Good days
I finished school last week for the summer, now I've got all of August to look forward to getting caught up on writing and chores around the house, not to mention reading some of the new books I've got. We went to Mardel this weekend and they had several bargain racks I perused through. I don't have all of these on my list over to the right, but here's a quick sample.
Christ and Culture by H. Richard Niebuhr - It's a great book, but man is it tough to get through. Here's an example:
The philosophical point of view allows us to make a distinction between the teleological and deontological types of Christian ethics, in accordance with the primacy in the system of thought and conduct of the conception of the good or of the right.
That's just part of the introduction, so yeah, it's a hard book to get through. I'm going to fight through it though. I had to look up teleological and deontological. No idea what those meant.
An Army of Davids by Glenn Reynolds - I've read the first three chapters, and I'm hooked. It's a really a good book about how technology has helped empower individuals and small groups to do things only the big boys used to do. Oh, and Glenn, I got the book for $5. Guess I'm part of the cheap division of the Army of Davids.
King Me by Steve Farrar - Haven't gotten to this one yet. I'm reviewing it for YMX, and from what I've skimmed through so far it looks pretty good. I finished Farrar's book How To Ruin Your Life by 40 (and am happy to report I'm well on my way) and was quite impressed with it. I'll have the review up here after YMX publishes it.
Cure for the Common Life by Max Lucado - This was recommended in Steve Farrar's book. I'm hoping it's good.
Today we went to see the Star Wars exhibit at the Fort Worth science and history museum. I'd heard mixed reviews about it, but I was pretty impressed with it. It was a fun thing for me to do with my son. I almost got into a argument with another patron too. No, it wasn't the equivalent of a nerd "my pocket protector is better than yours" contest either.
Before we went in, one of the museum staff was telling us the rules for the exhibit and she asked a trivia question. The question was what was the name of the creature who escorted R2-D2 and C-3PO into see Jabba the Hutt in "Return of the Jedi"? Everyone was quiet, so I answered the question. The lady said I was right and was the first one to get that question correct. Smart Guy behind me piped up and said "Guess buying that action figure really paid off, huh? (idiotic chuckle)!" I calmly turned, burned a hole through his eyes with mine and said, "No, I can read books. I don't have to wait for the movie." This was met with hesitant laughter from others and Smart Guy seemed a little peeved. Serves him right for trying to start some jock/nerd humor.
Anyway, Alex and I loved the exhibit. You really have no idea the scale of the creatures in the movies until you see them up close. The Wookiees and Darth Vader and really tall, much more so than I ever imagined. Same goes for the battle droids and destroyer droids. We've got a couple pictures we'll put up in the next couple of days from this as well.
Also, Ashlee turned 6 on Saturday. It's hard to imagine she's that old. Seems like yesterday we were just bringing her home. She's really turning into quite a young lady. Her brother gave her a watch for her birthday, so right now we are receiving constant time updates. And if any clocks around the house are wrong, she makes sure to let us know. Can't imagine where she gets that from.
Oh, and tomorrow is my beautiful wife's [she doesn't care if you know, but I'm still not saying]st birthday. I'm sitting here next to her in bed typing this and just looking at her. Life I've told her since we got married, I love her twice as much as I did yesterday and half as much as I will tomorrow.
Footnote 1: Don't screw that up. Saying you love someone half as much as yesterday and twice as much as tomorrow doesn't have the same effect.
Footnote 2: The answer to the question is Bib Fortuna. Doesn't everyone know that? Sheesh.