February 28, 2003
Friday Five
So, here is my first Friday Five in a while. This week's questions were kindof interesting so I am going to participate. I will freely say that I don't like all the questions that they post there. Sometimes it seems like they force it, and the questions aren't all that interesting.
1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?
My favorite reading medium would have to be science fiction novels/short stories. Not all of them, because most of the modern publications in my opinion are pretty crappy. I have been enjoying Ray Bradbury almost exclusively for the last few years. I also have read a bunch of Bujold and some Lovecraft (a little depressing but fun). The classic Bradbury stories relating to Mars and American paranoia on a variety of subject is really the best.
I also switch off my reading to business, management philosophy and other related topics. Some of my favorite in that category are; anything relating to Six Sigma, the FISH books, Whale Done and The Tipping Point
2. What is your favorite novel?
My favorite novel would have to be Lord of the Rings: Two Towers.
3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!)
Hmmm, I really enjoy poetry but it has been a long time since I have gotten into anything specific. For a time I was really into Poe, and I have always liked Maya Angelou, but nothing that comes to mind.
4. What is one thing you've always wanted to read, or wish you had more time to read?
I wish I had more time to read anything! Right now I tend to get through only one book a week, sometimes it takes almost 1.5 weeks to chew through something with my current schedule. I would love to go back and reread (or read for the first time) some classics; Dickens; Twain, Austin, etc.
5. What are you currently reading?
I am reading Execution by Larry Bossidy. It is a business publication about the process of getting things done and teaching managers at all levels but especially at the highest levels about how to execute business objectives effectively.