Whiteboards and Pulpits

I admit about 3 years ago in Barbourville, Kentucky, I secretly went to the Wal-mart in my veiled sunglasses and costume to purchase the Dan Brown Best Seller, Da Vinci Code. It's True. It was quite the page turner. Plus, as having a very limited Art History and a personal love for Leonardo (not the city he was from, retarded name 'Da Vinci', ((trns. From Vinci)), I found the book super appealing. A couple years later, as I was wasting valuable time (15 months) down in Baghdad, I also picked up Brown's, Deception Point, Angels and Demons, and Digital Fortress. Interesting reads. Out of those, Angels and Demons atleast kept my interest. And of course, right now, I am finishing up 'The Lost Symbol'. Here's my take on good ole, Dan Brown. Great Fiction. Everyone enjoys a 'hidden' conspiracy theory, especially when you throw the church into it. Everyone loves the 'Matrix' idea that the world we exist in is simply an illusion, and the real world i...