Fun Around NC

The last couple weeks have been somewhat busy, hence the lack of activity here on my piece of the net. Well... Here's what Lisa & I have been up to: Pictured here is New York Times bestselling author Vince Flynn, whom we were able to meet at a book signing at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Charlotte on November 10th. Mr. Flynn (who insists on being called "Vince") is currently promoting his new book, Act of Treason, which hit stores last month.


Yes, I did make sure to get my own copy signed!

Lisa & I only recently started reading Vince Flynn's novels, and we've found a new "favorite author" to add to the list! If you're a fan of the tv show 24, then you MUST read this guy's work. The folks who write/produce 24 were adapting ideas from Flynn's works for the show. Flynn caught wind of this, and, rather than sue, he figured that "imitation is the greatest form of flattery" & became a consultant for the 5th season of the show. Whereas 24 follows the exploits of Jack Bauer, most of Flynn's works follow a character named Mitch Rapp - anyone who reads the Mitch Rapp novels & watches 24 can see the blatant parallels between Rapp & Bauer. Ironically, Rapp first appeared in the 1999 novel Transfer of Power, whereas Bauer didn't show up on TV until November 2001. I must recommend, however, that one start with Flynn's first novel, Term Limits. So far I've got 3 people hooked on Flynn by recommending Term Limits - lets see if I can run that number up a bit higher :)

Now that I've finished shamelessly providing free advertising for Mr. Flynn...

More recently, Lisa & I got to go to Raleigh yesterday with our friends, Wayne & Leah, who recently moved here from Colorado. We were hoping to see the Claude Monet collection at the NC Museum of Art, however, tickets were sold out for the day (we'll be going back in a couple weeks - with tickets!). We didn't let that bog us down, so we checked out the museum's other galleries, then we checked out Triangle Mall. Last, but not least, We had the privilege of introducing our friends to NC-style barbecue (the way barbecue is supposed to be!).

We've only known Wayne & Leah for a month or two, but its amazing how much we have in common! We keep finding more things too (like, how we have the same dishes from Target). After 3.5 yrs of marriage and 2 years in Greensboro, this is the first couple we've met who we really click with. Time just flies by when we're together :)