Well, I finished Catch-22 today. I was glad I reread it. There were parts I remembered, and other parts I did not. I'm not exactly sure how satisfied I was with the ending, despite it being a very entertaining yet thought-provoking book. I'll have to read the sequel sometime.
I was pleased to see that the author, Joseph Heller, had served as a bombardier in World War II; I hope his own experiences influenced his writing, inasmuch as the details and other factual elements are accurrate.
Unfortunately I didn't bring another book with me, and probably should have. It's been a rather slow afternoon and I could really use another book. I'm not entirely certain what will be next, but I suspect it will be the recently-acquired Mars omnibus I purchased, containing the first three books of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Mars series.
Yesterday and today have been flirts with autumn. Yesterday was dull and drab, with overcast skies and the occasional sprinkle of rain, and a chill wind swirling brown leaves around. Today is cool but more pleasant, with bright clear skies before heading into a weekend that will be unseasonably warm. I've come to enjoy autumn more than summer, and part of me looks forward to the first few frosty nights that will add the fiery fall colors to the trees. Some mums seem in order, but I've yet been able to make it to the garden center for any of them or for any spring bulbs. Perhaps I'll do that tomorrow.
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