Finally read "The Giver"

by Lois Lowry. Gathering Blue mentioned below is the companion to The Giver. Great book. I hated the ending, but I suppose everyone does. I think she has a couple more books out there I need to read.

I'm also reading a mystery thriller by James Twinning called "Double Eagle." It's okay--not a page turner, but interesting enough to keep me reading. I also just got me an Eric Benet CD. Cool stuff--Accoustic guitar style R&B, cool voice. I think he is one of those stealth secular artist Christians whose music on the surface sounds like everything else out there, but a little scrutiny reveals that's it's all cleaner that it first appears, which is cool because I have to listen to it with my girls present.

I'm trying to find new authors to read for after Lowry, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.

In the mean time the Bills are in first place in football's toughest division, the AFC East (shut up!!). We just may have a shot at winning the division and then come the playoffs were anything could happen. If Trent Dilfer and Mark Rypien can win superbowls, so can Kelly Holcomb. We have a decent enough defense, above average special teams, and an offense that's above average.

I've hit writer's block with my current writing project, Children of Clay, but I'm up to 280 pages, so I can't complain. I think I need to do more research and sit on it for a while longer.