okay, so most of what i read aren’t things ya’ll are reading or will ever probably ever read – if you haven’t figured that out (not sure sometimes the level of brightness i’m dealing with) – anyway, this week was still no exception – as with…

“blood, sweat, and chalk” – by tim layden – sports illustrated author – book on football playbooks – specifically, different formations – like the veer, spread, tampa 2, 46, a-11 – not sure how many middle school kids, even football guys, would find the book interesting, but as a person who watches a decent amount of football – or maybe just watches and likes to appear to be smarter than the drunk fans around him at games – the book was interesting because it described the history and purpose behind different formations – so when alabama runs out of the wildcat now, i can turn to dad and say something like “boy, the zone blocking was great on that play”

(by the way, dad is a water drinker – like myself – don’t want any confusion:)

as for you  guys though, i did read two books i’d recommend…

“the defense of thaddeus a. ledbetter” – i do hope this is a BOB next year – so you don’t all have to rush and read it now – but it’s a truly wonderful little read – very funny – and the ending didn’t compromise anything that went on during the book – which i thought was great

“the reinvention of edison thomas” – story of an autistic scientific genius 12-year-old who basically gets better at science by learning how to develop friendships – or he’s rather befriended – through the book – very good story – eddy was a pretty real character for me – the way he puzzled to figure out social interactions, i could definitely identify with (as i think most kids could who spend any amount of time in environments where they’re not considered the top of the social class, so to say) – good comparison book for “rules”

i finished the old testament – yeah!!! ecclesiastes struck me a bit differently this time – i mean, everyone says that it’s depressing, and i suppose on a level it is – but it does appear the author is trying to fight through that to figure out the meaning in life

i also read a fascinating study in “the economist” that if you make text smaller, the kids will get smarter – sounds great – waiting to try that one out

happy reading – i’m getting ready to run in a 1/2 marathon (13.1 miles) in tennessee this weekend

maf