In 2008 I turned into quite the bookworm: eleven read in 2008 – I didn’t start until almost mid-year. – and eight so far in 2009, as of this writing. Eight doesn’t seem like much, but most of them have been Stephen King novels, so that explains that. Books I’ve Read Of course, you could just go to the Topicality drop-down menu over there and choose the link of the same name. Yes, I’m chronicling them; mainly for my own purposes, but for the other bookworms out there that might give a damn what I fill my head with. I had a club meeting tonight and as usual, I arrived a little too early – Punctuality is one of my stronger suits. – and decided to walk over to the dollar store to … Read entire article »

I finished reading How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie today. Sitting at the lake at Fort Yargo State Park today during my lunch break, I finished up the last six chapters of this book. I spend three days a week at the park during my lunch break to partake in the peace and quiet and solitude as well as a little reading or fishing; angling for the non layperson.Originally published in 1936, my particular paperback copy was published in 1965 and was owned by my grandmother’s second husband. I hear he was a great man and I think this book had a lot to do with it. He unfortunately passed away before I was born, as did my paternal grandfather. I would have loved to have … Read entire article »