I'm not sure how much I noticed the conclusion of that affair beyond that it had concluded. By Feb. 12, my then-pregnant wife had only a month to go until her due date. We had bigger things than presidential impeachments in mind.
Depends. Back in my prime reading and book buying days, I often perused the shelves of libraries and bookshops looking for interesting covers with interesting plot summaries. So a bit of serendipity. However, there was also recommendations from friends, associations between authors (e.g. reading H. P. Lovecraft led me to his friends and successors), and even sometimes reviews (this was pre-Web so they came from magazines I read and that sort of thing). And, of course, certain authors were a must.
These days, I am kind of sea where reading is concerned. I'm trying to use the same methods but I'm having a hard time latching on to anything that "grabs" me and when I do, it's as likely to be an old favorite as a new discovery (e.g. on my cruise in December, I brought like three new novels but ended up on my umpteenth re-read of Dracula instead).
Freezing rain, freezing rain, purposeless and causes pain. At least that's my feelings. And we're getting it. Schools closed (but not the university or community college).
Kettle is on. I'm making a pot of Earl Grey. Anyone else?
Gorgeous (by February standards) here today. Supposed to get chilly again soon, though. Currently planning to flee to warmer climes on my wife's break week (university prof).
Green tea for afternoon sipping.
"Catherine Tekawitha, who are you?" - Beautiful Losers by Leonard Cohen.
While the novel isn't actually about Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (an indigenous woman who was beatified by John Paul II and canonized by Benedict XVI, but she was just a revered early indigenous Christian when Cohen wrote the novel), she's a recurring image/theme and the opening sets that up.
(I am currently reading The Favorite Game, his first novel, but it's in an omnibus edition with Beautiful Losers so I may re-read that novel as well).
About to plunge into God Can't by Thomas Jay Oord for a book study group on another forum. It's about the problem of evil and how viewing God differently can resolve it.
Friday! New Month! Work week over! What's not to celebrate?!
Ooo, a toughie. Cheese, I think.
Coffee from a cafe or make your own?
Strawberries. Grapes are okay, too, but strawbs are an old favorite of mine.
Jazz or Pop?
Slightly warmer today but still shiver-inducing. Sipping an orange pekoe and waiting for the weekend to officially begin.
February 1 is a sad day for us space geeks. It's the day the Columbia disintegrated on re-entry, killing seven astronauts. Losing Challenger was bad enough but losing a second shuttle was unthinkable.
Peanut butter
Sportscar or luxury sedan?
Being alive, I guess.
Mrs. Mendalla and I will shortly be commemorating 30 years since we first met.
Relaxing with a good book (or even, depending on mood, a bad one)
A bike ride or walk on a nice day (vs. today when doing either will lead to a competition between frostbite and hypothermia to see who gets to you first)
Putting on some Beethoven (other composers might suffice at times, but Beethoven is my go-to when I need a pick me up)
. For Black Magic Woman, definitely Santana.
