The year has started out relatively well. My leg is recovering and I can play volleyball again. I'm not 100% but I'm well enough to be active again. Jodie Meeks (UK basketball) has been phenomenal. This player is a once in a lifetime treat to watch play. Last week he scored 54 points in a single game breaking a bunch of UK records in the process. The previous record was 53 by Dan Issel back in 1970. He's average 25 points a game. More importantly, UK is winning in a season that many didn't expect UK to do much.
With the cold day last Friday, school was cancelled, giving us a 4 day weekend (with MLK day on Monday). Unfortunately, our neighbors pipe burst due to the cold, and I feel really bad for him. As a result, our water was turned off for a day--an inconvenience to be sure, but in the end, we have water again and don't have any damage.
David had his birthday party this weekend, and he's feeling pretty good considering the seriousness of his operation. The kidney is taking well, and we'll be gaming again come Thursday to round out this Star Wars adventure we've been on for some time.
We find out the sex of the baby on Tuesday (hopefully) and make sure that everything is allright. Ellice is emotional with the flood of hormones raging through her body, and its been a bit of a roller coaster here. Not only for her, but I've been up and down as well. But more up than down lately. Other than that, everything is hunky dory over here at the Gullett's.
Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert Heinlein
This is one of the famous Scifi author's later works, and at one time was my favorite novel. Alexander Hergensheimer, a minister for Churches United for Decency is persecuted by some power that keeps transporting him through parallel universes where technology and customs change in the blink of an eye. His trials and tribulations are reminescent of the tests that Job underwent in the Old Testament (hence the title). His only comfort during these jumps through the dimensions is his free-spirited companion Margarethe who is along for the ride. This book is humorous in a sardonic way, and takes an outsider's perspective on social customs, morality and religion. The book is very well-written and grips you from the get-go. A word of caution; there is quite a bit of sex in this book, and is rather heretical (putting it lightly). If you can read the book recognizing its tongue-in-cheek nature and not completely drop after a jab or two from the author's somewhat skewed but humorous perspective on religion, then I recommend this read. ****
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