So Many Books...25º

A little icy snow overnight here in Joseph...As I looked out at 4am this morning, it was hard to tell just how slick it might be...Road and business closures in Union County are numerous because of the wind and freezing rain moving eastward, overnight...We have snow in the forecast for today...Word from Bobi in Portland, they finally had a thaw and Cienna should be able to return to school today...Her winter break was extended about 10 days...Looks like another good day to break open a book.

I finished "Hidden Figures" and enjoyed reading about the years from 1943 to the 1970's...It is about the "Cold War," the race to win the war by improving our airplanes, then continues on to the "Race into Space," as the US tried to stay ahead of the Russians...It is also about segregation...The book is written using terms popular then (instead of politically correct), such as "colored girls" and "colored computers" and "Negros," instead of African Americans...Colored Computers was a new term to me and means, Negro Women who were mathematicians working at Langley Field, (doing all of the computations with basic equipment, slide rule, adding machines etc.) that was needed to improve our flying machines and later the rockets that launched our astronauts into space...The names of the Negro women in this book will not be familiar names from US history, because they were not given credit for their work...The white, male engineers received the credit.

I have two ebooks on my computer "The Little Paris Book Shop," a novel, only on chapter 4...."Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts," this is just a mindless read, but entertaining...On the stand next to my chair is "When Breath Becomes Air." True story, not an easy read, 36 year old neurosurgeon diagnosed with terminal cancer, might take me awhile to get through this one...Enough for today, feel free to make comments and let me know what you are reading, always looking for a good book...Hugs To All...OWAV:)