The publishing business can be very slow. My latest story to be published was written a long, long time ago in a mindset far, far away.

Over two and a half months, eleven participants read seventy-eight different authors for a total of ninety-eight books. I am amazed and humbled by all the contestants.

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! August 31 is the last day to enter the Summer Reading Contest. It has been a long ride and we are very close to the finish.
 

We're heading into the final stretch with two more weeks to go. The kitty is up to $74 and I'm sure you all will push it over the top before we're done.

While it's a wonderful world (see the last post) it is also a wonderfully strange one. Here are a few examples.

I love the Olympics. One world together pursuing nationalistic glory through athletic endeavor. I find it very inspiring.