I was going to write about Black Friday and how horrible we are as people. Then I realized that, in the spirit of starting things too early, I would prefer to just start my end-of-the-year book rating. As usual, this super-priced version is both obscenely early and will never cost you, the reader, less (if you act now!).
(Just a taste of putrid degradation to get you in the mood)
(I think this clip says more than I was probably going to say if I were to really write about Black Friday... and my reaction:
Did I just embed a video clip within a parenthetical tangent? You bet your ass I just did! I even just threw in an aside right here to get fancy! I got game, y'all!)
So, anyway, here is my initial flushing-out for the big reveal at the end. Again, I realize that many books of quality may not rank as high as some may feel they should. But, this is a list of the books I enjoyed this particular year. This first draft of my ranking (and top 5) included some tough decisions. But, what I went with was how I felt after reading the books.... and, by all accounts, "Winter is Coming."
Monday, November 26, 2012
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Will and Grace
The following post is in three parts and was conceived from thoughts I've had during a boring seminar, a discussion of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography with friends and a personal contemplation.
So many of our most revered historical figures disappoint in heartbreaking ways. No matter which founding father, noble ruler or trailblazer a person chooses to honor, every one of them will fall short of Superman. It can be a perplexing thing to discover those faults, but inevitable.
The question that led to all of this: How would William Franklin feel about his father and should it matter? The answer that gives me peace is Grace and it surprises even me. Yet, without Grace, I don't think I could keep Benjamin Franklin as a hero.
SEMINAR (on yellow lined paper)
I am listening to a listing of credentials in a seminar where people like to pat each other on the back.
Is this what life is supposed to be?
When I referenced BBQ's with doctors in a previous post, I imagined these stuffy gatherings to be akin to an intellectual buffet. More like a trough of .... never mind.
I am now eating an apple and you would think I rang a gong. That's not to say no one is surfing the Internet, just that the herd must scoff and, well... here I am.
I continue to eat my apple, but louder now.
So many of our most revered historical figures disappoint in heartbreaking ways. No matter which founding father, noble ruler or trailblazer a person chooses to honor, every one of them will fall short of Superman. It can be a perplexing thing to discover those faults, but inevitable.
The question that led to all of this: How would William Franklin feel about his father and should it matter? The answer that gives me peace is Grace and it surprises even me. Yet, without Grace, I don't think I could keep Benjamin Franklin as a hero.
SEMINAR (on yellow lined paper)
I am listening to a listing of credentials in a seminar where people like to pat each other on the back.
Is this what life is supposed to be?
When I referenced BBQ's with doctors in a previous post, I imagined these stuffy gatherings to be akin to an intellectual buffet. More like a trough of .... never mind.
I am now eating an apple and you would think I rang a gong. That's not to say no one is surfing the Internet, just that the herd must scoff and, well... here I am.
I continue to eat my apple, but louder now.
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