Friday, September 26, 2014

Saving the planet, currently listening and currently reading

- The sign for Mr C's Bar & Grill near my office: "Mr C's - Saving the Planet by Making People Walk Home."  Good for them, I say!  It's been at least a couple of years, I think, since they have posted whimsical things on their sign. Hopefully it's a trend - I need humor for my commute.  :)  See Mr C's on Labels, below, for past signage.

- Currently listening during my commute:  Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child, one of his Jack Reacher books.  Violent at times, but every one is a cracking good suspense yarn.  I have another waiting for me at the library - I am having a Jack Reacher marathon.  Jack wanders the country with only a toothbrush and an old passport in his pocket.  He buys new clothes every three days and swears by his wandering lifestyle. He manages to save (or mostly save) the day in each book. 

- Currently reading at home:  The Quiet American by Graham Greene.  I'm only a few pages in - and book group meets on it Sunday night.  The link has a review of it, from The New York Times, circa 1956.  The internet is so marvelous for items like that.

Looking forward to a quiet day on Saturday to sit and read.  Celebrating the weekend over here!  I hope yours is lovely.

9 comments:

Granny Annie said...

I was happy to see a sign from Mr C's again:)

My weekend will be a quiet one but instead of reading I am going to catch up on all the shows I recorded this week.

Also I am looking toward an early Easter Egg hunt. My new chickens are called Olive Eggers and that is because the eggs they lay are dark olive green. They have decided to hide their eggs outside somewhere and those are not going to be easy to spot when I go looking for them.

sage said...

I love that sign at the local bar and grill!

Lee Child was in Savannah a couple of weeks ago--kind of a "pre-Savannah Book Festival" event. From what I was told, he wasn't available in February for the festival, so they invited him to come early.

I enjoyed "The Quiet America" and thought I had reviewed it, but must not have. It is amazing that the book was written before the French lost Vietnam. In looking for a review on the book in my blog, I came across another book that is non-fiction but gives lots of the background into the setting of the Quiet American: http://sagecoveredhills.blogspot.com/2011/09/mekong-photos-and-book-review.html

Elephant's Child said...

Loving Mr C's sign. And your reading. So many bloggers love Lee Child I might have to explore him...

Lee said...

I like Lee Childs (particularly his first name!)...and I'm a big fan of Michael Connelly and Jonathan Kellerman, too.

I read the "Quiet American" years and years ago...perhaps it's time again to should re-read it.

Snaggle Tooth said...

Glad Mr C;s is back to entertain you again!
I've read a few Lee Child thrillers. n have met Jack Reabher too!
Reading has been great entertainment for my imagination this year too

Sparkling Red said...

I've had this week off, and I spent some time reading an amazing book called The Book of Secrets. A good book is such a pleasure.

Chatty Crone said...

I have not heard of that book but sounds good. Just stopping my to say hello!

LL Cool Joe said...

I wonder why Mr C stopped doing funny signs for so long? I've missed seeing them too, so I'm sure you must have as well!

Riot Kitty said...

Making people walk home? When they've had too much to drink, or just because they feel like it? ;)