The Bible

I started reading it.  I think it was a year ago.  The reason I'm starting a thread now is because I don't know exactly WHEN I started.  I am about half way through....page 630 of about 1400.  I just finished Psalms and now it's on to Proverbs.  I am reading about two chapters a night which equates to about two pages, so I figure it will take me another year to finish.  Reading the Old Testament has been interesting.  I must say I haven't found much to be "inspired" by, lots of death and destruction.  The Psalms were nice...familiar from many a Sunday at church.  Most of the New Testament will be familiar for the same reason.  Anyway I'll come back here and update as I finish each book going foward.
Finished Proverbs on November 6.
Finished Ecclesiastes on November 12.
Finished Song of Songs on November 15.
Finished the Book of Wisdom on November 22.
I also reached the half-way point of the version of the Bible I'm reading on the same day.
Finished the Book of Sirach on December 14.
Finished the Book of Isaiah on January 9.
Finished the Book of Jeremiah on February 4.
Finished the Book of Lamentations on February 6.
Finished the Book of Baruch on February 9.
Finished the Book of Ezekiel on March 5.
Finished the Book of Daniel on March 12.
Finished the Book of Hosea on March 19.
Finished the Book of Joel on March 21.
Finished the Book of Amos on March 26.
Finished the Book of Obadiah on March 27.
Finished the Book of Jonah on March 29.
Finished the Book of Micah on April 1.
Finished the Book of Nahum on April 2
Finished the Book of Habakkuk on April 3.
Finished the Book of Zephaniah on April 4.
Finished the Book of Haggai on April 5.
Finished the Book of Zechariah on April 11.
Finished the Book of Malachi on April 12.  This completes the Old Testament.  I did it!!
Finished the Book of Matthew on April 19.
Finished the Book of Mark on April 26.
Finished the Book of Luke on May 8.
Finished the Book of John on May 17.
Finished the Acts of the Apostles on May 29.
Finished Romans on June 6.
Finished First Letter to Corinthians on June 14.
Finished Second Letter to Corinthians on June 20.
Finished Letter to the Galatians on June 23.
Finished the Letter to the Ephesians on June 26.
Finished the Letter to the Philippians on June 28.
Finished the Letter to the Colossians on June 30.
Finshed the First Letter to the Thessalonians on July 2.
Finished the Second Letter to the Thessalonians on July 3.
Finished the First Letter to Timothy on July 5.
Finished the Second Letter to Timothy on July 6.
Finished the Letter to Titus on July 7.
Finished the Letter to Philemon on July 8.
Finished the Letter to the Hebrews on July 13.
Finished the Letter of James on July 16.
Finished the First Letter of Peter on July 18.
Finished the Second Letter of Peter on July 19.
Finished the First letter of John on July 21.
Finished the Second Letter of John on July 22.
Finished the Third Letter of John on July 23.
Finished the Letter of Jude on July 24.
Finished the Book of Revelation on July 31.  This completes the Bible.  I think it took me about two years to read it.

Went up to Burlington to visit my son at college.  On the way up we stopped at Fort Ticonderoga to get my history fix.  We had visited Ticonderoga way back in the early 90s when my first born was very young, but I wanted to visit it again.  What a beautiful location!  It was a perfect early spring day to walk around the fort and the battle trail to the "French lines".  The big battle there, fought between the English and the French, didn't take place right at the fort but rather at some earthen fortifications the French had built about a half mile from the fort.  There's a trail that lets you walk around that part of the battlefield.  We had our dog with us so it was squirrel/chipmunk chasing heaven for her.  After we left the fort we took the local ferry across the lake to the Vermont side and from there up to Burlington.  Having him at Burlington will give me the opportunity to visit many of the sights associated with Burgoyne's invasion in 1777, including Crown Point, Hubbarton and Saratoga.  I intend to visit them all during future trips.

The view from the fort looking towards Mount Independence:

A few of the folks who have visited the fort.  My name not yet on this list!:

A replica of the "victory cross" put up by Montcalm after his victory over the British: