Day: December 14, 2007

Sarah Andrews’s Bone Hunter has a dinosaur skeleton on the cover, and drags “forensic geologist” Em Hansen into the Utah desert to solve a mystery. Yes, this was one of the lighter reads. If you need the elevator pitch, it’s “CSI meets paleontology meets the Mormons, with an edge of romance to tease.” (OK, that’s a twisted elevator, but I’m not one for plot summaries.) The author tries a bit too hard to dig (ahem) into the way religion and science clash, but it’s not a bad mystery all the same.

I’ve spent a weekend in Salt Lake City, near the University of Utah, and we visited the museum described in the book — pretty good place to view those old bones!

Patton lingered on the shelf for months, but three hours last weekend finally appeared. I know nothing, historically, about the General, so my knowledge is now based on this fictionalized account. The film is compelling enough, though.

Metacritic wasn’t around in 1970, but for Oscar winners, they’ve gone back in time: 91 is the score. One more fact I didn’t know: Francis Ford Coppola was one of the screenwriters. I’m going to see Coppola’s new film Youth Without Youth on Sunday night. Reviews have not been stellar, but I’ll bet the editing is spectacular. 😉

It took longer than expected, but secure bike storage at work is once again a reality. (Thanks, Laura!)

I biked to work and home again today for the first time in 6 months. Just in time, too, as I’m signed up for the San Bruno Hill Climb on New Year’s Day.