The Awakening - L. J. Smith

So somehow I got sucked into this series of books about vampires.  I will say I think the twilight series was much better, but that is because those books sucked me in 4 times.  This book was a little slow to start and I feel that it was almost thrown together.  This is a good read if you like something light and fun after all it is meant for teenagers.  I can see that the twilight books seem to take a lot of ideas from these books.  These are really fast books and it seems that she doesn't really want to take the time to develop the story.  Other than that this is a fun book with all the typically vampire lore in it.

Yours Truly,

KP

Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

This book was very interesting in that she constantly changes the time period that the characters are in.  I have to say that I think she does this flawlessly and makes it very easy to keep track with where you are at in the story.  Having said that this book was really not what I expected and some parts were not particularly enjoyable.  Maybe I am flawed as I did watch the movie first, but I don't remember the vulgarity being so prevalent.  Niffenegger could have used better words to provide seduction, but instead the book just seemed rather dirty in some parts.  The love story was ok, but again I think the language took away from the romance.  Overall this was an ok read, but really just watch the movie.  Oh and be warned I usually hate the movies and love the books so this may be a first for me.

Yours Truly,

KP

Cheeseheads anyone...

So the packers seem to be doing really well and let me tell you it has everything to do with Mr. Rodgers and no, I am not talking about the friendly neighborhood guy.  I am talking about Aaron Rodgers.  This guy is just unbelievable.  He is the first quarterback to have 10 consecutive games with a 100+ rating.  That is absolutely amazing.  Now I am not a huge fan of teams that win an absurd amount of games especially since it is usually not my team, but I am thinking that I might be a fan of Rodgers and the Packers doing what the Patriots couldn't.  That is I would be excited to see them get the complete undefeated season, Super Bowl and all.

Anyways in other news Jacksonville is having a really crappy season.  I can only hope they have a record of at least 8-8.

Anyways this is KP signing out....

5000 Year Leap - W. Cleon Skousen

So yes I need to desperately catch up with my many book reviews.  I have huge list of books I would like to read and just recently went through quite a few.  Recently I read this book called the 5000 year leap.  It was about the 28 principles of freedom and this provided great insight into the reasons the constitution was formed.  I will let you in on why this book is called the 5000 year leap.  The idea is that due to the miracle of our constitution and the principles of freedom that the founders used, we as humans in the last 200 years made leaps and bounds that humans could not do over the course of 5000 years.  Now really think about that.  Humans have been around a long time, but it has only been in the last 200 years that we have been able to discover so many things.  I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that in our country we don't oppress brilliant minds.  I think it is wonderful that we live in a country that allows individuals to really think "outside the box".  Anyways this book is a little dry at times, but it does offer many enlightening ideas about our country and should give everyone something to think about.

Yours Truly,

KP

The Real George Washington - Jay A. Parry, Andrew M. Allison

So recently I read the book - The Real George Washington.  This book take the writings of George Washington and other fragments of what we know about him and pieces everything together to give you an idea of who this man really was.  I have to say I learned sooo much about our country and its humble beginnings from this book, probably more than I ever got out of history class.  Most people when you ask them who George Washington was they will tell you that he was one of the founding father and our first president and some may even know that he was the General in charge during the Revolutionary War,  but what most will not be able to tell you is who exactly this man was.  And let me tell you after reading this book and learning what kind of man he was,  I have to say that George Washington became my hero.  This man was humble and meek.  He realized that he did not know everything and depended on the counsel of those around him.  He love the quiet, domestic life that he constantly tried to be a part of.  This man was called out of retirement 3 different time to serve his country and he did so with a heaviness in his heart, but with the realization that he needed to guide the country to prosperity.  He made mistakes, not willingly or knowingly, but he made them and he admitted to making them.  He did not place blame on others for his shortcoming, but also held those around him to high standards.  He did not accept compensation for being the President.  He felt that it was an honor to hold the position and that that should be enough.  I would say to everyone that we should all take a moment and learn what our founding fathers were like and we should all try to emulate the honorable attributes that they possessed.  By the way, I highly recommend this book.

Yours Truly,

KP

Major Football Updates!

So it may seem that I have fallen off the face of the earth, but I have been quite busy and just have not been able to keep up with this.  Football has been amazing.  Tim Tebow has had some rough weeks, but seems to be taking everything in stride.  This QB is an amazing person and might just end up being a really great quarterback.  He definitely needs some time, but everything I saw in the game against Oakland was amazing.  He kept getting hit and kept coming back.  He definitely pulls off a nice fake and given the way he runs he definitely helps to open up many options for the Broncos in regards to passing and running.  I love his altitude and how he just gets up and keeps going.

On another note, I got to see my team, Jacksonville, finally win.  They played the Ravens on Monday Night and I thought for sure that they would lose, but the defense pummeled and did what they needed to to hold the Ravens to only a few points, while the offense somehow managed to get a few field goals.  The offense is horrible, but hopefully things will get better.

Yours Truly,
KP