Day 14 - Reading

I love to read, MiB not so much, but reading is definitely a part of my ordinary life. I read all things! I enjoy the newspaper, especially on Sunday. I love fiction, non-fiction, biographies. Believe it or not I enjoy leafing through a textbook if it is a subject I enjoy. I love to read cookbooks. I enjoy reading magazines. Reader's Digest has always been a favorite of mine. Since MiB has been bit by the surfing bug I will say he does read his surf magazines from cover to cover over and over again :)

Right now the easy reading book I'm totally digging is Ninety Days by Sam Yarney and I just got A Same Kind of Different as Me today from a friend and so it is waiting in the wings (by Ron Hall and Denver Moore). I'm also rifling through Nickel and Dimed on (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. And I'm planning to start looking for another copy of The Wealthy Barber for my own daughter and the Bud by Dave Chilton.

My current books...I love to read...wish I could just take a day and read, read, read!

The reason behind the Day + # postings is here.

The latest...

Reading is one of my favorite things to do. Lately I have had the time to do a lot of it, I am beyond thrilled, this is my pile for this evening. I usually do the paper in the a.m. but because I was trying to get out the door this morning it had to wait. I love to read the newspaper! Last night I finished a paperback library swap book that I picked up last week at Hurburt. I am about to start another one I also picked up there and I got the rest of these today where I volunteer. I also have last weeks AF TIMES which I always enjoy reading. It let's me catch up on the latest propaganda around the Air Force. Then I picked up some other freebie magazines to occupy me this coming week while LilBlue and I are lounging on the beach. Should be fabulous. Oh, I am one happy readin' girl!



Then there are the oranges...they are my latest go to fruit! Aren't they pretty and uh, orangey! LOL I "take spells" as my grandmother used to say, cause ya see I don't think I really have a favorite fruit but I do really like fruit and I like it a lot and it seems I get onto a fruit and I eat that a lot for several days even weeks on end then I don't really eat it again for awhile so that's why I said I 'take spells' see? Anyway, that is what is happening with oranges as of late. Before oranges it was strawberries. I love strawberries!

Fruit...it does the body good!

Three Cups of Tea

If you have a reading list, please add Three Cups of Tea to it. I have just finished reading it and it is an incredible read. I am now in search of Stones into Schools. It is my understanding that it starts up where 3CT leaves off. If our base library does not have it, I will purchase it and donate it when I am done. I am not sure if they have 3CT but I plan to check next time I go; if not, I will personally make sure they have it in the very near future. I am that moved by the efforts of this man, Greg Mortenson.

E D U C A T I O N is powerful! I have always been convinced of this, Mr. Mortenson proves it.

I am a reader...I read a lot. I can knock out a pretty good sized book in one day if I am really reading. I am not a speed reader, but I do read fast. So I will admit it took me awhile to read through this book. It is not what I would term an "easy read", but it IS a powerful read. Well worth the extra time and effort. So go on, borrow it from your local library, a friend or go buy it, it is a must read in my opinion!

If only we would all go out of our way to make a difference, what a different world we would live in...