Random thoughts while traveling

1.   People annoy me no matter what state I'm in.

 

2.  People think they are much funnier than they really are.

3.  People lack consideration for other's time, peace of mind and ability to deal with their inconsideration.

4.  Rough women speak loudly and poorly about beautiful women.

5.  The airport I'm in United has 2 restaurants. The one I went to for a sandwich was really gross. Good thing I had beer and french fries to fill me up.

6.  I like to be alone, but I'm often lonely.

7.  The people I love the most are also the people that make me want to scream. 

8.  I miss my dog much more than I ever thought I would. 

9.  I worry about people that are suppose to guide my activities at work sometimes. Especially when I say, "I'm at the hotel" and the next question is, "are you home from work yet?". No, I'm still at the hotel.  I haven't master teleportation.....yet.     

10.  I find it interesting that people are continuously typing, texting and talking on their portable devices at the airport. I wonder if you made people work,on a daily basis, in airport waiting areas if they would be more productive.

11.  It seems to me that blondes are decreasing in number. I guess that makes genetic sense. 
I always thought it was strange that people wait in line to get into the airplane. Then I realized that airplanes do not have enough overhead luggage space. I saw a man tell another passenger that he couldn't move his small shopping bag in order to fit a normal size bag in the overhead  Please see thought number 3 for my opinion on inconsideration. 

12.  I've slept on numerous strange men's shoulders since I've been traveling on airplanes  I now request a window seat so I only slobber on the window or myself. 

13.  Hotel female bartenders have to be the nicest people I've met if I group by job function. I know they are working for tips, but I appreciate a smile and casual conversation so I don't feel like a total alcoholic drinking by myself since I will not text (I only text my kids and they are not very interested in me anyway) while I sit there. As Carrie on "Sex and the City" said, I was unprotected. Just me..no book, no laptop...just me."

14.  Went back to reading a book on the plane ride home called "How to Ruin Your Life By 30" by Steven Farrer. Here is the saying I like:

MY TWO CENTS
I couldn't agree with Josh more. 
Mark it down. 
Causes have effects. 
Actions have reactions. 
Choices have consequences. 
That will be the story of your life. 
This reminded me of what my mentor told me long ago. He said that my life would be a sum of my decisions. Hmmmm...  I better start to making better decisions. 

15.    I have an idea for airplanes. Since airplanes already have lights indicating that  passengers need to have their seat belts fastened I think flight attendants should also check to  make sure passengers have their shoes on!  PHEWWWW!

Forsaken by Andrew Van Wey

4 stars   

I haven’t read a scary book in a long time.  After I read some Dean Koontz books (my Dad was a fan) I started taking different routes to and from work.  I didn’t want anyone to be waiting for me and for me to fall into dangerous hands without throwing in a loop or two.  So, I figured, “what the heck?”  I dig the title.  A bit off.  Count me in! 

Well after I read it I dug more than the title.  It was spooky in a way that Gotham City is spooky.  It seems the characters don’t find the situation spooky but onlookers are asking why they haven’t moved yet.  The characters were off too.  They didn’t react the way I thought they should which added to the scariness.  I’d give it a read if you don’t mind that uneasy feeling when you are wondering if something bad is going to happen and aren’t scared by “crazy” mistresses.

I read some reviews stating that the story lacked logic.  I disagree in that most scary book have to lack some sort of logic, right?  Vampires, the boogeyman, and serial killers don’t seem to be the most logical of characters.  I accept this because humans don’t run on logic but a mixture of logic and feelings.  See my last opinion in my Some random opinions and beliefs post.  If we were always logical we’d behave like animals and only the strong would survive.    Oops, started to ramble.

Widow, Virgin, Whore by Deanna Lynn Sletten

This book is about three very different women that end up living together.  Katherine, the widow is a conservative and very intelligent single mother.  Denise is the good girl and is written to be every woman’s best friend.  Darla, the whore, is the wild, outrageous single mother that has never grown up.

I never read more than a sentence or two of the book’s description because I think it gives away too much.  I rather go into the book a bit blind. 

I thought this book was going to be something completely different than it was.  I thought it was maybe about a woman who is a widow, virgin and eventually a whore; showing the different periods of a woman’s life.  Showing the differences that people go through as growing up and how events can affect how they behave.

