My sister-in-law Michelle shared with me her thoughts about my post from last Friday, for which I completely agree, and I now share them with you:
“I was amused by Jason’s comment about “I win, because I never started
a book about the history of salt” and it, combined with my friend’s
comment (I sent her the link to your blog) that you were obviously
very bright/well-educated, got me thinking:
Is there some reason that girls of our variety think we must read
“intelligent” books? Heaven knows most guys don’t even bother to put
up such a pretense…in fact, Brandon [my brother and Michelle's husband] hasn’t read a single book
without tennis, golf or skiing in the title since he graduated from
college. And he doesn’t feel guilty about it, I assure you, even
though he considers himself darn smart. He gets his
info/entertainment/ enlightenment fix from watching copious amounts of
TV and browsing the internet, like any man worth his salt (pun
intended, I suppose).
If someone were to ask me what types of books I read, I would probably
fumble through something about biographies of early American
historical figures and period novels. All true, but WHY do I choose
these books when, if I were to be completely honest with myself, the
books I find myself most enjoying are semi-crappy fantasy novels
clearly geared toward the young adult audience (the Twilight Series,
for example, with which I must shamefully admit I am mildly obsessed
at the moment). My bookshelf reads like a store display of
“notables”…yet how many of those books did I actually enjoy? Latest
biography of Einstein, absolutely…but not as much as Harry Potter 7.”
Michelle, I sheepishly admit I was the first one at the library (yes, I use the public library) to get the new Twilight book. Sometimes after a few “brain candy” books, like Twilight, I feel like I need something with more meat, substance—a “brain vegetable” book if you will—and I pick up a David McCullough. I guess it’s all part of a healthy brain diet. But like you, I too prefer dessert.
**So if you want to date Jenny, realize you have a lot to live up to once you meet the vampire Edward. And also realize Jenny is bright/well-educated (see Michelle’s comments). 
