Reading Journal

I finished "Not Dead Yet" and "So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." last night.

Both were decent. Not I'd-Rather-Give-Myself-a-Swirly boring, but not exactly enthralling, either. "Not Dead Yet" was at the beginning, and some of "So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." was pretty good.

"Not Dead Yet" is the story of Phil Southerland, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 7 months. He took control of his diabetes and now heads a bike racing team to raise awareness and funds for solutions for Type 1. The first part is best if you're reading it because your passionate about bikes, while the second is best if you're reading it because you're passionate about diabetes. Lucky for me, I'm into both. Oh, and he looks like Matt Damon.

"So I'm Talkin' to This Guy..." is a collection of short, 2-page op-eds by Rob Borsilliano (or something equally Italian). He grew up in the Bronx and his wife talked him into moving to Des Moines. The last entry really threw me.