It's a rainy, windy day so far. Last night while Jo and I and the pups were relaxing and watching TV, we heard loud music. We both thought it was someone driving by on the main road blaring their radio.. Then we realized it was one of the local Christmas trucks driving around our neighborhood. It was so neat. It does make you feel more like Christmas. We've no snow on the ground here (and I'm not complaining) but the rain we've been getting has been snow in the mountains. Mount Washington has a base of 140 cm. (Click on the 2 links; the first an article about the Christmas trucks, the other the snow cams at Mount Washington.)
Bill's 2018 Musical Advent Calendar
Day 20 - Belinda Carlisle - Sun
I've grown to appreciate Belinda Carlisle's music more and more the past few years. I always liked The Gogos and I purchased Carlisle's first album when it first came out. But she's got such a great catalogue. I had thought of picking Summer Rain for my choice, but it is winter after all... So here you go with my choice... Sun
I finished one more of my final selections last night. One more to go and then I'll see if I have time for another one or two...
Just Finished
1. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (YA / Fantasy / Percy Jackson #1).
"An entertaining, action-packed adventure. That's what I thought of The Lightning Thief, the first Percy Jackson fantasy adventure by Rick Riordan. I've read quite a few of these young adult adventure series. I finally thought I'd give this one a try.
Percy is a troubled teen (aren't they all.. :;0)), who finds himself moving from school to school, having difficulty fitting in and rarely lasting a year at each. His mother loves him dearly, his father abandoned him and his step-father is an arse. On a field trip from his current school, Percy is attacked by a seeming demon / monster and manages to destroy her. (It was one of his teachers). When he gets back to school, a new teacher is in place and nobody seems to remember the previous one at all. Other strange things happen, resulting in another expulsion.
As he soon discovers, his favorite teacher is Chiron, a personage out of Greek mythology and his best friend, Grover, is a satyr and Percy's father is a god (you have to read the story to find out which one). Percy's mother finally determines that Percy needs to go to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for children's of gods.
There are tragedies on the way and after time at this camp, Percy and two of his new friends are sent on a Quest to find Zeus's lightning bolt. If he doesn't do so on time, a war will erupt amongst the gods and the people on earth will suffer. On this journey, Percy and his compatriots meet many other gods, many who will try to stop them from succeeding. Part of the fun of this book is trying to figure out which gods and / or demons they might be.
I won't ruin any more of the story with this review. Suffice it to say that it was entertaining and moved along nicely. Percy and Annabeth and Grover are all strong and intelligent and work together to accomplish this difficult task. I was totally entertained and I look forward to continuing the Percy Jackson stories to meet more of the gods, monsters and demi-gods who people Greek myths and now live in this modern world. If you enjoy the Greek myths, you might like this updated version. (3.5 stars)"
Have a great day!
Bill's 2018 Musical Advent Calendar
Day 20 - Belinda Carlisle - Sun
I've grown to appreciate Belinda Carlisle's music more and more the past few years. I always liked The Gogos and I purchased Carlisle's first album when it first came out. But she's got such a great catalogue. I had thought of picking Summer Rain for my choice, but it is winter after all... So here you go with my choice... Sun
I finished one more of my final selections last night. One more to go and then I'll see if I have time for another one or two...
Just Finished
"An entertaining, action-packed adventure. That's what I thought of The Lightning Thief, the first Percy Jackson fantasy adventure by Rick Riordan. I've read quite a few of these young adult adventure series. I finally thought I'd give this one a try.
Percy is a troubled teen (aren't they all.. :;0)), who finds himself moving from school to school, having difficulty fitting in and rarely lasting a year at each. His mother loves him dearly, his father abandoned him and his step-father is an arse. On a field trip from his current school, Percy is attacked by a seeming demon / monster and manages to destroy her. (It was one of his teachers). When he gets back to school, a new teacher is in place and nobody seems to remember the previous one at all. Other strange things happen, resulting in another expulsion.
As he soon discovers, his favorite teacher is Chiron, a personage out of Greek mythology and his best friend, Grover, is a satyr and Percy's father is a god (you have to read the story to find out which one). Percy's mother finally determines that Percy needs to go to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for children's of gods.
There are tragedies on the way and after time at this camp, Percy and two of his new friends are sent on a Quest to find Zeus's lightning bolt. If he doesn't do so on time, a war will erupt amongst the gods and the people on earth will suffer. On this journey, Percy and his compatriots meet many other gods, many who will try to stop them from succeeding. Part of the fun of this book is trying to figure out which gods and / or demons they might be.
I won't ruin any more of the story with this review. Suffice it to say that it was entertaining and moved along nicely. Percy and Annabeth and Grover are all strong and intelligent and work together to accomplish this difficult task. I was totally entertained and I look forward to continuing the Percy Jackson stories to meet more of the gods, monsters and demi-gods who people Greek myths and now live in this modern world. If you enjoy the Greek myths, you might like this updated version. (3.5 stars)"
Have a great day!
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