We've had lots of rain the last several weeks. We typically welcome the moisture, but now the new fear is that all the rain has produced piles of fire fuel for when/if Mother Nature turns off the faucet.
Oh well, one day at a time. I did get caught in a major downpour bicycling home from work recently. As I was heading out, the clouds were moving in and rumbling a bit, but I thought I could beat it. Wrong!
Once the drops started, I quickly became drenched - DUH-WRENCHED - as that drenching deserved two all-caps syllables. As I soakingly approached our house, next door neighbor guy was also in the midst of his bicycle commute home, seemingly without a care. In fact, I think he was enjoying it.
"He's got the right attitude", I reflected, "at least it's not hailing"
...just as hail started smacking us in the helmets. Thankfully I was in the driveway by that point.
Coworker Blossom had recently returned from a work conference. She brought little gifts for each of us upon her return. For me, she bestowed two sturdy, attractive bookmarks.
"You like to read, right?", as she held the little paper bag out for me.
Shortly afterwards, I was enjoying a bike ride while not getting drenched. I decided to swing by the library and play Staff-Picks-Shelf roulette. I often read books on my Kindle, but since I had two virgin bookmarks, I thought I'd get an actual physical book.
Our libraries, like many, have a "Staff Picks" shelf where rudderless patrons like myself can check books out without having to put much thought into it. I've had good luck in the past, and I'm not one that HAS to finish a book once I start it. If it's a dud for me, it goes in the DNF pile.
[Hench] is the book I ended up choosing. It's science fiction with superheroes and villains and regular people employed by superheroes and villains - not my usual thing, I'm not sure I have a usual thing.
That sounds like the sort of book I might like—I’ll look for it.
ReplyDeleteSince I work in books at the thrift store, I bring home huge piles of books, read a few pages of many, and finish few – – I found that the older I get the more I can judge quickly whether or not a book is good.
My favorite question! “What are you reading!”
A weird book that I enjoyed recently is “Earthlings” by Japanese author Sayaka Murata, who also wrote “Convenience Store Woman”—about people who feel/are deeply alien to ordinary humans.
And right now I’m reading “Thr African Queen” by CS Forester – – the book the movie with Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart is closely followed
– – setting aside the casual (and luckily slight) racist preferences, it’s a ripping yard with a great woman hero.
PS. I think I’ve mentioned that I’m not blogging myself, but continuing to enjoy reading others’…
I'd be interested to know what you think of "Hench" if you ever end up reading it. 'Earthlings" looks interesting. I read "Convenience Store Woman" a while back. Thrift stores are such potential treasure troves! Thanks for stopping by. I've noticed you're not blogging and hope you start up again. But you do you!
Deletesorry about above. I too use the Staff Picks. I have found some good ones there. Until I receive my new eyeglasses no reading for me. (no kindles for me)
ReplyDeleteI like my Kindle for its compactness and other features, but I like physical books too.
DeleteI'm in my 2nd Childhood I think coz I don't Read and just look at the Pictures. *Winks* At least you had Helmets when the Hail hit, Hail can be really painful and dangerous, I once got caught in a Hailstorm and it was like I was being Stoned as if in Medieval times for all my Sins. *Winks*
ReplyDeleteStoned for your sins - ha! Yes, hail can be scary dangerous and violent.
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