June 15, 2025: The Bicep Builder

This wasn’t supposed to take so long.

At Christmas, Sam gave me a present he chose carefully, knowing my preferences. It felt heavy and solid inside the wrapping paper. Like a brick, only thicker, as if lifting a dumbbell.

And after opening, a book was revealed: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.

This epic fantasy novel isn't a flimsy, bargain-bin find. With 1,007 pages, it’s a whopper.

So, I dove in. A few sections here, a chapter there, usually at night before sleep took over. The plot sprawled across cities and timelines, slowly unraveling characters like a mystery bundled in armor and swordplay.

And today, on Father’s Day, I finally reached The End.

The story earned its weight, right up there with the other biggest book I’ve ever finished (besides the Bible) — Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings compilation.

Amazing what can be accomplished, one bite at a time.

Bonus: I now have biceps strong enough to lift Volume Two.