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There are two things that can get me as excited as a kid; trivia and history. Yesterday I received the book Strange but true, America weird tales from all 50 states yesterday and by this afternoon I was done reading it. Thanks Lone Pine Publications for putting out such a fun book and sending a copy to me.

This is a must have book for all American history lovers, not to mention those who love American trivia. The book is broken down by state. The reader can pick and chose which stories to read as each piece or article is written as if it came from a newspaper column. I found it fun to jump around reading about Native Americans, then our presidents and finally about some of our more colorful American citizens.

My favorite piece is titled Skull ‘speaks’ of prehistoric kindness. In this article the reader is told of some 9,000 year old skulls found with their brains intact. The DNA evidence shows there is no connection to present day Native Americans. Why haven’t we heard about this in the news? I find it terribly fascinating.

Towards the back of the book there are very short trivia pieces that are as fascinating as the longer articles. Did you know several planes carrying nuclear missiles have crashed on American soil? Look under the heading When Doomsday came calling to your state to find out when and where this has happened.
This book will surely please those who love the Uncle John’s trivia books. I have several relatives on my holiday gift list who do. This is the book they will receive instead.

Wow, it has been awhile since I have written anything about my life. It has been a tough couple of months but as always I am weathering the storms that come my way.

Back in May I switched jobs. No big surprise, as my ex-husband said “so what else is new?.

I now work for the Division of Forestry for the State of Nevada. Not a bad switch I might add. I work with a great bunch of people, no drama queens in this crowd! Oh and the firemen, well worth the job switch!

I have been reading a lot this summer. I have not reviewed many of my reads as I do not want this blog to be just another book review site, though I do enjoy reviewing and talking books.

If you noticed, I finally placed a real picture of me on the site. I got brave and took some pictures. Now there is a real person behind this blog.

I am reading Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie. It is book two in her Roman Empire series. If you like historical fiction I would give this series a try. Next up is Mathew Pearl’s The Last Dickens. I have a pile of books I want to read before school starts again. This next semester is going to be tough. I am taking three writing intensive classes. By spring I will be a senior. The time has flown by! Next up my Masters in Medieval History.

I hope to spend more time on my blog. I am looking forward to expanding what I put on it. Tonight was all about updating. Next up some musing from my ever wandering and wondering mind.