When I was a pup, reading was "forced" upon me by my teachers. Thankfully, when I was still young, my mother bought me LOTR from a supermarket. Those books proved to me that reading could be an immersive, joyful experience. Thus, Tolkien will always be numero uno. I've lost count the numbe...

Gotta be artistic license. Even though I favor Sweet's covers, I don't think any of them present an accurate representation of the respective scenes.

There are times when I find myself approaching the books with too much of an analytical mind. It is tempting to do so for the purpose of looking wise with deep answers in this forum. (Hey, one can dream!!) That's when it seems like a chore to me and things slow down. The magic comes when I simply ge...

Sorry 'bout that! Must have done the map thing wrong. Oh, probably not. I just didn't even think of looking at the phoogle... :oops: I'm in Folsom, a suburb of Sacramento. Just a hop and a skip from San Fran. cool ... Hopefully you will get a chance to meet up with the other San Franciscoan Watcher...

Wow! Johnny was the man! I'm not even a pimple......well, you know. But I do my best to bring comfort and high spirits with my music wherever I go. We all have a verse to contribute in this life's song! (Argh, I have a tendancy to wax on sometimes ) My apologies.

A sigh of relief. Some of the old magic from the 1st and 2nd chronicles returned for me. Up 'til 3am (before a flight) finishing the book. Intense! Runes was more enjoyable the second time through because I have some context now. I remember thinking, years ago, "what's on the other side of the ...

Sorry 'bout that! Must have done the map thing wrong. I'm in Folsom, a suburb of Sacramento. Just a hop and a skip from San Fran.

I've finally answered the summons! Lurking is not very becoming. Jeez, all these buttons and icons and tokens and forums and subjects...!! I'm overwhelmed! Please bear with me while I acclimatize to this place. I'm hoping that at least here, there is also patience in the world.