story is in joshua 10 – i’d forgotten completely about God throwing hail at the other army – that’s a difficulty to overcome:)

“hollow city” – book two in ms. pengrine’s home for peculiar children – much better than the first book – i know series aren’t my usual recommendation – i don’t like to read them from others b/c there’s such a time investment – but i would recommend the series now – particularly b/c it’s a trendy series and will likely lead to movies – anyway, good reading – look forward to book 3

“born standing up” – this was a good week for reading b/c i had two books i really enjoyed – this one was by a former comic – steve martin – very insightful – good book about how a creative mind adjusts to the world – i passed it along to my mother – who read it in a day – i guess she’s the top reading in the family after all:)

“season of saturdays” – book on why college football is important/worth watching/significant – by a Penn State guy – who’s definitely not an alabama guy – at all – period – that said, i enjoyed that some of the classic stories from alabama are actually a part of other traditions – like things that have been ascribed to bear – to the program – have also been told at other schools – which just makes their origins that much murkier

remember: no journals this week – just an incredibly tough final that destroyed a forest of trees when i ran the copier friday

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