John Mortimer is dead. He was one of my favorite authors, as the creator of Horace Rumple of Rumple of the Baily. I didn't know much about Mr. Mortimer, but now I do. He was a lawyer himself, always taking the part of fighting for free speech and other social issues. He wrote fiction about this later. He was well know in England.
Another institution is tumbling.

Last evening I went to a program presented by the Greeley Museum on the history of water in Greeley. Now the element of interest in that to me is that the area of Greeley was a high plains desert but by irrigating it, the area became a really important agriculture area.
The fellow giving the program was an engineer. I think he was a water engineer and he works for the city. His movie was made by artists and he was a little concerned about that. He apologized for that before he started, which I thought was sort of interesting. The movie was pretty good with lots of photos and movies of old pick up trucks traveling down dusty roads at sunset and kids and animals playing in water.
His presentation was dry as dust. Here is what he told us. The city of Greeley's water has four parts 1) the infrastructure, pipes and stuff like that, 2) water itself, 3) storage including gravel pits and reservoirs and 4) conservation.
I guess water is very important. I know it is. It has been a way of life for many people, the people here, but also all over the world.

Yesterday I watched a couple of Saturday evening travel shows on PBS. One was on Edinburgh and one on Wales, both places I have visited. It brought back some nice memories and some new info I didn't have when I was there. But that is the fun of traveling, to expand your world.
Alexander McCall Smith writes a series about Edinburgh people. He also writes the Number 1 Ladies Detectives series, which I found out will be made into a TV series, beginning March 29 on HBO. I am very excited. The only problem is that, I don't get HBO. Maybe I can get the shows off of my computer. I have done that before.

And now I have spent another snowy day finishing another book "Fall of the Templer" by Robyn Young. I found it quit informative about the end of the Knights of the Templer, who had fought in the Crusades. It was a lot of intrigue and history, but I think I am a little tired of the Crusades. Now I need to tackle General Sherman and finish the book I have about him and his march to the sea in the Civil War. Carol

At last, I finished one of my books, "Miracle at Speedy Motors" by Alexander McCall Smith. I love his No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series. They always make me feel like there is still love and good in the world, and the books make me want to be a better and nicer person.
And it is off to the library today to recycle my used printer cartridge and pick up a new book. Now I just have three books to finish, until I pick up the new book and then it will four again.

So I went to the movies today. I saw "Coraline." I loved it. I think it too scary for anyone under 11, but maybe I am wrong. It is part Alice in Wonderland, part Wizard of Oz and little bit of Secret Garden. Yeah, 3D.

wow, I am in trouble. I started this thing to keep track of movies I see. Also to note books I read. I am now reading 4 books at a time. I need closure in my life. Oh, well, what the heck.
I got the brand new book from the library "The Knights Templer." I got this book when Amazon tried to sell it to me pre-publish, like, so I quickly ordered it from the library before they bought it. That means, I have it before anyone else. Yeah! But I really must read it so that I can get it back to the library because, I bet others want to read it.
So if I read 100 pages a day for 4 days, I will be doing so good, but I need to get busy. I am on page like 25 and it is 5pm. Carol
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