I've been waiting for someone to “pass the stick” to me for the Book Meme Tag Thingie but nobody has so I'm just going to jump in and steal the stick form Annika.

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be?

The obvious choice for me is Don Quixote. I have been known to tilt at the odd windmill from time to time. Or as Bluto said “I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part.”

Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?

I could think long and hard and come up with a really insightful answer. There are any number of characters I would have liked to have had a crush on but in truth I can't recall one.

The last book you bought is:

Silent America by Bill Whittle. Not counting when I read it all on his website, I've read it twice now.

The last book you read:

Silent America by Bill Whittle. Not counting when I read it all on his website, I've read it twice now.

What are you currently reading?

Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents by Cormac O'Brien. A look at the personality quirks of the men who have held this nation's highest office. Dedicated to making sure that none of them can be held in too much reverence. It's hard to revere someone you are snickering at. It was given to me as a gift. I don't think I am going to finish it.

Five books you would take to a deserted island.

1. The Federalist Papers. It has been a long time since I read them and I need to do it again.

2. Atlas Shrugged. A book that would inspire me to keep going and find a way home. Plus it's big and I'll have a lot of time.

3. The Lord of The Rings. I know its technically three books but if they are in a box set it counts as one. Right?

4. A good field guide to edible plants and stuff.

5. War and Peace. How long am I going to be on this island anyway?

Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why?

Tuning Spork. Because I can.

Ted. Because I'm curious.

Mark Oakley. Because he hasn't blogged since June and I wish he would.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 02:47 PM | Comments (7) | Add Comment

1 steal away Stephen.

i thought the Lord of the Rings was originally intended as a very big one volume book, but they later chopped it up.

Posted by: annika at March 20, 2005 04:12 PM (gm+mS)

2 Speaking of books, Tomorrow the Stars just arrived.

Thanks Steve!

Posted by: Pixy Misa at March 20, 2005 06:03 PM (AIaDY)

3 when I got divorced I Accidentally became romantically involved with a fictional character
My exwife had left he childhood book THUMBELLINA
behind I was in the process of sending back to her {in Wisconsin} when I , for some reason, paged through it, Ours was a Lightning quick Whirlwind AND TORRID love affair !!! Unfortunately it was shortlived when I was unable to fully remove her Image and her[essence}
, If you will, from the pages with my silly putty In a horribble act of frustration I threw the book into the wood stove and I havent fully recovered to this day LOVE IS CRUEL

Posted by: skinner at March 20, 2005 09:20 PM (Z+lgd)

4 Why the hell would you need books ? Id just make sure I had a subscription to the WEEKLY WORLD NEWS!!!!!! Like this little old lady told me once ,who was behind, me in line at the supermarket, She saw my W.W.N. and told me confiding in me ,kinda whispering, I love that paper theres alot of stuff in there you just dont get in the regular news!!. I love that lady no truer words have ever been spoken. but if I had to settle for books sam clemens thoreau jules verne Dr ruth

Posted by: skinner at March 20, 2005 09:35 PM (Z+lgd)

5 I cant leave out Steinbeck that dr ruth deal maybe thats a freudian thumbelina neorosis Ive got happenning Have you ever seen dr Ruth she can hide behind a fire plug standing up

Posted by: skinner at March 20, 2005 09:50 PM (Z+lgd)

6 skinner, that Thimbelina story was histerical.

Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 21, 2005 04:06 PM (lq74+)

7 BTW, Steve, you should probably pass this stick to someone else. I never read fiction and all of my books are for reference. Last book bought: Case Closed by Gerald Posner (to replace the copy that was destroyed in a January thaw). Last book read: the dictionary. Last book read cover-to-cover: Hmmm. Either Breach of Faith by Theodore H. White, Revolution In The Head, a Beatles book (author unremembered) or Fair Ball (I think that's the title) ny Bob Costas. Currently reading: **BWAHAHAHA!**

My books are mainly political and scientific and, like I said, for reference. "What was that bit about Howard Baker checking out Reagan for signs of senility? Oh yeah..." **grabs Landslide**

Posted by: Tuning Spork at March 21, 2005 04:25 PM (lq74+)

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