Them there eyes...

of mine are getting a little bloodshot...
from READING of all things.
I go in spurts...
Sometimes I can go months without picking up a book...
But at the moment I'm juggling 3.

Hey I'm no Oprah (tho' I'm told we favor
one another), but I feel compelled to
suggest these books to you.



I started with Extreme Exposure
by Jo Bonney...it's not what you think...
it's an anthology of texts from
solo performances...Whoopie, Moms Mabley, John Leguizamo,
Lily Tomlin, Anna Deavere Smith and many more
extraordinary writer/performers...

Then there is Devil In The White City
by Erik Larson...
the chapters alternate with the voice of
the architect who built the Chicago Worlds Fair
and the voice of the serial killer who stalked
the Worlds Fair...both real people...
If you like your books drenched in history
and infused with entertainment
then this page turner is for you.

Third on my list...
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
...given to me by my friend Steve...
If you're feeling 'stuck'...you know...
emotionally...and who hasn't been there,
then get outta bed, get dressed,
pour a hot cuppa joe and read this
wise and inspiring tale.
A favorite quote from the book:
"To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation"

So go ahead...read...exercise your mind...
and remember the words of Dan Quale
who was trying to say A Mind Is A Terrible
Thing To Waste...instead he said:
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind.
Or not to have a mind is being
very wasteful. How true that is."