I enjoyed the book, but it was very depressing and poor motherhood stood out versus “sisterhood”.  The crusade of the characters seems to be off base and I quickly began skimming versus reading the book.  I eventually just wanted to get to the end of the book.

I don’t have much of a commentary for this book.  I wanted it to be so much more than it was.  I think maybe I wanted it to be a fun, “girly” book along the lines of “Bridget Jones’ Diary”.  It was not.

  

Fat, Forty and Fired by Nigel Marsh

   

Fat, Forty and Fired by Nigel Marsh  

Ever feel like your life isn’t what you want it to be?  I don’t think there is anyone that hasn’t after the big 30.  There are very few of us that can say, “This is exactly what I wanted to be”.  What makes this book different than the other I-changed-my-life-to-be-more-fulfilling books is Mr. Marsh’s humor.  I’m not going to participate in a marathon, swim in an ocean or quit my job like Mr. Marsh since I don’t have a significant other to support me and I don’t have a savings account that can support me or my dependents in the lifestyle we are accustom to (I’ve been saving to have my pants hemmed for six months), but he made me laugh and had me cheering him on.  Lose that weight!  Spend time with your children!  Be nice to your family!  Ahhh…sounds dreamy.

Since I cannot do (maybe I’m a fraidy cat) what Mr. Marsh has I will have to take little steps to live my life versus “earning a living”.  This blog is my first step. 

Some random opinions and beliefs

People do not always say what they feel. Perhaps because of guilt, fantasy, attempts not to hurt others,  or low self esteem. 

"The truth will set you free" is not just a saying. 

Emotional pain seems to increase with age. Hmmm...so does confusion. 

God is the one thing that is consistent for me. He does what is best for me though I rarely understand it at the time. 

Love and lack of trust will make rational humans do things they never thought they would. 

The longer I live the more complex life and people seem. 

Responsibility will make people live in misery and endure an unhappy life more than anything else. 

Low self esteem is shown when people cannot or will not tell their true feelings to all in fear of rejection. 

People that can influence are much more powerful than those who know how to do something correctly.

Love is when you can be yourself even if you are irrational and unpleasant and know the person will open their arms and hug you while whispering that all will be ok. 

God will forgive you for being human aka stupid if you are truly sorry and ask for strength not to make the same mistake. 

Humans seem to be the only animal that has to learn by their own mistakes instead of learning from others. For whatever reason we feel we are different. We are not and this inability along with our humanity, and insistence to have power over others will be our destruction. 

The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton

The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton   

As I do numerous times a week I went to Amazon and looked at the top 100 free Kindle books.  This is where I found The Mind Readers.  It looked interesting because I, like many others I’m sure, have thought about what it would be like to be able to read minds.  Oh, so much knowledge!  What an advantage!  I’d love to hear what people really think.  Of course I was going through some personal life “issues” and thought how being able to read minds would protect me from heartache.  Anyway, I’ll give you more information about the book and less about my personal drama.

Cameron Winters is a high school student and doesn’t fit into the “in crowd” naturally.  She uses her mind reading abilities to be able to fit in with her popular but annoying best friend, Emily.  The day-to-day struggle to fit in begins to take a toll on Cameron and just escalate when she discovers a dead-school mate’s body.

People begin to enter Cameron’s life and she is confronted with her past; a father that has died, a mother that dropped Cameron at her grandmother’s home and never came back.  Lewis is a new student in school and Cameron falls for him.  He is the reason she leaves her home and her grandmother to receive training for her powers with Lewis and Aaron. 

During her training all discover how powerful Cameron really is and Aaron beings to ask Cameron to perform actions she is not comfortable doing and starts to question whether what Aaron and Lewis are doing is right.  

As the book progresses, Cameron questions her view of right and wrong and who is worthy of her trust.

The book seems to be written for juveniles as it addresses issues teenagers and young adults confront.  Though I’m not a teenager or a young adult, this book’s approach to science fiction hooked me. 

Cameron’s confusion about who to trust is an issue for almost all women, at all ages.  Ok, maybe all single women..all jaded single women?  Ah, we wouldn’t jaded if we could read minds.  Am I right?

Just getting started

This has been a long time coming.  A public place to share my thoughts and opinions on books and sometimes just my life and how books change my perspective on life.

The books that I read and review are not from a certain genre, author or period.  I read whatever strikes my fancy.  I hope my posts are helpful, but at the very least, make you smile once in awhile.