Nature

I learned something about nature yesterday.

Branches from fig trees are extremely springy. Be careful when handling them. I was unfamiliar with them and their characteristics. My advice to those dealing with them for the first time is that they will act in a surprising way and will strike you in the testicles at their first opportunity.

2010 Reading List!

I didn't read as much as I was planning in 2010 but I did consume much more fiction than last year! I was also introduced to the glory of audio books.

March 28: "Guns, Germs, & Steel" - Jared Diamond

April 15: "Night" - Elie Wiesel

June 13: "Dune" - Frank Herbert

June 17: "Dune Messiah" - Frank Herbert

June 28: "Best American Non Required Reading 2008" -Editor Dave Eggers

July 13: "Children of Dune" - Frank Herbert

July 16: "Logicomix" - Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos H. Papadimitriou

July 22: "Fellowship of the Ring" - J. R. R. Tolken (Audio book)

July 27: "The Two Towers" - J. R. R. Tolken (Audio book)

August 03: "The Return of the King" -J. R. R. Tolken (Audio book)

August 04: "The Gunslinger" - Stephan King (Audio book)

August 12: "The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three" - Stephan King (Audio book)

August 13: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future" - Michael J. Fox

August 30: "Days of War, Nights of Love"

November 15: "A People's History of the United States" - Howard Zinn

December 27: "God Emperor of Dune" - Frank Herbert