I've told you that I've been doing some summer reading. Most of the books are rather lightweight, and all are works of fiction. What totally amazes me is that two consecutive books mention the General Unified Theory (GUT), or the Theory of Everything.
When I was in high school, I missed out on physics and chemistry, so I have relatively little knowledge of those subjects. What little I've picked up comes from DH giving me information from "Scientific American" or "Discover" magazine, or watching science programs on TV.
So, I chose a book from the stack, and read Susan Elizabeth Phillips' "Nobody's Baby But Mine," and one of the main characters is a doctor of physics who is working on top quarks, in the hope that she can add to the General Unified Theory.
What astounded me was to find the GUT mentioned at the start of the very next book I chose to read! What are the chances that two "lightweight" books I chose for summer reading would cover such weighty issues? Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons" opens with Robert Langdon being flown to Geneva to visit the CERN facility. As the director of the facility leads him through the residential area, a jogger wearing a t-shirt that proclaims "NO GUT, NO GLORY!" runs by, and they are off on a conversation about the General Unified Theory.
So....will I find it mentioned in the NEXT book, too?
Comments (5)
Buffy--Your books are giving you GUT and mine are giving me Asiago--LOL.
Posted by Cop Car | August 22, 2004 2:03 PM
Posted on August 22, 2004 14:03
ohhhhhhhh that hit too close to home! lol Actually, whatever you are reading...with the Asiago...would give me a gut too! lol
Posted by Buffy | August 22, 2004 4:09 PM
Posted on August 22, 2004 16:09
The latest instance of the Asiago mention was in Patricia Gaffney's "Flight Lessons". The protagonist is in the restaurant business.
Posted by Cop Car | August 24, 2004 3:41 PM
Posted on August 24, 2004 15:41
Another book for my reading list. How could you go wrong with a book that has Asiago in it?? When you come visit....we'll stop by Panera Bread and you can taste Asiago for yourself!
Posted by Buffy | August 24, 2004 5:14 PM
Posted on August 24, 2004 17:14
It's (stopping by Panera) a deal. Then, you can come home with me and just garden to your heart's content. You could probably get our yards into shape in just 2 or 3 years (well, you could probably do it in 2 or 3 days--I'm just lazy!)
Posted by Cop Car | August 25, 2004 10:01 PM
Posted on August 25, 2004 22:01