Skaal!

I'm grateful that exercise left me exhausted this weekend so that I could curl up on the sofa to finish The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson.  It was a fun summer read and the cameos by well-known political figures were great.  The story moved well and the characters were likeable with their quirky, dotted pasts.  Several parts made me laugh aloud.

There were a very highlight-able quotes including this one (p 136):

"Never try to outdrink a Swede, unless you happen to be a Finn or at least a Russian"

If you've ever been drinking in Finland or Russia with Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, Russians, and Germans, you know this to be true (especially if you're in a revolving restaurant or anywhere near a sauna).  But we'll save these stories for another day.  Hope a great week ahead!