Dear Friend,It has been a long time since I last posted. Shame on me. Everything I have to say is so important and I am really distressed that I haven't said it. That said, I haven't had much to say other than I'm scared to death about our government, our food supply and it's sources and that I am truly grateful for a new techy discover - My Zune MP3 player.
Instead of listening to radio (classic or talk), I have found out how to download audible books and can now listen where-ever I am. Since the drive to and from work takes a minimum of 45 mnutes and most of the time 60 to 75, I now get to "read" even more.
Yes I know, I have a CD player and have listened to book CD's, but this is better. I can even take my book into the office, put my earplugs in and tell everyone I am listening to Andrew Bocelli. They will believe anything. (As long as I answer the phones once in a while.) I can listen to a book in bed (no matter where I am sleeping) or while I sew and don't have to hassle with discs or cumbersome cd players. Yes, I'm sold of these babies!!!!
So what have I been listening to - you ask? Well here is a list and a little synopsis of each:
The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin. Shirley put me on to this one. This is about the Supreme Court, the workings of and the current Justices (the past 15 - 20 years). The book talks about the political culture of the appointments and the decisions that have been handed down by the highest court and their impact on our laws and lives. This one is definitely on my list of "read agains".
The next book I listened to was one that Nikki has been telling me to read for a couple of years and for one reason or another, I kept putting it off. The Red Tent by Anita Diament is a fictional history of Deanne, the only daughter of Jacob and Leah of the Old Testament. What a story!The Red Tent is the tent set aside for the women of the herding tribes of the deserts to go to during their monthly cycle. The women bond and share, plot and plan and enjoy a brief respite from the daily sun-up to sun-down arduous living of the camp.
There are 2 things I came away with from this book. One is a much greater appreciation of the advances we have made and the other was a desire to read another set of books, also recommended by same person.
Orson Scott Card, a noted LDS author, was asked to write historical fiction about three women of the Old Testament- Sarah, Rebecah, and Rachel and Leah. I found an audio down load of the first book Sarah and enjoyed every minute of it. Since Card is writing about these women from a male point of view and he doesn't get as detailed or as graphic as Diament, he creates a wonderful story of Sarah and Abraham's love for each other, Sarah's conversion to Abraham's "God" and does a very good job of recreating Sarah's post menopausal pregnancy and delivery of Isaac.
Now my challenge to myself is to reread the Book of Genesis. Card's post script talks about the problems of the translations, the time lapses of the events and the liberties he took in the name of fiction, so I feel the need to re-ground myself so to speak.
Much to do, later,
Love Jan
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