I went back to the States this weekend for my sister's wedding shower. Wedding showers are normally something I loathe and despise and avoid like the plague, but this is my sister. So I went, enjoyed the short time I got to hang out with her around the shower, and enjoyed the shower for her sake. Particularly because I got to be the photographer and not take part in the games. There's nothing wrong with wedding showers per se, it's just "too much estrogen in one room", as I like to say.

I also got some exciting photos of dead fish. Very exciting photos of dead fish. We went for a walk along a pier on the lake and it was scattered with small, dead, dried and/or bloated, blackened dead fish. We were puzzled. We were mystified. We were mildly horrified. But, it made for a great photographic subject. I shall post the best one or two on Flickr for you to...enjoy.

And lest this post be simply frivolous, I add that I read a book this weekend that I believe everyone should read. OK, that's a sweeping statement, but I believe it.

I started out by reading Boundaries in Dating by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. I don't date, but it is applicable to any romantic relationship, with principles also applicable to any relationship, period. I found myself wanting to read their seminal work, Boundaries. Voila, my wish was granted this weekend as my sister lent me her copy. I finished it on the bus on the way home, and let me say, it is revolutionary. It will change the way you think, the way you view life, and the way you view relationships. I feel I have grown about ten feet tall from it, and I will be recommending it to many people. I also hope to review it in detail here someday, once my first loanee friend finishes it. Summary: get it, read it.