Life of Pi

I finished reading The Life of Pi by Yann Martel today. It is a very good book. I really like the idea that it is better to believe than to be alone. I'm not sure if this proves God's existence to you, but it works for me. It might be sacrilegious to say this, but I think this is a much better book than The Old Man and The Sea. Both are about a guy in a boat with an animal of some sort, and God. In this book God is real, not symbolic. No Jesus-story retelling (like The Matrix).

But I still don't get the island part. It just didn't have the same sense of believability as the rest of the book. It seemed a part of another story. I know that I am being dense. Yann wanted me figure this out myself, after giving the clues to the rest of amazing events. Maybe Hasmin should email me what she thinks it means. Or anybody else with any theories. I think I need a book club.

Unrelated: Mr. Kenneth Lay (Ex-Enron CEO) was dragged into court today for fraud like his lackeys before him. I don't know if this guy can really get a fair trial. I mean, I hate him and what he represents: fat, greedy cats. Millions of dollars mean about as much to this guy as ten means to the rest of us. He's as guilty as O.J. or Martha and everybody knows it. He might get off on a technicality, but that won't change his guilt or wealth. I wonder why he didn't leave the country months ago. Probably some secret that will "redeem" him in court. I wonder if Bush still forgets whether he knows "Kenny Boy" or not. Now would be a better time for Bush not to know Lay, but doesn't change the fact that he does. They were good buddies before Kenneth was signing, "Nobody knows you when you're down and out."