Well, I've recovered from vacation. I read three books on the beach. My favorite was Please: A Novel, which reminded me alot of Jesus' Son: Stories by by Denis Johnson. I also read The Beach by Alex Garland, which was pretty good. A modern day Lord of the Flies, if you will. And finally, Company: A Novel by Max Barry, which had it's moments, but wasn't my favorite. So it's back to Underworld: A Novel by Don DeLillo, which I'm about 1/2 through, but is difficult to find the large blocks of time needed to finish it off.