Between work and politics, I am really looking forward to the summer. What fills the time?
First, trying to get to the beach. I grew up on the Atlantic side so I love the ocean. Something about swimming in the waves and currents of the sea that focuses the mind. Kind of like meditation.
Second, reading……This summer I am reading “Faust” by von Goethe. This good friend of mine who is trying to make me into an intellectual recommended it. I’m halfway through. A second book which I started last year is a biography of General William Tecumseh Sherman……sorry Bradley, I know he burnt your family’s barn in Gadsden County down. But he was a great Republican with a first rate strategy for winning…..gotta like that!
Oh, yeah…. did I mention I love the mountains in North Carolina?
Ha! Perhaps there is a connection between your two summer reading projects. Could it be that Sherman made a deal with the devil?
Just kidding! I’m grateful that the Union was preserved, but that doesn’t mean I have to admire the likes of Sherman!
I’ve just finished “The 5,000 Year Leap” by Skausen and I’m working my way through “The Seven Fat Years” by Bartley. It’s a great primer on Reagan’s economic policy. I highly recommend both!