Lakeland Florida Provides Readers a Dialog

Books Sandwiched In is a good investment in the community of Lakeland, Florida.   The monthly book gifts its members with the ability to see and appreciate the world from points of view foreign to our own, points of view that exceed our personal experiences.   The group is diverse; members include a former watermelon queen eighty years young, and a former teacher 39 years old.   We may not always enjoy the reads but the books engage us and kindle a willingness to participate.  Brenda Patterson keeps the groups focused on the humane similarities that keeps civilization upright so that our diversity does not fall into a left right paradigm grudge match.  The reading group is a worthy investment in the culture of Lakeland Florida, it is an oasis in a frantic world.

Texting at the Game

Dialogue between my wife and I during a Rays Game.  I was at the game and she was in transit and at home.  Here is the text dialogue:

                    1 to 0 Rays winning.  I cooked the mushroom caserole.

Sounds good.  Are you drunk yet.

                         Nope, let me ask roger, Nope.  (Only two bears and both lite ones). We need more fans here too many empty seats not like in Colorado... Lets go on a date to IKEA.  Good meatballs.

All for that!!!!!

                                               We are losing but still its fun....

At least the cards are in.

                                                The fat lady has not sung yet.

                                                 Its now 4 to 4.  11 more innings to go its now the eighth. 

? 11 more innings in the eighth?

                                               remember 19 innings (last week) so 8 from 19 is 11.

I think you've been hit with a ball.

                                             maybe we take the lead now. Nop 9th inning 4-4.
Nop?

                                             nope left two runners in scoring position.
                                              we  won

YAY!

Book Review: Neal Stephenson-Anathem

Neal Stephenson is a thinker and a philosopher, disguising himself as a fiction writer. He creates a wonderful world full of deep thinking and dangerous curves. He utilizes the creation of alien worlds in order to compare and discus from a safe distance the theological and philosophical issues of the day. The safe distance allows us to take a deep look at our own philosophy. We can then see how our philosophies might shape our outlook on current events.

In this world the people of the age are divided between the worshipers of math and reason, and those who would rather not think that deeply. Religion, as we know it, is outside the walls of the devout. 
"Language is a lens. so as long as there is a lens there is a distortion." Stephenson helps us clarify the deep lines that separate us into parts of a whole. As Isaac Asimov said, "Can you prove mathematics is valid." "Only to another mathematician." We see the danger and ineptitude of locking up the free flow of thought from one segment of a population to another. Stephenson shows us how we can link deep philosophy to the dialog of the common man. 

This book gets 4.5 Stars.