Enthusiasm for the week ahead

 Monday.

 

I had a pretty good weekend. I don't know what the difference is in the yarns between what was sent to me by the kit company and the yarn I bought at a yarn store. They look very similar. Yet the one from the yarn store WORKS so much better.

 So I'm starting over. I wasn't that far into it anyway and I definitely need the practice.

I've got the monthly 1000 pages challenge this week. I'm thinking my strategy this time is to focus on reading one honkin' huge book instead of wasting time trying to figure out what to read and what page I started on each day to calculate how many pages I did. 

 I may not even keep track daily, if I get a wild hair about it. Just focus on finishing my goal by Saturday midnight.

 I started DEBT OF HONOR by Tom Clancy. 6th of 9 in series (actually written by Clancy) featuring Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst in Washington DC.

 

 Razio Yamata is one of Japan's most influential industrialists, and part of a relatively small group of authority who wield tremendous authority in the Pacific Rim's economic powerhouse. He has devised a plan to cripple the American greatness, humble the US military, and elevate Japan to a position of dominance on the world stage.Yamata's motivation lies in his desire to pay off a debt of honor to his parents and to the country he feels is responsible for their deaths—America. All he needs is a catalyst to set his plan in motion.When the faulty gas tank on one Tennessee family's car leads to their fiery death, an opportunistic U. S. congressman uses the occasion to rush a new trade law through the system. The law is designed to squeeze Japan economically. Instead, it provides Yamata with the leverage he needs to put his plan into action. As Yamata's plan begins to unfold, it becomes clear to the world that someone is launching a fully-integrated operation against the United States. There's only one man to find out who the culprit is—Jack Ryan, the new President's National Security Advisor.

Published 1994; 1153 pages (Kindle; 990 pages paperback). The fourth season of Jack Ryan starring John Krasinksky on Amazon starts at the end of June. Really looking forward to it. I thought I'd grease the wheels with this. I read the first few of this series. This may be about where I stopped.

I've got reading sprints tonight. I may also add an audiobook to listen to at work. I'm almost done with the Jim Butcher audio. I'm in the middle of some other books. But I'm going to try this experiment anyway.

 Have a good day

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster