Hmmm

It has been way too long since I have had a blog. I sort of miss it, although I'm pretty sure that not many have missed reading my ramblings. Anyway, I have a week and a month off, so I figured that with all the extra spare time that I now have I should have plenty of time to think and write...or sleep a lot.

The highlight of my very recent life was a nice trip to Chicago. My uncle, who has resided there for over 10 years now, is moving to Costa Rica to get married and therefore my parents, younger brother, and I made one last trip out to see him. We ate at a wonderful Mediterranean restaurant and then had breakfast at a Swedish restaurant and I got a few wonderful books out of the deal. The most notable additions to my growing library include: Turkish Reflections by Mary Lee Settle, The Classic Slave Narratives, Thoughts in Solitude by Thomas Merton, There Are No Children Here by Alez Kotlowitz, Iberia by James Michener, and a rather impressive Rand McNally International Atlas. I was quite pleased.