A Pain in the Whatchamacallit
By Tiny Ruisch
Ever since I learned how, I’ve always been an avid reader. My parents didn’t have a television until I was about ten years old. That never bothered me. The library had a lot of entertainment. In later life, when I was in the Navy, I seldom watched the ship’s movie. I was busy finishing reading one more chapter of my book before lights out. These days, I still read at least a dozen magazines each month. I am usually reading three or four books at a time. I’ve got my bedside book, bathroom book, digital book and an audio book for my morning walk.
This year I did something new. I created a “summer reading list” of all the books I was going to read this past season. I’ve never felt the need to do that before this year. As I’ve gotten a little older, my memory is starting to slide a little. I thought that a reading list would remind me of books I’ve wanted to read.
Now that we’re into October, I realize that I haven’t finished my reading list. I thought I’d take a few minutes and share my books to read list with you. These are all books that I haven’t yet read. I’ve included the Amazon link for each title just in case anyone else would like to read them. I’m not sure, but I don’t think any of them are available from the Parish library.
• The Manly Art of Knitting – The description says it all. Who am I to not read a cult classic.
• Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World – With a sixteen word title, this just has to be a great book.
• Winning Lotto / Lottery For Everyday Players – I’ll read this if I ever start playing the lottery.
• The 2009-2014 Outlook for Wood Toilet Seats in Greater China – I’ve been to China two or three times and never realized this was a problem.
• Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung – Confucius say, “Smooth words and fawning looks are seldom found with love. ”
• Much Ado About Nothing: The Restored Klingon Text – Shakespeare kind of looked like a Klingon.
• What’s Your Poo Telling You? – Sometimes I’m just overly curious.
• Fancy Coffins to Make Yourself – I’ve been thinking of taking up woodworking and this looks like an interesting first project.
• Reusing Old Graves – I need someplace to put those fancy coffins that I’m going to make.
• A Passion for Donkeys – I figure that any book that gets a five star rating on Amazon must be a good one to read.
• The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America – I just hate going to the Walmart parking lot.
I guess you’ve probably figured out by now that I don’t really plan on reading all of these books. I will admit that I have read one of the books on the list. I won’t tell you which one. You can feel free to read any of them and post a review on our club website.
A final thought. Looking at this book list, I’m reminded of one book that it makes me want to read it again. It was one of Ray Bradbury’s best books.
That’s all of my thoughts for October. My mind is empty again. Thanks for reading.