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61 Hours: A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher Novels) by Lee Child

 

Wrong place, wrong time, right man.

This was the first book that I have read from the Lee Child’s “Jack Reacher” series. I was concerned about it being the 14th in the series but I was hooked early. This book is able to stand on its own, all the back story is given to the reader as needed. There are no references to events from previous books that aren’t explained almost immediately. I was a little confused by the ending but maybe all the books end this way. Sort of a Sopranos fade to black style ending but it didn’t lessen the experience of reading the book.

It opens with a bus load of retirees and Reacher being stranded by a snowstorm in a small South Dakota town. Mix in a abandoned military installation, motorcycle gangs, prison unrest, a drug lord and a few other mysterious or unsavory characters and you have a delightful blend of murder, mayhem and action. It was a fun read and has inspired me to add the rest of the series to my “To Read” list.

Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles

 

Imagine being stranded in an airport on the eve of your daughter’s wedding, you know, the one that you haven’t seen since she was little and it appears you may not get to see her again anytime soon. It’s your second and possibly last chance at a relationship with her. What would you do? You could complain to the nearest airline representative who is stuck in the same airport you are or you could write a letter of complaint to the corporate offices. Do you stick to the relative facts or do you provide some background so that the airline knows how important getting to this event on time is? Well, Benjamin R. Ford decided to write a letter and give all the details whether relevant or not. What follows is a 180 page dissertation/rant on life, love, happiness and dysfunctionality. It runs the gamut from humor and satire to somber and heartbreaking. Take this book on your next flight, you’ll need it.   

Who cares if the dogs are out!

I live in in a moderate size house on a cul-de-sac of 7 to 8 houses. Spread among these houses are at least 10 dogs. The next door neighbor has 2, his neighbor has 3, another has 2 and yet another has 2 or 3.  It’s springtime here in Colorado so we have opened our windows to air the house out. I have been sitting here for the last hour reading email, surfing the web and listening to every freakin’ dog on the block bark. They bark at every car they hear, every squirrel, every door slam, every bird and every other dog barking.

Yes, I know this is what dogs do and I don’t fault them for that. I’m pissed at their owners. My wife and I do not own a dog or any other pet and I really have nothing against dogs or their owners…except that most of the owners around here put their dogs outside and then go back into their houses and ignore them. They sit in their air-conditioning with the windows closed and are totally oblivious to the mayhem going on right outside their door. I feel if you own a dog, you should at least check on it ever so often or even bring it inside if it will not stop barking.

They call it a neighborhood for a reason. Other people live around you and you really should consider that.

Just sayin’

 

 

Today's music selection is "Whiskey in the Jar (Full Length Version)" from "Dedication - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy" by Thin Lizzy