What's Up

Not much going on these days other than final training runs for my December 12 marathon. I am trying to work steadily on the information needed for a new website, filling in a Google doc a little at a time.

I recently read Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. I'd heard so much about it, and in many ways it didn't disappoint. The strengths for me were the pacing and drive of the story. Each event propelled you to the next--not in a cheap thrills, cliff-hanger sort of way but in an adrenaline-charged, curiosity-killed-the-cat ride. The style was solid and non-cliched, unforced and comfortable. Perhaps if I'd read it before Gilead, I'd have been more taken with it. Don't get me wrong--I'd highly recommend it.