Certain uncertainty...

Pretty nerdy. I just picked out a couple books for vacation; Genome: An Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (a gripping page-turner, no doubt), and it's thrilling sequel The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture . Jon and I caught a rerun of Nova Monday night which has had me reading all I can find about epigenetics . I have exhausted free resources which are not completely over my head and had to break down an find a book. I suppose I could have gone to the library, but I can shop Amazon in comfort... I am especially interested in what Matt Ridley has to say about Richard Dawkins and his "Selfish Gene" assertions. Maybe I should go back a read that first, but I really don't want to. Instead, I shall find myself a good summary. That's the ticket. I may be a nerd, but I am a lazy nerd. If anyone is interested in purchasing some Science Homework Offsets to fund my book habit, please let me know.

Katrina is hosting another reading challenge , and I am ready with my list: When I Don't Desire God (John Piper) I have been "meaning to" get to this one for quite some time. Crimes Against Logic (Jamie Whyte) Sitting on my bookshelf for way too long Nineteen Minutes (Jodi Picoult) Because I need one more thing to make me cry. City of God (Augustine of Hippo) Ashamed to say how long this one has sat on my shelf. (Through four moves) The Twelve Caesars (Suetonius) Two of my favorites: history and classics. What could be better. The Aeneid (Virgil) In English this time. Der Steppenwolf (Herman Hesse) I missed this one in school. We read Siddhartha instead. As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner) Love love love him. The House of the Seven Gables (Hawthorne) This is mostly because I never could stand his work when I was younger. I am going to try again, with fifteen years under my belt. Ok, they are now out there for anyone to see.