RIP Madeleine L'Engle

The author of one of my all time favorite books, Madeleine L'Engle, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. The New York Times has a really nice obit written up, if you're interested.

I thought it was pretty cool that she didn't take any science courses in college but she later on was able to work amazing scientific theories into her stories.

"A Wrinkle In Time," like I said before, is definitely on my top 25 list somewhere of my favorites. I still have my battered copy from sixth grade on my bookshelf, along with "A Wind in the Door," and I know I've read at least two or three of her other books. I think I re-read "Wrinkle" as recently as last year - hence the reason why it's so beat up. Years and years of re-reading an old favorite.

I guess that's all I really have to say...it's always sad to hear that someone has passed, especially when it's tied to something you really love. We lost two great ones this week: Ms. L'Engle and Pavarotti.

Ok, back to work.

*Mental Note: Push the two L'Engle books to the top of my bookshelf queue. I might get to them by the end of the year if I ever finish my second wrestle with "Anna Karenina."

(Because only I would be as sick as to re-read Tolstoy just for fun.)

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