Monday, August 9, 2010

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future

So, as should be expected, I have not stuck to my reading plan at all. But one book I have taken upon myself to read is by Michael J. Fox entitled the name of this post. It was marvelous. He is so funny. The basic premise is that he dropped out of high school to pursue his acting career and didn't go to college at all; in spite of this, he basically got a college education in the "university of life." He was taught economics by being a starving artist. He was taught government by being an immigrant from Canada and becoming a citizen when he began a family that would live in America. He was taught physics mostly from Back to the Future. And he learned a thing or two about science and philosophy from contracting Parkinson's disease. Amidst the humorous, casual-conversationalist nature of the book, Michael had very valuable things to say about life and death. I can't say much more right now because I need to sleep, but I will be continuing this thought when i have my wits and the text about me!!