"...before that i read a murder mystery set in Pennsylvania Amish community. it was filled with recipes... Open Mike

lol, Mike. I wonder if there have been any Amish murders? Or Amish murderers? That would be an interesting bit to research. In the span of 250 plus years, there's bound to be some.

I just finished a novel by Anna Qundlen called 'Blessing'. Picked it up at the local Salvation Army thrift store for $.25 on my way to lunch. It was interesting; the premise is that a young man who had never quite accomplished anything but eventually landed a job as THE maintenance person at the home and grounds of an wealthy elderly widow. When he finds a newborn baby deposited on his doorstep, he keeps it.

I'm also reading 'The Disappearance of the Universe' by Gary Renard. Its subtitle tells you what it's about: Straight Talk about Illusions, Past Lives, Religion, Sex, Politics, and the Miracles of Forgiveness.' It is one of those I dip into in bed.

There are also a couple of others I'm reading. (Like many other people I keep a bunch of books opened; I figure that just like sometimes I go to a meeting on politics and sometimes I go to music to play and sometimes I go to a concert and sometimes I take my dog for a walk - you get the idea - it is possible to keep books and their subjects separate in my mind.)

One of those I'm reading that I'm taking my time on is 'Truth and Duty, The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power' by Mary Mapes, the producer at CBS who broke the little bush's National Guard story - and lost her job for it. It's fascinating. Someday (I hope) this country will be amazed that we let the bloggers, neocons and the president get away with their lies and obfuscations.

Last night I started a fun one, 'The Know-It-All, One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World' by A.J. Jacobs. He's reading the Encyclopedia Britannica from start to finish. The equivalent, if I remember correctly, of 673 books. He's reached the early Cs so far. Fun.