Are you ready for Sunday?

Today's Blog/Website of the Day is The Tome Traveller's Blog found at http://thetometraveller.blogspot.com/.

I finished both A DUTY TO THE DEAD by Charles Todd and EVIL AT HEART by Chelsea Cain this weekend. The Todd is a good entry in the historical mystery field and a good first to a new series. The Cain is 3rd of 3 in series featuring Archie Sheridan, a police detective, and Gretchen Lowell, a serial killer who tortured and released him, in Portland, Oregon. I won't be seeking out any more by this author. I thoroughly loved the first book but since then the darkness is just overwhelming and I have better things to read.

I'm currently reading A SLOBBERING LOVE AFFAIR by Bernard Goldberg. If you lived through the 2008 presidential campaign, you remember the complete media slant; this puts it all in the official record for future generations to shake their heads over. "This time journalists were not satisfied merely being partisan witnesses to history. This time they wanted to be real players and help determine the outcome.... In fact I could not remember a time when so many supposedly objective reporters had acted so blatantly as full-fledged advocates for one side -- and without even a hint of embarrasment." Throughout high school and my first year of college, I wanted to be a journalist. I revered Murrow and Cronkite, wanted to be like Woodward and Bernstein in All the President's Men. Journalism as an honorable profession pretty much died last year after a long slow slide. It's not news anymore; it's all commentary/editorializing; it's not checking facts, it's not getting two sources on record; it's get on the air even though we don't know what's going on; it's keep the real news from the (supposedly) ignorant public; it's agendas and egos and elitism, it's political and tabloid. No wonder people get most of their news from the Internet(end soapbox). Next up, hopefully THE LOST SYMBOL.

Tonight, I have the finale of HGTV's Design Star to watch. Who will it be; will the judges pick the right one? I've been cheering for Dan from the beginning. Football officially started on Thursday (thank GOODNESS the Steelers won), but today has the full slate of games. The Cowboys are playing now but the game isn't being broadcast. It may be a good season for da Boys: we got rid of TO and Romo dumped the Blonde. :)

It looks like another gorgeous clear fall day today. Temps in the 70s. Steve is going to walk Tug today, giving me a day off. I'm not sure what to have for dinner yet but perhaps inspiration will strike later.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster