday, December 27, 2010

More Satyrical Mayhem

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins


The first thing you notice in Robbins' work is how freakin' smart the guy is. Pure knowledge oozes out of his pen onto the paper (Yes, he writes first on paper).  I'm a sucker for useless knowledge.  I like to feel I'm well versed in that arena (just ask the people who have played me in Trivial Pursuit), so naturally he "had me at hello"-so to speak. Eventually you grasp the importance of the factoids that lace his stories, perhaps making the useless knowledge, useful. Ah ha!
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