Mr. Ambulance Driver by Flaming Lips – song of the day
They Might Be Giants: Birdhous…
July 29, 2008 at 7:57 am (music)
They Might Be Giants: Birdhouse in Your Soul – song of the day
Peter Gabriel: Washing of the …
July 28, 2008 at 12:09 pm (music)
Peter Gabriel: Washing of the Water
song of the day
Forever Odd: Book of the week
July 27, 2008 at 9:05 pm (Kindle, books, reading)
Tags: Dean Koontz, Forever Odd Series
In my on-going effort to get caught up on my massive to-read list, I’ve instituted a schedule of at least one book a week. I’m enjoying simply reading again and have decided to start posting the titles here. This week’s book was Dean Koontz’ Forever Odd. I read this one’s predecessor as well, Odd Thomas. I highly recommend both books.
I read a lot of books: mysteries, science fiction, non-fiction, literature, classics, poetry. Koontz is the type of writer I read when I need a good story with great characters and no b.s. He’s a straightforward writer: he presents with a hook (in this case, a fry cook who sees dead people) and delivers characters you quickly come to care about, a storyline that drives relentlessly forward without going over the top, and, ever so often, he even slips in a bit of wisdom through the back door.
The Odd series now contains a total of four books, all available in Kindle and audio formats. The two remaining books are in my to-be-read pile. I think I’ll save them for a bit as something to look forward to.
Aretha Franklin’s Respect: song of the day
July 22, 2008 at 11:59 am (music)
song of the day: Aretha Franklin’s Respect.
Success! One Class Down!
July 20, 2008 at 8:12 pm (Classes, Goals, Web design)
Tags: class project, site design, The Sopranos
I made it through my first class, on my way to my web designer certification. Yay, me! Our final project was a five page website using the information we learned in the class. There were some very clever designs, including pets and comics. Mine was based on one of my all-time favorite shows: The Sopranos. Take a look, if you like. I can still see much room for improvement but within the constraints of the course, I think I did pretty well. On with the next two courses…
Poor Possum!
July 20, 2008 at 8:10 pm (critters, dogs, home life, pets)
Tags: home life, possum
I found a half-drowned baby possum in my yard this morning. I put out a bucket to collect the run-off from the AC unit. I use the water for the flowers bed. Apparently the possum was thirsty, fell in and couldn’t get out. His nose was just barely above water-level and he was the most pathetic sight, once I got over the shock of looking in and seeing him staring up. He’s about toddler-sized. I frequently watch as he and his mom make their way from the field behind out house, down the side yard and out to the front yard where they spend the evening doing God knows what. It’s a good arrangement. I don’t bother them and I make certain the dog keeps her distance and the possums mind their own business, too.
Anyhoo, I got my dog back into the house and went back out, gently laid the bucket on its side and hid around the corner of the house. It took the little thing several full minutes to reorient. He was shaking badly and had difficulty walking, probably worn out from the effort to keep his head above water most of the night. He eventually made his way the short distance to the line of bushes that run along our side fence. It’s well mulched with plenty of shade to hide from the heat and wait for his mom (I hope). I’ll be keeping an eye out for the neighbor’s cats.
Sorry, no pictures. He’d had enough trauma, I think.
