"I see things better with my feet."~James Holman

Da da da da! It's time for another installment of "What I'm reading now." While I haven't been reading as much as I want to, I've still been getting a little reading in. One of the last books I read was one of the better books I've read in awhile. It's called "A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler" It's a biography of James Holman, the famous Blind Traveler...okay, maybe he's not so famous, but he is fascinating and the book is very well written. I've loaned the book out and have gotten fabulous feedback from others on it to. It seems like a book everyone can enjoy, but if you're into history, traveling, or human triumph at all, then you must read it. It is the author, Jason Roberts, first full book. Although he has been in collections by McSweeney's (founded by one of my favorite authors, Dave Eggers) and writes at The Grotto (with another favorite author of mine, Po Bronson) It must be something in the air in San Fransico. After I finished 'A Sense of the Word' I went through a stage where I picked up books and started them, but didn't finish. The most notable of them is "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
" which Gabe loaned me. I did think the book was interesting, especially if you're into business, computers, or economy. The problem was the book is too repetitive. Each chapter said the same stuff over and over, with a lot of overlap...so I got bored. I reread some Bukowski poetry and some Pablo Neruda too. I think I finally can say, "I love reading poetry." I've still got a long way to go before I would call myself a 'good' poetry reader, but I like it and that's a pretty important step. The book I'm currently reading is 'Magical Thinking: True Stories' by Augusten Burroughs, who also wrote "Running with Scissors.
It's one of those "if you like so-and-so, then you'll like this too" type of books. It is almost exactly like David Sedaris' work, maybe a little too much for my taste, but it's enjoyable. I should finish that today and I'll start in on a book on Egon Schiele. Egon Schiele is one of my favorite painters, but I don't really know anything about him and I'm looking forward to doing so.
Since this was one of my first post back, I decided to toss in a ass-load of links for you all. Enjoy, then go read a book.