Grrrrr . . . .

So I'm driving into work today, and traffic is all backed up - it's taking me twice as long to get down the interstate than it usually does. I'm a little curious as to the cause, and I'm expecting to eventually come upon an accident or something.

Instead, what I get are a couple of idiots standing on an overpass holding up huge signs that say "Sodomy is a Sin" and "Homosexuality is Perversion". And everyone on the highway is slowing down to gawk at them, backing up traffic for miles.

So now I'm ticked off and depressed by people's basic idiocy and rampant bigotry. Today will not be a good day.

50bookchallenge, 15000pages

Book #27 -- Don Robertson, The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread, 211 pages.

This is the story of Morris Bird III, 9 years old in 1944, and his epic trek across the city of Cleveland to visit a friend, and what happened when he got there, and why a man with no legs called him the greatest thing since sliced bread. The story is set against the backdrop of the East Ohio Gas explosion on Friday, October 20, 1944, but the real story is Morris himself and the nature of cowardice and bravery, lies and truth, childhood and maturity. *Very* good, and now I must go out and get the other Morris Bird III novels.

Progress toward goals: 69/365 = 18.9%

Books: 27/100 = 27.0%

Pages: 6833/30000 = 22.8%

2009 Book List

cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven

Daily Post

Sleep: 12:30am to 6:30am

Weather: cloudy, 82F, 45% humidity, high 84F

Daily BPAL: PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Description: Buttermilk pancakes with boysenberry syrup and goat butter!
In bottle: buttermilk and boysenberry syrup.
On me: buttermilk, butter, pancakes, and a hint of boysenberry syrup. Too foody for me.

Daily Tarot: 10 of Swords, Reversed: Overthrow of evil forces. Some success and profit. Courage to rise again. In spiritual matters, looking to higher powers for help.

MyMiniCity: Increase Population
Increase Transportation
Increase Industry
Increase Security

Reading:
Myths of the Norsemen: from the Eddas and Sagas by H. A. Guerber
Letters by Pliny
City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina by Jenni Bergal, et al
The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman
The Undead Kama Sutra (Felix Gomez #3) by Mario Acevedo