Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
-Ronald Reagan
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Today’s book from the reading pile is THE HIPPOPOTAMUS POOL by Elizabeth Peters. I was lent this book by a friend, and am finding it amusing. The basic premise is that the main characters (Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson) are archaeologists who do work in Egypt (it’s a historical-ish series) and always run into mysteries and trouble.
This particular book starts with a mysterious stranger who shows up with news of a supposedly undisturbed royal tomb and asks the Emersons to guard it. So far, I’m about half-way through and am enjoying it. However, I’m not sure that I like the characters enough to read an entire series about them, so I probably won’t be reading the entire bunch. I might read another at some point, but not immediately afterwards.
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The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet.
- William Gibson
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And in other news, my guy (who we’ll start calling S, for convenience sake) is on his flight home to the States from overseas where he has spent the last couple years teaching English. Happy thoughts are much appreciated. I know, the plane will stay in the air without any help from me, but still… *sigh*
