In the last week or so, every time I leave a coffee shop or other old-people gathering point, it’s inevitable that at least one of them will say “See you next year!” while leaving, and all his/her friends will laugh politely. It’s not funny. Please stop encouraging him/her.

It looks like the first book I will be reading in the 2011 Bookstravaganza will be A Tale of Two Cities. I have another dozen or so books to add to my To Be Read list due to Christmas and will be posting a new voting list as I get to about halfway through A Tale of Two Cities. You can still vote (or re-vote) on the original post. Votes will be considered until midnight tomorrow, when I shall start the book. The next voting list will have two or three books from the current list as well as some new stuff. I’ll keep trying to mix it up for y’all.