Wednesday, February 11, 2009
wow.
So I'm on page 65 of the dog book and I really like it. It's so funny that he did a whole chapter about the The Monty Hall Problem. Last year a movie came out called 21 about these kids who would go to Vegas and cheat at Black Jack. Now, at the beginning of the movie, the main character Professor presents this exact problem and, like readers of Parade, you would think it is incorrect, but once Christopher shows you the diagram, you know he is right. It will literally hurt your head to think about this too much. I know because after we saw this movie, Mikey was obsessed with this statistics problem. He thought it was the most interesting thing he had ever learned. In fact, the next day, we went to dinner for his friend's birthday with a bunch of people and Mikey explained and talked about this problem at the table for like and hour. And, the lame thing was, his friend was totally interested too. But his friend didn't believe him until Mikey drew a diagram on a napkin. At Outback. Really. So I read this chapter to Mikey and he liked it. "And that is why [Mikey] like[s] The Monty Hall Problem."
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Oh phew. I'm glad you like it. I'm on page 8. I think tonight I'll read a lot of it because I don't have to run for very long.
I saw that movie last year too. Interesting. But I forgot all about the statistic problem so I'm looking forward to that part. Thanks for posting. I think it makes this book club more fun.
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Randi, that is so funny. Just two weeks ago we had dinner with some friends and we spent like a half hour talking about that too! I guess we are all nerds. I haven't even started the book and I don't even remember it that much from when I read it a few years ago. I hate that. What ever happened to reading comprehension?
I've finished the book, and the whole time I fluctuated between liking it and wishing I could skip to the end. I think the most fascinating part was realizing how logical he thought he was being. Like if someone gets too close, of course you'd bark at them....It made me wonder what I would do if I had an autistic child.
Just finished and I loved it! I think the characters were great and it was so interesting to peek inside Christopher's head. How frustrating life must be for autistic kids sometimes. And how hard for parents who love them and want to help them. I liked it.
Hey Cami, I was just on Goodreads and I was wondering you were still reading The Holy Bible and how you're liking it.
So I just read the whole book from page 8 to 221. (I skipped the appendix.) I really like it. Sorry about all the f bombs.
I thought it was really interesting to be inside Christopher's head because thinking about those situations as if I were someone he came across on his way to London I wondered if I would try to be understanding or just try to get away from him because it was so uncomfortable for me.
I guess that's what I thought about most; understanding people or ideas that are completely foreign to me. I think that one of the sources of my happiness is that I try to understand the people around me. Mostly Nigel, Micah and my sisters and other family. I'm not saying I'm the best at it, but it drives me crazy when I see my sisters only thinking about themselves and not even try to understand the other point of view.
You know? You don't have to agree with the other person, say that they're right, or like where they're coming from. It just really helps if you can understand. Right? Can I get a what what?
Also, I wonder what it would be like to have an autistic child. One of my fears is that I'll have a child exactly like this one person I know and that would be hard enough for me and that person is not autistic.
Anyway, what book is next?
Yeah, what book is next? And Randi, I'm still working on that Holy Bible. the funny thing is, as I'm reading the N.T. sometimes I think, "have I read this before? I swear I've NEVER read this story". But really, I have.
I think debbie is next to pick, but I'm not sure she's really reading with us....debbie, are you there?
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