Getting back in the swing of school has been difficult. It is always hard to adjust to an artificial eating schedule. When working, very small breakfast at 6:30am in the car, then a small snack at 10:30am, then lunch at 1:15pm. By 4pm, I'm ravenous from not getting enough food through the day. And there isn't any way to adjust it; i only get a 15 min. break at 10:30am, so I can't really lunch then. Oh well, I've gotten through before and I'll do it again.
UK won the Liberty Bowl and that makes three bowl victories in a row, a record for a perennial football doormat. Kudos to the team. The basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Louisville by a last second 3-pointer by Sosa, but rebounded to defeat Vanderbilt in the SEC opener Saturday.
Other than that, I'm just waiting for a snow day.
The Totally Useless History of the World by Ian Crofton
This book has many hundreds of tidbits of useless trivia about things you don't read about in the history books. It was a fun read, but the language is decidedly pompous and pretentious (maybe intentionally so) and tended to focus on baudy humor. **
Phule's Company by Robert Asprin
This is the initial entry in the Phule series from Asprin, the other of the famous "Myth" books. Phule is the ridiculously wealthy Captain of a group of misfit space legionnaires that he brings together as a standout unit through personal charisma and a unique outlook that money changes everything. Phule is always one step ahead of the game and (almost) always ends up on top. Asprin's singular brand of comedic writing in fantasy translates well into science fiction. While not hard core scifi, it is a refreshing foray into the genre. I'm a fan and will miss the late author's works (Asprin died in 2008). ***
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I think I sent you that "totally useless history" as a present. Sorry it was disappointing!
Actually, you sent it to me for christmas one year, and I Loved it.. Brad is a fuddy duddy, who is harsh on his book reviews cause he reads so many starwars Novels that get 4 stars. (starwars books are fun, that are not great works of litrature.) I think his system is somewhat skewed.
You have a point. Like I said, I enjoyed the read. A two is entertaining, with some negative points.
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