You Know Not!

Oh boy! Phoenix real estate. And Dear Henry! I thoroughly enjoyed this show, and am even contemplating live blogging the episodes. Oops, I think I started at the end, didn’t I? Let me back up to the beginning!

You may recall (or maybe not, because I can’t even find the post now) that I was interested in NBC’s new show Journeyman. I tuned in last night, and if you can’t tell from the above, I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Yes, even to the point of knocking David Caruso off his Monday Night Throne. Journeyman rocks that hard! I’ve already announced my intentions of watching it weekly to DH. The show meets somewhere in the middle of Quantum Leap and The Time Traveler’s Wife. In fact, I credit my reading of TTW with my ability to understand and enjoy the show from the beginning, as DH was lost until the end. The final scene seemed to bring it clear to him, though.

My suggestion? Get the book, read the book, watch the premiere online, and meet me back here next Monday night. This one has made a TV watcher out of me again. It’s just that good.

I read about a man today that I think more people should know about, but I am hard pressed to know how to classify him. He’s an author, he’s a magician, and he’s a marketing guru. And he rolls all that up into a neat little package, and calls it “motivational speaker.” His name is Andy Cohen.

I would enjoy hearing one of his talks, becasue he uses magic in his speeches! That’s something that sets him apart from other motivational speakers. He is available for conferences or seminars, and his talks focus on building better communicators, leaders and teams.

I suppose that since I don’t “work” for anyone but myself, and my training budget doesn’t allow for Andy himself to come talk to me, I better put his book on my reading list. Follow the Other Hand looks like a must read!

I just wanted to check in and let you know that I am still reading. In fact, I am currently reading four books. This is quite a feat if you consider that I usually don’t get to pick up a book until I am in the bed at night, and then I read for 15 or 20 minutes before I fall asleep. So! there will eventually be more book reviews, and in fact, I may start giving some in-the-middle reviews. Unless of course, I procure an Orlando vacation home and spend a couple of months alone there with only books for friends. I could totally do that, you know. No not involved.

I finished yesterday. I got near enough to the end that I just pushed aside most of what I needed to do so I could veg out on the couch and read. I have to say that there is not as much weirdness in this book as I expected. There are just a couple of paranormal scenes in the book (in one of them a whole collection of stuff comes falling from the sky, including, I’m sure, a complete cookware set). The rest of the book is just about people, as the best of the King books tend to be.

The books—oops that was a Freudian slip, but I will leave it, because it illustrates my point—work together to tell a complete story, but each section of the book could also stand alone. Reading this book is a fine way to spend a few summer afternoons, and has done a masterful job of characterization, as usual. You’ll get an amazing glimpse into teh mind sets that brought about the decade of radical change we cal the 60s.

I did finish Insomnia a few days ago. It’s a good book, but not an earth shattering book. As is typical of Stephen King, there are a couple of lessons worth taking with you when you go. That’s one of the things I most enjoy about him; there’s always more to the story than just the story.

I’ve also started Hearts in Atlantis, but I am not far enough in yet to have much of a clue as to what the book is about. I guess that’s one of the other things I like about King. His books keep me guessing almost to the very end.

Finally, I must mention office desks. It’s not a savvy or cool mention, nor is it very pretty, but it’s done now, and we can move on. What about I promise not to make anymore posts on MTV for at least a month, and you forgive me?