Harassing Husbands in Waiting Rooms

Oh Sunday. The Ides of March. My mother's birthday. I originally treated the mama-san to a full on massage but after much unexplainable protesting I switched it to a full on facial at the last minute. After finishing my own torture session of sorts I had a bit of time before the mama was done with her treatment. So I plopped into a chair in the waiting room, "Saving Private Ryan" on the flatscreen on mute, and a quiet husband sitting to my left.

Gil was passing the time with John Grisham's "The Associate" while his wife was bearing the weight on a (tiny) Asian lady walking on her back. The soft spoken husband is a BIG John Grisham fan. He's read all the Grisham books at least once and everytime a new book hits shelves he is bound to buy it. So why the affinity for John Grisham novels? "I enjoy the legal thrillers." Plain and simple.


Gil enjoys the fact that Grisham novels are a nice distraction from reading about computer operations for his job. When he has the time he is able to finish his books right away.

Aside from Grisham Gil enjoys reading biographies and non-fiction, although he couldn't recall the last biography he read. He does remember that one of his last reads was a How-To book on how to present to a crowd. Gil has to present in front of his co-workers in the near future and admits that even though he has worked with these people for many years the idea of public speaking in front of his peers makes him a bit uneasy. Hence the book. Thankfully he only has to deal with the speaking portion. He is leaving the powerpoint presentation to his colleague because he is far from being a powerpoint master. (He says this to the gal who deals with powerpoint daily).

When he's not reading a book whilst out and about Gil likes to whip out a copy of Business Week magazine. But he always has something to read especially when waiting for his wife. She frequents the spa and the sweet husband that he is, he makes a point to drive her to and fro her massage appointments. "I don't want her behind the wheel after she's knocked out from her massage!" What a peach, an absolute peach.

He's never considered writing his own book and prefers to read other people's works. "I leave the book writing to those who are skilled at what they do." Fair enough.

We spent the rest of the time watching "Saving Private Ryan" in mute, gasping at the gory scenes and mouthing lines along with the actors.


What was the last How-To book you read? What How-To book would you want to read?