a bit slow at times, but mostly worth it. the third book is the best. still haven't read the last one because i'm not ready for it to end yet.Originally Posted by JMG
a bit slow at times, but mostly worth it. the third book is the best. still haven't read the last one because i'm not ready for it to end yet.
"It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia."
so far, so good. i'm up to the deadwood chapter, but not through it yet.
my three zones of aspiration include upper body layering, accessories, and the key interface of sock, shoe and trouser.
just now getting around to this. meant to sooner because i really like her, but don't usually go for this sort of reading.
"It isn't necessary to imagine the world ending in fire or ice. There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia."
About 1/3 of the way through HHhH. Not bad.
If you are pissed at a dog for keeping you awake with its barking, it's not because you disagree with what it's saying. -- Rikki
"Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives As Animals" by Robert Sapolsky.
"Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse" by James Swanson.
"What Would Kinky Do?" by Kinky Friedman.
Frederik Pohl - Turn left at Thursday [novelettes and short stories]
Hans Richter - Dada - Art and Anti-Art
Allan Petretti - Soda Pop Collectables Price Guide
Alexander Zaitchik - Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance
http://audioarchives.blogspot.com
Where odd audio errata, ephemeralities, and nonsense occasionally collide with actual music for serious contemplation. Trouble is - I'm not saying what is which.
email from the library:
Bill Lyons to Lead First Discussion
Featuring Nate Silvers' Book The Signal and the Noise
Knox County Public Library's new lunch and learn series Books Sandwiched In will feature the City of Knoxville's Deputy to the Mayor and Chief Policy Officer Dr. William Lyons leading a discussion about The Signal and the Noise: Why most predictions fail, but some don't by Nate Silver, Wednesday, January 16,12:00 to 1:00 pm at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay Street.
"i tell this truth to you/ not out of spite or anger/ but simply 'cause it's true"
Perfect! I just got this from the library yesterday (after being on the list for quite awhile).
If you are pissed at a dog for keeping you awake with its barking, it's not because you disagree with what it's saying. -- Rikki
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/bo...pagewanted=all
Written during and about the WWII German occupation of France with only two of the five intended parts of the "Suite" written because the writer was sent to Auschwitz. I wouldn't be surprised if it's better in translation than the original, given that it never really had an editor. Vivid characters and a really engaging (and frightening) experience of civilians in war. I can't help but think of the people who didn't ask to be in our wars.
The Art of Pilgrimage by Phil Cousineau
Intriguing and full of insights. I'm still trying to get into (or find) the flow of the thing and I don't yet know if it's disjointed or I am.
On deck circle:
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough for next month's Electro-Turkish Literary Society meeting
The Signal and the Noise, which I was going to read soon anyway and will no hurry up with to have it done in time for the Bill talk.
sudo open the pod bay doors, HAL.
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