The Quest for 52!

So a while ago I thought to myself, "Hey Greg you enjoy hearing yourself speak, others should also get this fine pleasure!". Now I realize trying to impose my voice on everyone in the world is impractical, but lucky for me they invented this wonderful medium by which I can share all of my wondrous thoughts with the world, THE INTERNET! Thus this Blog was born.

I have always been that annoying kid who always wanted to know more. My poor parents had to deal with this from an early age, and unlucky for her speaking came quite naturally to me and with it the wonderful single word question, "Why?". Why is an interesting question in many facets of life and even more so in science. Where most people hear about a fact, or an event and just accept it, there are the rare few who always want to know the all important question, WHY? It is the latter that I fall into, and it is here that my journey begins.

So of course being the type of nerdy kid who always wanted to know more, I naturally have enjoyed reading. Although the majority of the books I have read fall into the Sci-Fi category, or are related to non-fiction in Mathematics or Physics, it is not solely in these genres where I enjoy learning and reading. I have discovered over the years that I pretty much like learning and reading about anything and everything. I find that through reading and learning one can not only learn about the topics and books themselves but also open new doors to ideas and thoughts that would previously have been foreign and exotic. It is through the medium of reading that I think you can find truth to the proverb that "Ideas can change the world". Reading can open doors and spark your brain into action and really think about things and ask that wonderful question of why.

So what is The Quest for 52? It is my goal and my inspiration for this the year of 2011. I have challenged myself to read 52 books this year, one for every week. An impossible task? No. But I think that anyone can say that this is no small undertaking either, especially considering that I generally enjoy reading books that are usually 300+ pages in length and some of the lengthier novels approach upwards of 1000+ pages. One thing I have learned over my years of literacy is that lots of the books I have enjoyed reading are ones I never would have chosen myself or more so had never even heard of. So I will look to my friends and family for help on my quest, it is through their recommendations that I will find books that truly spark my curiosity and interest. So initially this blog will be used as a place to talk about my exploits in the works of fiction and non-fiction alike. Where my journey, through the annuls of the written word, will take me I do not know. The destination is not my concern, as it is through the journey that we can learn and discover!