Autumn

Ahhh, Fall is here. The crisp refreshing air and the colorful leaves. My favorite season. We are now past the autumnal equinox and the days are getting shorter and the nights longer. More time to get cozy under a warm blanket with a cup of tea nearby and a good book in hand.

I'm currently reading a three books and am almost done with all of them. The first is "Imperial Life in the Emerald City" by Rajiv Chandrasekaran. It's about how the Bush administration sent 'Loyal Republicans' (who didn't know what they were doing) to administer Iraq after the US invasion, instead of sending those who had experience with such things. By being isolated in the Green Zone, they were like imperial patricians who were disconnected from what was actually going on in the country. Like other books I've read, it just reinforces my opinion that Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz and the rest of the Neo-Conservatives used the terrorist attacks of 9/11 to invade Iraq to control the oil fields, a goal that the neo-cons had for many many years. They have ruined the reputation of this country for many years to come and I doubt I'll vote for a Republican ever again in my life.

The second book is called 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell. I picked it up at random in the library. It's a rather light weight book in terms of analysis. He tries to show that when a person was born, lucky breaks that they get and the cultural milieu that he or she is raised in has as much to do with success as being intelligent or hard working. If I had to give the book a category I'd call it 'Pop-Sociology'.

The third book is light Science-Fiction. What a friend of mine calls a popcorn book, because it is like cheap junk food. It's getting better as I get to the end and if the finish is strong, I'll write a quick review in my next post. might even tell you the title.