the year is finally done...

For the fourth quarter i read Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien. Its about a squad of men in Vietnam chasing after a guy named Cacciato. He deserted the war and started a long march to Paris. The squads goal was to chase him down and bring him back to the war but Cacciato ended up leading them across two continents into Paris. He was running from the chaos in Vietnam; for a stable life in a stable country. He was running for greener pastures, and deep down I think thats what everybody is secretly looking for. I'm going to Alabama in two weeks and cant wait to leave. Maybe the grass is greener in the "Dixie" land. The closer I get to leaving the more I can somewhat understand why Cacciato was trying to leave. Well overall its a very good book to read. Every other chapter switches from chasing Cacciato to back in the fighting in Vietnam and it may confuse some people but if you can put up with that then I recommend this book for you.