Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Contracted at birth?



"....in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain."

When I first read this book, as a kid.. I stopped and in my adolescent thinking realized.. "that is true" How come? Still today as an adult I struggle with this silly, yet very strong aspect of our society. For example.. Adam and I have been addicted to this website lately. Whiskeymilitia.com It is one of those great deal sites, where something is sold at a ridiculously low price until it is gone. If you miss out you are s.o.l. It makes you feel like you have to take advantage because the same item won't be available tomorrow. You can't get it again, it is unattainable, Act now. Really, who is the fool. Yes, Me (and Adam).

Tom got those boys to whitewash the fence for him, plus earn boyhood riches for it, ie.. apple, an arrow, other things I can't remember. how? why? You have to admit you all have it too!

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Relax, this is an easy one

Tom Sawyer, By Mark Twain

All righty folks.. Sorry about the delay, I have been out of town for a wedding and some good ol' family time.

This book is easy to read, easy to get, and I haven't read since I was about 12. So that said... Let's just read it at any pace. Hopefully I will get myself together enough to post a couple of discussion topics throughout the month (that is almost half over, oh my). Happy reading.