I have to renew my driver's license in the next two weeks, and then jury duty in the last week of the month. I never seem to actually read in these environments. I have a feeling my coloring book is going to get a work out instead.

I found one that is just pages and pages of paisleys. I'll have to order that tonight.

I realized too late that reading Lolita on a cross-country bus trip was the wrong choice for discouraging creepy guys from talking to me. Live and learn.

I realized too late that reading Lolita on a cross-country bus trip was the wrong choice for discouraging creepy guys from talking to me. Live and learn.

Yeah, stay away from Tropic of Cancer too. (Though it was a fun plot point in After Hours.)

Well, I found some papers I shouldn't have thrown away, and saved them, and found others I'd carefully put aside, but nothing to do with jury duty.

Now I need to work out how to arrange my Monday morning.

-t, I'm thinking maybe this would be the best choice of reading material for warding off unwanted wierdos on public transit (between the title and the eye-catching skeleton on the cover).

Well, after a copy of The Watchtower, anyway.

With this you get a specific sort of attention. Can be both interesting and bad.

Well, after a copy of The Watchtower, anyway.

Some really lovely JWitnesses came to the door today to invite me to a couple of events.

I've always had nice experiences with the usual group but I do sometimes wonder what strategy has them knocking on doors in this neighborhood in the middle of the day on a weekday. Myself and maybe three other people are actually home! It seems like a waste of their time.

Maybe they are introverted Jehovah's Witnesses and don't really want to talk to people? I know that is what I would do.

The only JW I knew was in grammar school and he was very quiet. For some reason the teachers always were explaining why he did not say the Pledge or celebrate his birthday, but in a pretty nice (for the late 70's) inclusive way. I think it came up a lot though because half of our activities revolved around a holiday of some sort.

Maybe they are introverted Jehovah's Witnesses and don't really want to talk to people? I know that is what I would do.

Heh. They are pretty calm, that's for sure.

I actually enjoy running into them because they just seem like lovely people. Also, and I suppose this is a weird thing to focus on, they are always dressed to the nines and the gentlemen always smell fantastic. The women usually have really nice hats. Not Sunday Crowns...which I love...but very stylish and dignified.

The strongest reaction I ever got to a book was on a commuter train. My seatmate was amazed by the length of Outlander, and wanted to know WHY I would read a book so long. Baffled me. Because it's good? Why else?