I’m in the process of bringing some balance to my reading. I focused the last few years on the “genre” angle and ignored any semblance of diversity in authorship. I’m committed to reading more books by non-white authors and non-male authors.
Here’s a screen snap from my booktracker spreadsheet in Google Docs. The highlighted percentages are the number of “pages” consumed. I’m not proud of this. I guess I’ll shoot for 50/50 split going forward, but I have a lot of making up to do.
Here is the map for this 10 mile urban hike.
I’ll see you at the back of The Lodge parking lot at Starved Rock next Sunday, 7/26, at 10am for the Starved Rock White Fence hike. Here’s a link to the map (broken) with tentative route and some notes on parking. I’m expecting to be out on the trail from 10am – 2pm depending on the crowd and how fired up we are.
We’re going to need to burn some calories to justify the late lunch at White Fence Farm on the way home.
The urban hike Spacca Black Dog went well. Let’s discuss. More after the jump.
I’ve made a minor change and I’ll be at Eckhart Park at 8am Saturday, June 20th, for some Bodyweight PT. That’s a half hour earlier than originally noted. See the workout after the jump.
It should take less than a half hour. That gives me a half hour to cool down and stretch, and maybe change shirts, before meeting at Big Shoulders Coffee. I don’t expect anybody to show up for this and it’s technically not part of the hike. But I’m putting it out there, if you’re interested.
Here are the estimated times on the upcoming 10 mile urban hike on June 20th that I’ve dubbed Spacca Black Dog (click for map).
You may notice that I haven’t included any bodyweight PT in the hike. Don’t worry, I’m still going to do it, but it’s going to happen before the hike. I’ll be at Eckhart Park at 8:00am and will be doing a half hour workout. I’ll post the workout separately.
There are some surprises on the way also, including free stuff! I’ll get back to you.
This is a short Elmore Leonard western (232 pages) that I read in a day on the way back from vacation in the Mayan Riviera. It went fast and was a boat load of fun, which made the flight seem really, really short. That’s a great combo.
This is not the James Lee Burke novel for the uninitiated. It’s complicated, obtuse, and mystical. I’m deep in the series, reading them in order, and I generally liked this one. I found my mind wandering at times, but there were several riveting passages.
Sprawling Agatha Christie mystery that some classify in the spy thriller genre. It doesn’t include any of her regulars (Poirot, Marple, Tommy and Tupence). Fun read.