Book Anger

Have you ever picked up a book to read yet it made you so angry that you couldn’t read it? That’s how it was recently when I tried to read ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ by Jon Krakauer. It was the book discussion group selection.

Twice I started from the beginning, becoming so incensed at the abuse of women and children in our country, in the area of Utah and Arizona by the Fundamentalists of Latter Day Saints. This abuse of women and children is largely overlooked while our brilliant political leaders stamp out the abuse of women in the Middle East. Figure that one out.

Twice I had to put the book down so I didn’t explode with anger. The story is an insight of Mormon Fundamentalists. Our government sends four million dollars per year to Colorado City public school district, which, according to the Phoenix New Times “is operated primarily for the financial benefit of the FLDS Church and for the personal enrichment of FLDS school district leaders.”
I finally read the author’s remarks at the end of the book, finding it very interesting that he set out to write quite different story. Then I read a chapter in the middle of the book. Crazy way to read a book, but sometimes it’s whatever works. I never did finish all of it.

Haunted Bordentown, New Jersey

Now that I can think again after those awful Shingles have receded, I’m engaged for book signing events at the Old Book Shop of Bordentown on the Friday evening of 28th March and the Saturday afternoon of the 29th at the Bordentown Library on E. Union Street. Bordentown, New Jersey of course.

The new Haunted Bordentown book is exciting with new stories of recent and distant happenings in and around town. There’s a great story with pictures involving the original Clara Barton schoolhouse. This was a 'happening' on the Bordentown Historic Rout of December in 2006. An experience that includes two people.

Another story tells you different experiences of varied members in the same family. Yet again do those that pass over leave their skills behind for the next occupant of a house? Do we have spirits around us all the time, yet only some can see them? Sometimes the spirits show up in photographs.
Other happenings will tingle your toes and give you a new way of looking at an old town.

Shingles

It’s amazing how experiencing an illness gives me a new understanding of the pain and suffering others go through. I just never give thought to stuff like that, but my recent bout of Shingles on my face has done just that. My excruciating pain was short-lived, the earaches, toothaches (where I have no teeth) and headaches lasted for three weeks. I still can’t touch the top of my head without feeling near-screaming pain. Who knew?

It all began with what I thought was a sinus headache/earache/toothache. As soon as I used Nasacort Nasal Spray the right side of my face swelled, distorted and broke out in a rash! I assumed it was a reaction to the Nasacort. It wasn’t. It took an exam by an Ear, Nose & Throat doctor to detect the real problem. I was ten days in getting to her. All the time not knowing what creepy thing was attacking me. Awful. I don’t recommend it to anyone.