June 20, 2014

I did not finish the Mexican stories - but at least I reviewed the notebooks and refreshed my memory.
I stopped at the trip to San Miguel de Allende which will always be a favorite place. Pictures and journals are always available.

Now I hope to use the blog as a frequent summary of books, movies etc. The two recent books I want to remember are:

SHANTARAM by Gregory David Roberts is a long novel about an Australian who flees to India after escaping from jail. What makes it memorable is his tumultuous life in Mumbai and other parts of India. It does give a unique view of living in the huge slums and becoming involved in the criminal life.

DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC: A TALE OF MADNESS, MEDICINE AND THE MURDER OF A PRESIDENT by Candice Millard. It is a biography of James A. Garfield. I could not even remember when he was president. It is fascinating in several respects - it does give an idea of how politics has changed, whether the times make the man or the man the times, and a look at medicine at the time. There is a good review in the New York Times Sunday Book Review. I found it when I googled best biographies. It is an interesting list.

I also want to use the blog to track some of my more memorable maladies. This time is the three weeks of rash and itching for no good reason -- I am sure dry skin is involved. I managed to cope with it until last week when I went to San Diego and developed the worse case of dry eye that I have had. I came back from San Diego early to see the doctor about the rash and talk to Dr. Miller about possible side effects from my medicine. I had also intended to see someone about the dry eye - but have not yet.