Blog Addition

I want to get back on track with keeping a list of what I have read. A long time back I started keeping track on Shelfari. Today I got back on there for the first time in a very long time. I put in a bunch of books I recently read and then started browsing around on the site. Quickly I discovered they had gadgets available for blogs. I added one here, on the lower right so that I can share what I am reading.

Hopefully seeing that shelf there when I am posting here will remind me to keep up. In the mean time feel free to browse the books I've read or go make your own account. Something extra nice is the ability to share reviews and what you are reading on most of the social media sites. That can be convenient.

What price is better than free?

I don't yet own a Kindle from Amazon but I have the application for my computer. This allows me to read and make notes from books on my computer. Super good for graduate school but wait that isn't all.

While surfing around today after buying my text books I discovered a pile of free books. Many of these books, quite applicable to this blog. One such book is THEE source material for Ancient Egypt... ok maybe not as correct as we would like and filled with some artistic license but if you have a Kindle or a Kindle application for your computer you can acquire An Account of Egypt by Herodotus for free. There are many other Egyptian related books to be found there as well. Some, admittedly better than others. However, if it is free there is no reason to not explore it. And unlike a book, with digital media no need to find someone to take the wayward text... one click and it is gone forever.

The best way to access this wealth of free books. Go to the Kindle store on Amazon.com, search for whatever subject you like and then sort by lowest price first. TADA! all the free books show up first. Just be wary some are listed free for Amazon Prime users and not so for us normal users.

Why oh why?

When I sat down to contemplate starting a blog the first question is always...why? Was I looking to share information, cut out my little space on the internet, perhaps it was just a fallacy many have that we are awesome writers of things that other people want to read. When I really got to the end of this thought I came to curiosity. Curiosity about who would be interested and curiosity about what writing a blog might force me to learn and the biggest curiosity being the topic itself.

The other concern is how to make this blog different (better?) than all the other Egyptian blogs I am certain are floating around out there.What can I do to make this blog special?

After a long time thinking I am not sure I have the answer to that last question. I am not sure it needs an answer.

For now, I will leave it at this: I made this blog to share those things I am learning, have learned and will no doubt learn in the future concerning Ancient Egypt mostly and some of human nature along the way.