Top 5 - Authors Whose Books were Made into Movies

This list was prompted by nothing in particular.

1. Stephen King
2. John Grisham
3. Michael Crichton
4. William Goldman
5. (tie) Peter Benchley (tie) Mario Puzo

Nicholas Pileggi almost made the list.

100 Books to Read in a Lifetime

Amazon posted a list of 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.

Looking at the list I've read 27 of the books. But my lifetime isn't over. A number of the books I am surprised I haven't read yet - like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham (I've read pretty much everything else he wrote but not his "masterpiece"). Got some reading to do!

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Fat guy in little coat is funny. Fat guy in skinny jeans is just disgusting... Photos of famous authors playing sports... Burt Reynolds reportedly turned down the role of Han Solo in Star Wars. I just can't picture him in that role... If you think about it - "Get your freak on" and "to be happy - be yourself" are two sides of the same advice coin... Classic Santa share his thoughts on Valentine's Day... You haven't seen a person with anal retentive tendencies until you've seen a person eat an orange at breakfast with a knife and fork... Jay Leno says goodbye. Class guy who worked hard to make people happy. How can you not like Jay Leno?... If zombies ate testicles rather than brains would they be scarier monsters to men?...