and while they cry

....i blog. one cries because he needs the comfort of the missing paci - the other has only slept 35 minutes and refuses the paci..... one cries out for daddy; the other cries for something only i can give. oh bother!

i marvel at my own capacity to find the mediocre absolutely delightful. i think this book was interesting but only decently written. it was certainly an interesting topic - the circus with all of its freaks, performers, clowns, and animals. it is the tale of an convalescent man who flashes back to his life on the road. i liked it....but can admit it was slightly above mediocre...meaning, i finished it in a couple of day but was not bound to tell my friend at the playground that she be compelled to run out and buy it & begin consuming within the hour. it would have been a perfect july-sit-on-the-beach type read. i didn't waste my time, but i will probably leave it out on the stoop for someone else to pick up and read for free.