Reading the Opposition: Tucker Carlson's little book entitled Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News is an amusing read with enough meat to suggest that bow tied wearing misguided souls like Tucker have something to teach us. One lesson: yes, liberals, even the likeable conservatives that seem like fine people actually do believe you are wrong. On the other hand, the cheap shots at Clinton (is there one thing good about this guy?) and Monica (he was attracted to her?) are tiresome.

Aside from such comments (obligatory, I guess, and meant to annoy people like myself), there were a few questionable statements such as the (in passing) comment that the nation's capital "isn't very corrupt," confusing statements promoting the use of hemp with marijuana, and wondering how the President could have possibly criticize victims of the Holocaust during the 2000 post-election struggles [how about the Jews who felt they accidentally voted for Pat Buchanan, some of whom were Holocaust victims, many of whom were ridiculed for claiming the ballot was confusing?]. Also, there is a blurb in the back by Reverend Al Sharpton, who Tucker Carlson did compliment, but in a rather backhanded, "he's ridiculous but in a fun way" sort of way.

I listened to Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the source of the movie Shawshank Redemption, which was pretty much loyal to the book, though it condensed the time period some (and added the scene involving the record player). The audio adaption was unedited and was finely done.

Making War Unnecessary: An Interview with Dr. David Hamburg was an interesting read, and not as utopian as the title sounds.