so this one is early because i’m off to tour the world tomorrow morning…

“the longest race” by ayres – book on distance running – on running philosophy – on the earth and what we’re doing to it – on how to live counterculturally – and the point is that while our society values speed and power, life is really about enduring – about patience and waiting – good lessons – enjoyable

“les miserables” by hugo – oh, i was so proud to finish this one in a week – i read the 1200 page abridged edition – so i missed 200 pages – but i got most of it – lots of side roads taken in the book that i could figure would not be in the rock opera – what i liked about the book was what i like about all long books – you get involved and watch them grow over time and through the years – and who they are at the end is very, very different than who they were at the beginning – now, today’s young adult books do rival some classics like “miserables” in length – if you chain all the books in the series together – but you just don’t get the character development – bella, edward, katniss, even lovable harry potter are all EXACTLY the same people at the end of the story – now, it’s not like the books end with them aged tremendously, but maybe some author could throw a curve ball with the next series i read and do something about that problem… 🙂

and it’s on to season five of “friday night lights” – clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose

adison – great to hear that baseball finally ended and you’re getting in both some reading and blogging – however, you only mentioned one awesome sister – i would assume the younger one???

mafeld