HOW DID I KNOW THAT OUT OF ALL OF YA'LL, IT'D BE 2LONG TO ASK THE TITLE??????????????????????

I'm just psycho that way, I guess.

It's Battle Circle by Piers Anthony. One of his earlier works...geez...getting misty again...such stories, and here I thought I'd never get to read them again...never say never.

And I still have my copies of D'Lures Norse Gods and Giants and Greek Myths that I made my mom buy me for getting good grades in elementary school. I'd checked them out at the library so many times that it seemed that only my name was on the check out cards. I remember we got my books at Voertman's in Denton. I was pleasantly surprised during my visit that the Voertman's bookstore is still open (and it still smells of new books).

(happy grin)

Oh - and I got 5 other Drizzt Do'Urden books. I'm in heaven.

Battle Circle. I wonder if I've read that. I went through the Piers Anthony phase in jr. high. He wrote about five good books... it's too bad he's actually written 30 or 40 of them!

Ah, well. Those 5 were worth it. I loved Split Infinity when it came out, I really did. It was a very cool concept.

I'm in my sunroom right now, where all my SF and Fantasy live. Mercedes Lackey over there, Tolkien over here. David Weber and Michelle West underneath, and a whole shelf of Star Trek novels. (All original series, thank you very much.) Robert Jordan, Bob Heinlein, Lois McMaster Bujold, Gordon Dickson, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg, David Eddings, Diana Gabaldon, Raymond Feist, Orson Scott Card, Steve Brust, David Brin, Sean Russel, Melanie Rawn, Christopher Stasheff, Guy Gavriel Kay, Terry Goodkind (I need to get rid of those; they're creepy), and many others. I only have left the ones that I read over and over again, and have given away or sold the rest. Ten shelves of the stuff that filled my days for decades. All the dreams and wonders of life elsewhere, elsewhen.

These days, I read different things. For my own knowledge, books on child-raising. For the coaching stuff, books on addiction and love, abuse and ethics, healing and pain.

I am re-reading a Michelle West book (The Riven Shield) at the moment. A book like that once would have taken me a weekend to read. Now? Months and months. My world is so much more mundane than it was then.

I love books too. I spend lots of time in the used book stores whenever I visit the big city. The thrift store comes up with some good ones at times also.

Interesting how the books we read as children become worth so much to us. It's the same for me.

Good for you.

SS

(didja know if you email Anne McCaffrey, she emails back!)

I about DIED!

You better not go dying on us. If you do, we'll have to come over there and knock some sense into your head.

Oh that takes me back. I remember getting books again and again and thinking what is wrong with people? Why am I the only one who loves this book?

I'm in Homer, Alaska. Bald eagles everywhere. They're like gulls here. Nasty creatures. Ravens, now there's a bird I can get on board with.


After a week with my companions... I see I've clearly got used to being alone. I have been dying for some time to myself. Alas I'll have to wait. But I'm having fun fun fun. Alaska is swell. Next couple of nights I have a cabin that looks straight across the Cook Inlet, toward glaciers.

Traveling is good for you.

GC

Gray,

Read your blog. I am envious indeed.

I am on board with you re ravens. They are smart enough to be trained. Used to be a very common pet in the 1700's. I want one, actually.,


JJ and Kimmy,

So, where do you have Saberhagen filed? Mine are on the very top shelf where I can only get to them when I reaaaly need to read one.

How about your Laumers?

A few years ago I found a copy of the first sf book I remember reading in grade school: Omha Abides. I keep it in a safe place. DS didnt much care for it though. Didnt have the exploding alien heads of a video game. I suppose he will someday hunt for a vintage copy of Halo, though.

with prayers,

Well, you knew dern well that I, for one, wouldn't even know what the heck you were babbling about. LOL Way out of my scope of books read, or to be read. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Gray,

I'd like to say your pics are breathtakingly beautiful, or some other such thing...but they just look like snow to me (and cold, brrrr).

...gotta go look at the others pics now. I bet SS's look warm and sunny, and not white.

JJ, nothing to write about where our R is concerned...just lovey, dovey, mushy stuff that is better written in a journal. LOL

I did wake up Sunday morning, and I kid you not, my first thought was "God is back". Birds were chirping and the sun was threatening to actually shine. I got goose bumps and I kept thinking, "Thank you God, I love you."

Strange how sometimes you feel so connected, and so happy, and so peaceful...waking up excited. WOW! And I had been alone since Friday night when my DD left to go spend spring break with her dad. All alone and packing up my house and I felt blissfully, crazy, happy. I touched God last weekend. No question.

Weaver -

You're SUCH a mush-head.

Golly I adore you!

That's truly some groovy [censored], weaver! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

-ol' 2long

2long - I have recently only begun watching BSG. I found a place where I can see the first episodes. I am up to about episode 6 of season 1.


WOW!!! I love this stuff!! It just keeps getting more complex - kinda like working through tough times in M, now that I think about it.....

FF - I am doing well. Finally in my own place. XW moved, then I a couple of weeks later. My kids are at my place 2 and 3 nights a week, and I see them almost every day. The apartment I am in is like a ski lodge, except never any snow. There is a creek with fish in the back, next to the pool. It reminds me a lot of the piney woods of East Texas, where I grew up. My kids love the rope swing that goes out over the creek.

I have watched 3 or 4 episodes of BSG tonight. I think it is time to go to bed.

Good night, all.

GC - enjoy the glacier. And travelling. I had the opportunity to travel about 10 weeks a year for a while, and I agree - it is good for one's soul. I guess you need to be in the right business, though. I would not want to travel some places right now. God please bless those that are.....

2l - I am one of the few that enjoyed Voyager, too. Did you?

far

* shakes hand *

I'm doing better than I could even form words to describe back in 2004. I hope for the same for you. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I LOVED Voyager! Didja know that Spike TV shows 2 hours of Voyager every day?

(I know you didn't ask me...I'm such a buttinski)

I'm a mush-head and your a buttinski. What a cute way to put it!

Yanno, I love those fantasy books, at least the stories, but I can't get past the names I can't pronounce. It just ruins it for me when I don't know how to pronounce a name. And they don't come with pronunciation keys, do they? It's a pity really.

How do you read those? Do you make up little nicknames to call everybody.

Just like the "Q" guy. It's hard for me to refer to him in my mind, because I can't pronounce his dang name.

I'm sure SS knows exactly what I mean. Why can't they just use names like John or Peggy?

Ah FAR, life sounds sweet for you. I am so happy to hear this.

GC, I am soooooo green with envy over you being in Alaska.

Hi to all the other campers! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I pronounce them like I'd think they are pronounced.

I don't worry over it....I mean it's a STORY for crying out loud...it's supposed to be FUN!

But you know who's name used to trip me up? Hermione Granger....

HER-MY-OH-KNEE....

Sheesh. What kind of name is that? Poor kid.

Because Rat Meat's real name is one of those... ...oops, did I say that out loud? ...nah, I don't think so!

-Qfwfq

Hey.

If I am going to be ignored, at least toss me a beer to suck on.

Arrogant bass 2rd coming your way, appy!