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04/25/02 - I�m feeling pretty good, even though my allergies have been driving me crazy lately. My voice seems to come and go on a daily basis. It�s pretty bad when you can�t even sing along with Stevie Nicks ... and her voice is way low. I�m starting to take the decongestant pills every few hours. It seems to be helping a little. Oh gees ... I�m talking mundane. Next thing you know I�ll be writing about taking the garbage out again. Woe is me. Actually, I think I�m feeling more calm than anything. I�m pretty sure I�m not bored. My mind is still on the numb side though. Maybe that�s good. Maybe that�s what�s keeping me calm. I�ve been catching up on reading the book reviews. I get them e-mailed to me daily from Powells Book Store. The name, Richard Flanagan, seems to ring a bell. But, I think I�ve gotten him mixed up with Richard Brautigan of Trout Fishing in America fame. Anyway, this Flanagan fellow seems to have written a book that has peaked my curiosity. It�s called Gould�s Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish . There�s something fascinating about reading a book where each chapter has been printed in a different color. I�d try to explain the plot, but it appears to be totally indescribable, a high quality/quantity of imagination has been used. Then there�s another review on a book entitled In A Dark Wood by Amanda Craig. It�s about an actor who�s wife and his mother (the mom died when he was 6) were both novelists. He discovers a book called North of Nowhere which was written by his mother all about a quest which, you got it, the actor decides to take for himself. I�m thinking this is probably like many other �quest� stories. However, the reviewer appears to be very impressed with the author�s style. That means I could probably learn something by reading this one. Plus, I like stories that have writers as characters. I�m going to order them both. While I wait for them to arrive, I will be reading an oldie, I�ve just started it. Don�t judge me by what I read though, I�m as eclectic in my reading tastes as I am in everything else. The book was a �blockbuster� best seller in 1978 ... Scruples, by Judith Krantz. This is really a stretch for me, very mainstream, something about luxurious lives, Beverly Hills, yada yada. I already found something interesting on pg. 17, Earl Grey tea with a shot of V.S.O.P. (brandy). That actually sounds delightful. Earl Grey (a blended bergamot tea) is one of my favorites. I shall have to try this the next time I have a scruple (a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force). Yeah, I�ve come up against one or two of those. It�s getting close to the weekend, and I think I shall try to continue on in a calm manner for a few more days. But I�m also thinking that a week of calm is about all I care to experience. I�m not old enough to do calm for long. I should still be able to conjure up an adventure here or there. Yes, add that to next week�s To Do list. |