Immeasurably More

Dear Reader, I've recently started the next book from my book list (without having finished previous books, but details, details). It's called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain . Yes, my readers. Yours truly is going to attempt (again) to learn how to draw. In preparation for this, I went to the local stationary store to buy supplies, specifically unruled paper and pencils. (I could have swiped these from the office, but decided that would be ethically questionable.) Paper is an easy thing to find at a stationary store, and so are pencils, in varieties ranging from 5H to 5B. No #1s. No #2s. No #4s. No conversion chart. So I guessed blindly at what I wanted - and guessed wrong! Let's see if you can do better. There are 3 chances this week! Question #3: What is the American Equivalent of an International 'HB' pencil? Question #4: What does the 'H' in 'HB' stand for? Question #5: What does the 'B' in 'HB' stand for? Good l...

Book 1 scratched off the reading list. You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here But it Helps is something I took to Oxford with me for light reading after a day of Bible teaching, apologetics and chatting with new acquaintances. It is light, but the plot is fairly convoluted. The hero, Colin, fears that his father has sold his soul to the Devil to save his company. Colin goes to a firm of magicians for help only to discover that due to problems with true love and reincarnation he is suffering from all the symptoms of being in love with someone he actually cares nothing for. The author has attempted to design a world where all views of the after life can reside. Souls reincarnate until they are either bad enough for Hell or good enough for Heaven. Not that Heaven is anywhere you'd want to go anyway. But there is a Bank where you can make deposits for the care of your ancestors in the after life. Sound confusing? To demonstrate: Benny smiled. 'An apple from the Tree of L...

I got my UK provisional driver's license (Learner's permit) in the mail last week. Now to find a driving school...

There is a store in Oxford called Blackwells. Inside is the Norrington Room , which according to the Guinness Book of World Records is the largest single room selling books. I confess to having bought 3 books from them last week. I was in Oxford to attend the Zacharias Trust summer school, a week of seminars on Christian apologetics. Every time a speaker mentioned a title or author, I wrote it down with an * next to it. After going through my notes, Google Books has helped me compile a list of 25 titles. This doesn't include books I actually own , brought back with me from my latest trip to the US or books I've been meaning to read for a long time. If you find yourself excessively interested in my reading choices, you can check them out at LibraryThing. I'll post the occasional comment on the books I'm reading and would love your suggestions, as well!