But, on the whole, I've been lucky. Sure, I've got some things going on right now that are a wee bit difficile (things always seem better if you can say 'em with an accent) and, so, I'm sitting around, licking my fatal wounds. And, what, you ask, is so lucky about that? Well, mon cherie, the lucky thing is this: when you want to run away, crying and screaming, the only thing you can really do is escape into your head and therein lies my luck!
I've had an unusual run of luck with books of late. In fact I've been burning through them so quickly that they've disappeared back to the library before I had a chance to write 'em down and add 'em to my "shelf". (Check out "Shelfari"...I think it's pretty cool).
And, while it's on my mind, please do give "Path to Glory" a shot. It's a wonderful read. Honest.
So...my latest? I found "Inferno" by Pournelle & Niven. A retelling of Dante's classic, updated with a sci-fi twist. I think I took a shot at this thing waaay back when but I barely remembered it this time when I picked it up. The curious thing though is not that I enjoyed it but that at the back of this thing, as I finished it, I noticed that the sequel is being (or just has been) published. So I've got one more to put on my to-do list of things to read.
But lemme back up a bit.
I picked up an old Heinlein book off my shelf. It's called "The number of the beast". It's one of the last things he wrote and, in it, he sort of took out all his old friends and said "goodbye" to them. One of the mentioned bunch was Carter of Barsoom...a character created by E. R. Burroughs. I decided to wander over and check it out. (yeah...how did I miss this stuff? well...I did). It was fun stuff. A little dated but what the hell...good stuff.
One thing leads to another.
I also got lucky in another way....I caught "The Tunnel" on TMC (or whatever it's called). This is a dandy movie done in 1935 about building a tunnel between New York and London, the point being to minimize or eliminate a potential war in Europe. It was really snazzy...the art-deco appearance of what was accepted as being the look/feel of the future to those folk. I'd only seen "Things to come" from '36. I didn't know that "The Tunnel" even existed. If you have seen neither, give 'em both a peek. It's really good stuff.
I also came across a new name (I think)....Kyle Mills. I read his "Lords of Corruption", about non-profits in Africa. It's a fast paced action adventure but quite good. Y'all might want to check him out.
So...bottom line....just when I needed some crap to take my mind of myself...voila! ... I got to run away in my head. And you must acknowledge the "Jefferson Airplane" and their advice:
".....remember what the dormouse said. Feed your head. Feed your head."
I'll drop by to see you all, so be careful. Don't let me catch you doing something you don't want me to see. You might be...
Upton Ogood
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