And she's back... again...

I swear I have every intention of keeping this blog up-to-date for you to enjoy, and then I fall off the bandwagon once more. My goal for 2012: become a better blogger. :) Yes, 2012... can you believe it? It's the year of the end of the world. Yeah, remember that? The Mayans and their calendar? Well, supposedly, a new piece of "evidence" now confirms that we really are doomed. I read it a couple of weeks ago, but interestingly, as I'm trying to find the article now, it seems to have disappeared. So, take my word for it... the end of the world is only one year away, so go ahead and live a little. ;)
(Seriously, these doomsday threats are getting a bit old. Can we move on and talk about stuff that's actually interesting, important, or at least entertaining?)

A while ago, the Humanist magazine approached me about writing a book review about the new book "The Magic of Reality" by Richard Dawkins. How could I refuse such an opportunity, right? I got a free book out of it, that, might I add, is probably one of the best books I've ever read... and am still reading. It really doesn't matter if you're an unschooler, homeschooler, and public schooler, this book is worth the read for the entire family. Richard Dawkins is, quite simply, brilliant. And finally he wrote a book, that regular people (like me) can read too, without passing out from exhaustion about halfway through.
And so, I sit with my children, every so often, and we read a chapter, or maybe just part of a chapter, and we have all been fascinated by the facts, and we are truly appreciating the magic of reality. Where do we come from? That's an earthquake? Who was the first human? These and more questions answered. Go, Richard, go. Oh, and by the way, the illustrations are fantastic as well. It is an all around good book.

Have a great day, everyone... and I'll be back... soon!