Deliverance (1970( by James Dickey

This is a story of 4 buddies from Atlanta who go out to the wilderness in Northern Georgia for adventure.  They bring canoes and cross-bows, and encounter hillbillies who attack them. It is another amoral survival story by this author. 

He can sure write, but it feels empty inside.

To the White Sea by James Dickey (2017(

Muldrow is a story of a US soldier in WWII whose plane is shot down over Tokyo during a bombing raid.  The story is about his trek from Tokyo to Hokaiddo, an island to the North.  Told from the first person, the story is interesting.  The writing is good.  Yet this is a thoroughly amoral character.  He is a hunter and he's prey. But he's not much of a person.

Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship Hardcover – November 14, 2017 by Gregory Boyle

This is a book by Catholic priest and founder of Homeboy Industries, Fr. Greg Boyle.  He's an inspired guy who inspires those around him.  Religion is about transforming lives, everyone's, not just going to church and it's not about judging people.  This is a good read.  Go for it.

electric toothbrush

Picked up an electric toothbrush today at Rite Aid, an Oral-B vitality braun floss actin, handle, charger, and 2 brush heads, for $32.99.  Looks like I can get them cheaper. I'd like to know how long this bad boy can go until it slows down.

Friday Night Lights (1990( by H.G. Bissinger

This is a documentary about the Permian Panthers, a high school football team from a small town in West Texas.  It is about the team, kids, and community.  It touches on local issues, historic problems of race, and the national economy as the drop in the price of oil severely impacted this oil town.  High school football is the center of this town.

There is a soap opera made in the 2000's of the same name, based on the book, which is excellent. It's discontinued now, but we're watching "reruns."  We're up to the fifth and final season. 

The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve by Stephen Greenblatt (2017

This is a survey of the art, history and philosophy and finally science of the Adam and Eve story from day 1 to Darwin, and ends with the author's personal reflections of what the garden of Eden may have been like from observing chimpazees in the wild. 

It's good brain exercise, go for it.

New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson (2017

This is a a very creative story spinning out trends of income inequality and climate destruction to 2140 in New York.  The oceans rise 50 feet, and half of Manhattan is submerged.  But the city and its people are resilient.  We're idiots, but they survive.

There are lots of books that get at the same topic from a different angle. It's reassuring to see that others are taking this seriously.

This is a good read.