End of Birthday Week

Here is a collection of random thoughts.

It is the end of birthday week. I still have not chosen a present for Pat to give me. Send me any and all suggestions since I am not doing a very good job with this.

Our visit with Amanda and Ben last weekend was lots of fun. Visit her blog to see some pictures of the weekend.

Now I am giving this to Pat while I think about other things to write.
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And that is all that Pat has for you tonight. (School term is over and she is tired. Oh yes, she has hurt her knee. It is bad and I know because she is willing to wear a knee brace.)

On the book front
The Condition by Jennifer Haig. An interesting story about a dysfunctional family. Divorce, health issues, personality flaws, and it ends with some love and compassion.

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak EXCELLENT. A Nazi Germany story about hiding a Jew and dealing with the times in Germany. This is a must read. By the way, the person telling the story is "death."

The Women (audio) by Boyle. This is the life of Frank Lloyd Wright. He was not a nice man and his wives and mistresses were many. He took money but never paid it back. His special house in wisconsin was burned down three times. Once by a butler that went crazy, killed his mistress and children and burned it down. Interesting to learn about him but depressing in the end.