Thanks Scalzi! Bye Binky.

I have to thank John Scalzi for such a good story. Old Man's War was a very entertaining book that moved along at a good pace. This book is catchy from the first paragraph in the book.

"I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the Army."

- John Scalzi

I highly recommend this book to everyone. It has a few "wow" moments and got you to care for the characters. Not "hardcore sci-fi" but just enough to introduce many elements such as "cloning" and "space jumps" and it kept me turning pages as the story moves along and a world is created. I finished this book in roughly two days and quickly started The Ghost Brigades (the sequel). Thus far halfway through the sequel and don't find it as good as the first but still a page turner. Last year my favorite book was Forever War and this year this looks like it. Both books similar in style so there must be something special to the formula. Hit up a local used book store this week to see if I can find some books and got a few Harry Harrison and Heinlen books.

Natalia slowly says bye to her "binky". Here with me she hasn't used it in about a year, but seems her mom uses it often to keep her quiet. A little bit of a fuss this morning which lasted about 5 minutes with me. So far it has been real good with me (knock on wood). Hope to stop by the Dr. Seuss event this Saturday at the bookstore.

Winter is not yet over and as years prior is has been a weird and mild winter. Very few snowstorms spread out. I prefer to deal with snow more often even though I would  complaint but it keeps the spirit going. However already almost looking toward spring to see how far I get with my planting. It will warm up to Saturday and I expect another snowstorm Wednesday. Still no word on snow amounts  but I don't think it will be much. 
Here is a story that got me to read a bit more and think just a little. Dr. Batra, a neurology professor at the University of Mississippi did some research and found out that the 13th Amendment was never officially ratified in Mississippi. Of course the officials will say what you imagine them to say, that it was an oversight. But what is amazing to me and is not emphasized is that according to the articles I read on this story, the state of Mississippi vote on this in 1995. In 1995!

I have to share this picture with everyone. I think it is funny in the sense that now we have all the "security" in place with DHS and scanners and intelligence and all the 3 letter agency names keeping bad people out of U.S. soil. However we have this (pictured) security established through thousands of miles surrounding the U.S. Some is a chain link fence just a few feet high. So can we please stop with this "BS" security and fake show of force.

I also want to share this funny cover in reference of Soylent Green. This is a movie I think everyone should see. Also I did a little research and found this movie is based on Harry Harrison's Make Room! Make Room! book which I now want to read.

I'm not much of a movie watcher lately but it is impossible to not come across the propaganda and ads all over. Catching Fire (known as Hunger Games 2) is due to release soon. I have not yet seen the first and may never see it. However I recommend everyone read the books. I found them very entertaining. Yet another zombies type movie being released. This time a marriage of zombies and westerns. Sounds good but I have my doubts on this interpretation. Check out Wesley Snipes in the new Gallow Walkers >>

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