Book-Sale Finds

Well, I went to that book sale the other day ... and what a bummer!  

Thousands of books and almost none that interested me.  

I was trying to find 2 books from a certain series and, of course, those were like the only 2 from the series they didn't have.  There were none from another series I was looking for.  The kid's section was really small, and I was hoping for a large one.  

Deep Thoughts, by a Book Lover

Okay, I'm just gonna come out and say it ...

I love books.  I love reading.  I love the written word.  Books, magazines, newspapers, comic strips, cookbooks, cereal boxes, the Bible, even school textbooks.  (You don't go on to graduate school to get a master's degree in psychology if you can't stand school and reading!)  

It doesn't matter what it is, I love to read.  

"Burn the Ships"

I've shared this song before, but it's worth sharing again (and I'll get around to writing about books soon, next post):  

I love this song and video.  And so do my kids.  In fact, I'd say it's one of the best ever made:

Burn the Ships by For King and Country  (Click here for where I first found it.)

This song is inspired by the wife of one of the singers who had to struggle to break free from an addiction to anti-nausea medication following pregnancy.  And it's also inspired by the story of an explorer (Cortes, I believe) who made sure that his men didn't leave him, that they didn't rebel and take the ships back to their homeland instead of exploring the new lands with him.  And he did this with a bold move: by burning the ships, making it impossible for them to retreat and go home.  And now they had no choice but to go forward into the new lands with him.  They had to put the past behind them and walk into the future.

This song's about breaking free from what holds us back, about leaving the past behind, the things that imprison us.  It's about doing what needs to be done to make retreat - defeat - impossible.  It's about starting over with a fresh start, bolding stepping into the future. 

It might be inspired by the singer's wife and her addiction to medication, but it can fit for so many of us and the things we struggle with.

Can We All Agree On This Much About The "Vac$ine"?

I'm going to be starting up this blog again, posting (among other things) about a passion of mine: Books.  But first, I want to get this out of the way...

I'm sure no one wants to hear yet another opinion about the dang viru$ and "vac$ine" (and so don't read this if you don't want to).  But, even though I have very strong opinions about all this and very strong reasons for my opinions (I'll be fiercely biting my tongue trying to keep the bulk of my thoughts and my sarcasm to myself), I will say this much about it ... and then I'll move on: