Be Fooled and Love It!

Many of you know that DJ is an avid reader, often reading multiple books at one time. One of DJ's favorite authors is a chap named Christopher Moore. This guy is hilarious! His latest book is called Fool and is loosely based on Shakespeare's King Lear. Very loosely based. A description on the jacket cover and the fact that it was written by Moore were all that was needed to sell me on reading this one, and I was not disappointed. Christopher Moore has written ten other books including my favorites: You Suck, A Dirty Job and Lamb (The gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood friend). Below is a preview.  

"This is a bawdy tale. Herein you will find gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity as well as nontraditional grammar, split infinitives and the odd wank..."  

Fool

A man of infinite jest, Pocket has been Lear's cherished fool for years, from the time the king's grown daughters - selfish, scheming Goneril, sadistic (but erotic-fantasy-grade-hot) Regan, and sweet, loyal Cordelia - were mere girls. So naturally Pocket is at his brainless, elderly liege's side when Lear - at the insidious urging of Edmond, the bastard (in every way imaginable) son of the Earl of Gloucester - demands that his kids swear their undying love and devotion before a collection of assembled guests. Of course Goneril and Regan are only too happy to brownnose Dad. But Cordelia believes that her father's request is kind of....well...stupid, and her blunt honesty ends up costing her her rightful share of the kingdom and earns her a banishment to boot.  Well, now the bangers and mash have really hit the fan. The whole damn country's about to go to hell in a handbasket because of a stubborn old fart's wounded pride. And the only person who can possibly make things right...is Pocket, a small slight clown with a biting sense of humor....

Want to read more Moore...then get thee to a bookstore.

Et tu Brute?

The last week or so Alex, the Boys and I have been watching the dvds for the HBO series Rome. While Mocha and I have seen them several times, this was Alex's and Fuego's first time. Fuego found them a bit too violent and did not care for the amount of cursing. However, Alex loved it. The series ran a few years ago and only for two seasons. It tells of Julius Caesar's rise to power, his fall, and the rise of Gaius Octavian Caesar, including his battle with Mark Antony and Cleopatra. The series is amazingly well done. The casting was brilliant. They spare no detail and you can easily forget you are living in 2009 and have to get some sleep so you can avoid zombie-esque behavior at work the next day.  It tells the story in full, yet leaves you wishing there was more to see. 

Even though Fuego lost interest, he did find Cleopatra irresistible and fell in love with the inventive wigs and head pieces she wore. We discovered his new found fetish when we came home one day and caught him in the act of prancing around with a makeshift head piece of his own. If he weren't so cute, I would be very upset about his use of my scarf! 

Is It Baseball Season Yet?

 

While DJ and Fuego don't particularly like or dislike professional sports, Mocha is a huge fan. He is looking forward to spring training and all of the excitement leading up to Opening Day. In preparation, he has started his own training regimine of running around the yard, and sometimes the house, at top speed. He has been practicing his ball fielding skills and warming up his throwing paw.  Fuego has been helping Mocha get in shape by leading their training runs and by forcing errors when Mocha tries to catch the ball.  Mostly though, Mocha has been spitting out baseball statistics he has gathered from research on the Internet, and wearing Alex's old Yankees baseball cap.  Hope you are looking forward to spring too!