Out of the blue...
It's been an interesting morning thus far.
I got in to a phone call from one of my team's husband. She went home early yesterday, complaining of headache.
He took her to the doctor when he got home, and as she sat in the waiting room, she fell over - dead. Attempts at revival were not successful.
She was 23, and had a 3 year old child.
Life is utterly random, we can never know when it will be taken away.
I sit on here and mope and whine about life not being fair, I'm alone. I really have little to complain about. Oh, I feel alone a lot of the time - especially after things like Sunday (Mother's Day) and family gatherings.
But what I'm conveying is, I seldom talk about good things. I always forget to remember the 1000 little moments when life goes well, and obsess about the random crappy parts of my day.
And then I go on to say, I really didn't enjoy Wilbur Smith's new Taita novel. It was *too* much a fantasy novel, rather than an historical adventure. Ironic to hear that from me, I know, but, that was one of the joys of the books that began with River God. The fabulous history involved. The Quest, is just way over the top, and much of the "magic" is unbelievable.
At first there were strong parrallels between these books, and the two series I'd read by Christian Jacq, one on Ramses the Great, and one on Deir el Medina (the city where the craftsmen lived who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings). Good archaeological information, strong historical accuracy as a back drop to the narration.
It just really disappointed me to have Taita tossing energy around like a black robe of Kelewan. It also had that feel of Fonzie - you know what I mean... jumping sharks on waterskis kind of thing... Taita lost his credibility as a character.
For those who are historically minded, I've been watching a whole lot of Terry Jones' documentary work lately. His Mediaeval Lives, and his Barbarians series are both well worth the effort of tracking down! The blend of Terry's feel for comedy and story telling, with well researched history is something to make a person like me grin.
I got in to a phone call from one of my team's husband. She went home early yesterday, complaining of headache.
He took her to the doctor when he got home, and as she sat in the waiting room, she fell over - dead. Attempts at revival were not successful.
She was 23, and had a 3 year old child.
Life is utterly random, we can never know when it will be taken away.
I sit on here and mope and whine about life not being fair, I'm alone. I really have little to complain about. Oh, I feel alone a lot of the time - especially after things like Sunday (Mother's Day) and family gatherings.
But what I'm conveying is, I seldom talk about good things. I always forget to remember the 1000 little moments when life goes well, and obsess about the random crappy parts of my day.
And then I go on to say, I really didn't enjoy Wilbur Smith's new Taita novel. It was *too* much a fantasy novel, rather than an historical adventure. Ironic to hear that from me, I know, but, that was one of the joys of the books that began with River God. The fabulous history involved. The Quest, is just way over the top, and much of the "magic" is unbelievable.
At first there were strong parrallels between these books, and the two series I'd read by Christian Jacq, one on Ramses the Great, and one on Deir el Medina (the city where the craftsmen lived who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings). Good archaeological information, strong historical accuracy as a back drop to the narration.
It just really disappointed me to have Taita tossing energy around like a black robe of Kelewan. It also had that feel of Fonzie - you know what I mean... jumping sharks on waterskis kind of thing... Taita lost his credibility as a character.
For those who are historically minded, I've been watching a whole lot of Terry Jones' documentary work lately. His Mediaeval Lives, and his Barbarians series are both well worth the effort of tracking down! The blend of Terry's feel for comedy and story telling, with well researched history is something to make a person like me grin.