While the lovely wife recovers from her surgery[1], I've been reading Carl Zimmer's fascinating blog:
The Loom I've always been interested in evolution and biology. Once I started, I can't stop digging through his archive of posts. Great Stuff! I read a couple of his books a year or two ago. "Parasite Rex"-- creepy, disgusting, fascinating. and "Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs", also very good.
Fiction-wise:
- Scott Smith, "The Ruins" -- meh. It had good bits, but I couldn't suspend my disbelief w/ regard to the villain. Definitely not a book to read while vacationing in Central America.
- Cormac McCarthy, "The Road" -- A man and his son wander across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Heartbreaking. Good.
- Dan Simmons, "The Terror" -- 19th century Arctic explorers stuck for years in the ice while a monster slowly picks them off. Awesome.
[1] Since my brother-in-law reads this, I'd better explain. She had a
lipoma removed. It was an outpatient procedure, everything went well, and she's recovering at home. Today is probably her worst birthday ever, but she's doing OK.
