Reading

I haven't blogged for almost a week and don't really have much time now. Football was a huge letdown this weekend. The only thing worst then the Steelers winning is the Seahawks losing. Both of which happened. I'm not that into football but it's a huge letdown when I do get into it and the teams I'm watching and want to win lose.

I've been reading a lot lately...I'd say a bit more then usual. I just started Karl Rove's book, which is actually somewhat entertaining to read. He lived in Salt Lake for a time as a teenager and was apparently pretty nerdy (shocking... for those who even know whom I'm talking about). But it was there that he got his interest in Politics. Cool.

"He took me aside and in his prim, proper manner told me that if I wanted an A, I had to get involved in a political campaign. At the time, I was a little over five feet tall, had glasses with thick frames, wore hush puppies, and carried a briefcase. A's mattered a lot to me"

The other one I'm reading mostly for entertainment is the J. Golden Kimball Stories but Eric Eliason. Since I'm planning on majoring in English and he's actually an English Professor, I think I'll try to take a class from him. Anywho, I just thought it would be a random book of stories but it's actually a biography and just look deep into Elder Kimball and is quite a deep read in addition to being funny. It's really interesting to read how the author thinks about him and how important  Elder Kimball was to church history and such.

"There is no hint in the humor surrounding him of the handwringing or condescension that sometimes accompanies doubting about, or anger toward , religion. If such humor were to appear in the oral tradition it would be counter to his personality. J. Golden Kimball served for forty-six years as a General Authority, giving thousands of sermons and visiting nearly every latter Day Saint settlement in the Intermountain West. To the end of his days, and despite severe life trials and failing health, his faith gave him comfort and direction that he attempted to impart to others."

Good books and both definately worth the read. Goodnight