End of Read-a-Thon Hour 13.

For the hour pages read 67 - I am up to page 221 of The mermaids Singing.
Total pages read - 768
For the hour time read - 46 minutes
Total time Read - 8 hours 38 minutes
Books Read 3

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hours 11 and 12.

For the hours pages read - 64. I am up to page 154 on the book I am reading.
Total pages read - 701
For the hours time read - 57 minutes
Total Time - 7 hours 52 minutes.
Books Read 3

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 10.

For the hour pages read - 48. I am up to page 90 (out of 364)
Total pages - 637
For the hour time spent - 44 minutes.
Total time spent - 6 hours 55 minutes.
Books Finished - 3.

Time for a dinner break, but, we are going to Panera so we can eat and read at the same time :)

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 9.

For the hour pages read - 42. I am up to page 42 (out of 364) in my next book, The Mermaids Song written by Val McDermid
Total pages - 589
For the hour time spent - 44 minutes.
Total time spent - 6 hours 11 minutes.
Books finished - 3

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 8.

For the hour pages read - 136. Finished a book (see post below)
Total Pages - 547
For the hour time spent - 47 minutes
Total time read - 5 hours 27 minutes.
Books finished 3.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"a night without armor" - poems written by my Jewel. 136 pages.

I like poetry but this was not my style. Easy to read though. Claiming 136 pages is a bit of a cheat as some were only 4 lines long taking up a whole page.

This is my 15th book of the year for a total of 4891 pages averaging 326 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 7.

For the hour pages read -78. Finished the book I was reading (see previous post)
Total Pages Read - 411
For the hour time spent - 38 minutes
Total Time Read - 4 Hours 40 Minutes.
Books Finished - 2.

-Richard

I finished reading:

"The Life and Extraordinary Adventured of Private Chonkin" written by Vladimir Voinovich. 316 Pages.

I've been looking forward to reading this book since I read Voinovich's book "Anti-Soviet Union" a while ago. I was not disappointed. Very funny and also poignant.

This is my 14th book of the year for a total of 4755 pages at an average of 340 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 6.

For the Hour Pages Read - 45. I am up to page 238.
Total Pages Read - 333
For the Hour Time Read - 22 minutes.
Total Time Read - 4 hours 2 minutes.
Books Finished - 1

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 5.

For the Hour - Pages Read-68. Up to page 193 out of 316
Total Pages Read - 288
For the Hour Time Read - 44 minutes.
Total Time Read - 3 hours 40 minutes.
Books Finished - 1

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 4.

For the Hour - Pages Read - 83. I am up to page 125 out of 316.
Total Pages Read - 220
For the hour time read - 51 minutes.
Total Time Read - 2 hours 56 minutes.
Books Finished - 1

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 3.

For the Hour - Pages Read - 53. Up to page 42 out of 316 of my new book, The Life and Extraordinary Adventure of Private Ivan Chonkin written by Vladimir Voinovich.
Total Pages Read - 137
For the Hour Time Read - 39 minutes.
Total Time Read - 2 hours 5 minutes.
Books Finished - 1

-Richard

I finished reading:

"Mikhail S. Gorbachev - An Intimate Biography" written by the editors of time. 244 pages.

An interesting book, but, due to the fact that it came out in 1988 is obviously a very incomplete history of the impact and the downfall of Gorbachev.

This is the 13th book that I have read this year for a total of 4439 pages at an average of 341 pages per book.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour 2.

For the Hour - Pages read - 44. Up to page 233 out of 244.
Total Pages Read - 84
For the Hour time Read - 44 minutes
Total Time Read - 1 Hours 26 minutes.

-Richard

End of Read-a-Thon Hour One

For the Hour - Pages Read - 40. Up to page 189 out of 244 in book on Gorbachev
Total Pages Read - 40
For the Hour Time Read - 42 Minutes.
Total Time Read - 42 Minutes.
Book Finished - 0

-Richard

Read-a-Thon 8am.

Ready to start on another day of reading, which hopefully will not be too interrupted with work this afternoon.

I am starting with the book I am currently reading: An Intimated biography of Mikhail S. Gorbachev. I am currently at page 149 out of 244, so if my maths is any good I will have 95 pages to go in this book to start the day.

My plan for blogging today is post a quick update every hour and when a book is finished blog it at the point as I normally do on here.

Let's Read!!

-Richard

I listened to:

"Drumming" composed by Steve Reich and performed by Steve Reich and Musicians.

-Richard

We have a change in plans for tomorrow. We almost missed it, but, tomorrow is the next 24 hour read-a-thon. I am planning on reading from 8am (when it starts) until 10:30pm, so, not as long as the last couple. The reason is the San Jose Earthquakes vs LA Galaxy game is at 10:30 and there ain't no way I am missing that. I will also have to work at various points during the day as well which will cut down the time. I will continue to use my usual plan of reading: i.e. work through my list in the order that I bought them so it is always a surprise to me what come next!!


-Richard

The next cat we fostered was Fluffy. He came from the same situation as Ama (see below, posted April 4th). When he came in he had very badly scared and infected wound on his next. This took a long time to heal, but, he was a very sweet boy who was desperate for attention. He came into us the end of July 2006 and eventually got his "forever" home in 2007.

-Richard

Happy Easter.

Today is one of the greatest days in History. The Resurrection of Christ. An event so profound, dramatic and so life-changing that words cannot really describe.

However, today an interesting discussion came up. Easter eggs being pagan and therefore should not be part of a Christian celebration. As this subject is expanded (and there is no way enough time for me to give this full argument justice) it apparent and obvious that so many other Christian "Traditions" or "Rituals" are based on some pagan or other religious rite. This is from the date for Christmas scheduled around the Winter Solstice, Christmas Trees, the giving of gifts and I could go on and on.

So, where does all this fit in? My take on it is that I no have problems with any traditions being used for Christendom. The reason is simple. There is no problem, in my opinion, in using these because taking something from the devil and Christ using it can only be good as long as the people using, or celebrating, this occasions are doing it with a Christlike mind and therefore living in the right way. Where there is a problem is if people are not following with the right mind and heart. It then becomes a pagan event again.

A complicated subject that needs more justice than a three paragraph ramble on an uneducated blog.

I will finish this post with a quote from General William Booth after he was criticized for setting hymns and songs to "modern popular" tunes. He said, and I think it can also be transposed to this discussion, "Why should the devil have all the best tunes".

-Richard