My life has come down to two basics, biking and books. With only 11 days, 21 hours, 41 minutes and 6 seconds until the start of RAGBRAI, I'm happy to be back on my bike. Yesterday's ride was hot and humid (like crazy). I always sweat a ton when I ride, but yesterday was out of control. Let me gross you out a bit. When I returned home, I could wring water (sweat) out of both my bandana and my hair... not even joking.
I've also been sticking with reading one book for each three young adult (YA) books I read. As soon as I blog about the YA books, I start a book from my reading list. Yesterday it was Gloria Steinem''s My Life on the Road. She's coming to St. Paul for Talking Volumes, and I think it could be interesting. I liked the book (4/5 stars). I really did. However, I can't get past her comments about women and Barry Sanders. "Young women, she said, ask, 'Where are the boys?' as in, 'Who are the boys voting for?'" When she talked about the Obama/Clinton race, she had positive things to say about each candidate. In fact, many of the positive things she mentioned about Obama could be said about Sanders, yet she decided to make sophomoric statements about the women who were following him. Anyway, it I should probably get over it. The book was worth reading, and, again, it will be interesting listening to her.
The next three YA books on the list: Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly, Walking Home by Eric Walters, and Illegal by Bettina Restrepo. At the end of the school year, I brought home approximately 40-50 books. How do I choose what book to read next? At the beginning, I was choosing by looking at the covers, yep. Now, I go to my digital Hennepin County Library site to see what books I can borrow and download to my Kindle. Although I do put a couple on hold, I basically choose books I can borrow without a hold.
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