With the email reminder that my book is soon due to be returned, I picked up the pace a bit on Possum Living. I am glad that I delved into the "Meat" chapter after lunch, as I am relatively certain that I might have lost a bit of my appetite during the paragraphs which discussed edible game. Freed and I share a similar affection for duck, however I cannot (will not) make a leap to muskrat. The information in the chapter could be quite handy however if I am dropped in the woods and left to survive on my own devices. The "Fish" chapter thus far has left me with similar sentiments. It could be said however that she was ahead of the curve with her support of carp.
Once I scale the "Fish" chapter, the topics turn toward grains and gardening with Chapter 12 addressing the "Necessities of Life" including both a diagram and instructions to construct one's very own "distillation apparatus." The Afterword (yes, I skipped ahead) includes some very good observations such as:
* One needs very few physical things in order to be happy.
* Look carefully at life and your choices.
* Do your research.
* Small steps lead to big goals.
* Hold on to the good, let go of the bad
Not too bad for an eighteen-year-old author with a seventh-grade education turned NASA aerospace engineer.
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