I'm one of those people who read several books at once, usually one fiction and a few nonfiction plus fashion magazines...I LOVE fashion magazines...Vogue, InStyle, Elle...except I don't read Vanity Fair (well I did buy that one issue with Bruce Willis on the cover) because it's like DU with great clothes and killer shoes.
Anyway...I'm reading White Noise by Don DeLillo...I just can't escape my leftist lit major roots no matter how hard I try (though having changed my basic life philosophy, I see these books much differently now).
Thou Art That: Transforming Religious Metaphor by Joesph Campbell because I love mythology, especially creation mythology. There is a common thread that runs through creation myths regardless how diverse the cultures, which is pretty mind-blowing if you think about it.
Shakespeare's Garden and A Dictionary of Quotations from Shakespeare because I'm making a Shakespeare garden outside my kitchen window.
And 2 that are practical, industry oriented books: Pastured Poultry Profits by Joel Salatin (no brainer as to why).
Lastly, Personal Fitness Training: Theory & Practice because I want to get my fitness training certification. The town I live in (well, actually I live 6 miles outside the town in farm country) is very, very small...under 1000 people. I spent most of my life in the suburbs where there was a gym nearly on every corner and a cornucopia of fitness classes available through the local rec center. The people here are kind, wonderful, "backbone of America" types, but they are incredibly out of shape and overweight. IMO, this is due mostly to a lack of resources. My hope is to find a way to bring fitness classes here. The town hall sponsors a variety of activities...no reason exercise classes shouldn't be one of them.
Cindie
