September 2008 Archives

A conversation with Keri prompted me to think about my top five all-time favorite novels. Here they are, in order:

1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
2. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
3. Middlemarch, by George Eliot
4. Tess of the D'urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy
5. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

If I were to add on five more to make a top ten, they would be:

6. Gilead, by Marylinne Robinson
7. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
8. Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
9. The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
10. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I knew SNL would do a skit about this. The queens of comedy are at it again. Someone commented that Tina Fey now has a job for the next 12-16 years.

Yes to: Sister Appreciation Trips (S.A.T.'s) that totally transform my schedule for the week from the usual activities to totally fun activities - also involving serious bonding time with friends from elementary school.

No to: Fire alarms that go off in a high-rise office building, forcing us all to evacuate, on the anniversary of 9/11. NOT cool.