Benjamin Franklin Again

Why am I writing all of this on a blog?

I have learned over the years that notebooks get lost. I hope to really finish this project and not lose any of the things that I have discovered. We tend to move a lot.

Mother's Day is tomorrow. Here is some free advice in the spirit of Benjamin Franklin. Plan something for your Mother or the special Mom in your life. Don't ask her what she wants to do because that means she has to figure out for you how much you appreciate her. This is not in the spirit of the holiday.

I wish I could give advice in pithy little statements like on page 19.

Men Should be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown props'd or things forgot . . . For want of modesty is want of sense.

Not Benjamin Franklin by the bye, but some one else a guy named Alexander Pope. Franklin was smart enough to quote someone who by all accounts is pretty learned himself.

Anyway I wanted to discuss Franklin's take on finding a persuasive writing style. As a influential senior statesmen I'm pretty sure his advice on discovering one's own style  is important. However all of the information about writing is pretty lengthy and dense. It occupies several paragraphs on pages 17-19 and isn't the most exciting thing to read.

I have also read another teen fiction romance. It was a bit heavy on the Jesus takes the Wheel references. I am all for people living a faith filled life, however for entertainment no matter what the message is I don't want to beat over the head with it. reading this novel It's All About Us by Shelly Adina is similar to watching a Tyler Perry movie. No matter the funny or dramatic devices employed I still feel like I'm being preached to. Oddly enough I don't mind sermons, I just don't like the back door approach just tell me what you are trying to say to wrap it up in some weird dressing.

Anyway,

I have also started on another novel this time from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die, Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. I don't know if it is because of the frequent interruptions from my 21 month old child but I can't seem to get into it. There is a lot of talk about this community/school, there are tons of hints that something is not quite right about these people. It feels like the hints are to few and far between to really get me interested about the mystery of this place, I also feel like I might already know,  like the Author told us within the first couple of pages.

Wish Me Luck!