The week has come to an end with another case of the crud. That’s right. College students somehow don’t understand that upper respiratory infections are contagious and not something that anyone else wants. If you are feeling under the weather, do not walk into a music studio and spread your gunk.
So, I’ve felt pretty crummy the end of the week. I played a service on Sunday morning wearing my COVID mask and went to work on Monday morning with the same mask. I was able to get in to see the doctor this afternoon who confirmed that I have acquired the viral infection that is going around. Since I’ve leaving on a jet plane on Thursday, he gave me a massive injection and I will start a Z-Pak tomorrow. What does that mean? At the moment, but butt is sore from the shot and I didn’t feel like doing a ton of reading this week. In fact, my reading streak came to an end on Saturday after 62 consecutive days of putting my nose in a book. Oh well, time to start a new streak!
What I’m Currently Reading
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (p. 77 of 342). This is one of the September 2024 selections from the Book of the Month Club. As you can see, I’m not very far into it, but it is an interesting premise. Three sisters are dealing with the one year anniversary of the death of their fourth sister. In many ways, she was the glue that held them all together. Rather than dealing with the loss, the sisters have avoided their grief and left their childhood home as it has always been. Now that their parents are selling the space, the option of ignoring the memories and mementos they left behind is no more.
With a flight to the West Coast coming up this week, I hope to make some serious progress in this novel. I really need to get back into a reading routine now that the Cubs season has come to an end and I don’t have the distraction of baseball any more. Now I must choose to spend my time in the pages of a book or mindlessly watching television. Right now, I’m not certain that I will make the right decision because the lure of the boob tube is strong.
There you have it. I’m fighting for my reading life at the moment. Tune in next week to see how things turn out.
Until then, happy reading, y’all.
Reading for Me 
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