I got through another book!

Ever since I didn’t renew my subscription to People magazine I’ve renewed my interest in reading actual books. Like I said in the past, I had gotten into the very bad habit of just reading magazines and my attention span had plummeted. Over the last two years my pile of “books to read” had gotten so high it was now two piles and an entire shelf on my bookcase in my office. I had stopped buying anything but reference books at the bookstore so as to not make it worse.

Lately though I found myself reading in the lunchroom instead of turning on the TV or going to bed with a book, reading a few more pages before turning out the lights for the night.

With that said, I am happy to say that I finished another book a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Rule No. 5: No Sex on the Bus by Brian Thacker is based on true stories of an Australian bus tour leader as he led groups of crazy college co-eds through Europe. The chapters are divided into the basic countries – The Netherlands, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain – and he is a hilarious story-teller. Having experienced Europe in the summer on two different occasions while in college I recognized and agreed with many of his observations and experiences. It’s a great read for anyone and if you have back-packed Europe it will be extra special as you remember some of your own antics.