Sunday, January 30, 2011

Kim Stanley Robinson: The California Troika

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When Kim Stanley Robinson published these three novels-- The Wild Shore (1984), The Gold Coast (1988), and Pacific Edge (1990)-- they w...
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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Eric Hoffer: a quotation

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No. 2 There is something unhuman about perfection. The performance of the expert strikes us as instinctual or mechanical. It is a paradox ...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Where the Green Ants Dream, a film

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I have a rather long queue on Netflix, so it takes some time for a film to work its way to the top. Frequently, therefore, I'm not exact...
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Something to think about

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Friedrich Nietzsche Original Error of the philosopher. All philosophers share this common error: they proceed from contemporary man and thi...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Edgar Allan Poe: Jan. 19, 1809--Oct. 7, 1849

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To be honest, I prefer Edgar Allan Poe's short stories to most of his poetry. However, there are some exceptions, and one of them is t...
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The Rubaiyat: Quatrain XXXVI

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Quatrain XXXVI is the third in a series of four linked quatrains, all referring to a drinking vessel that has a limited power of speech. ...
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Just some comments from long ago

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The following were written down thousands of years ago, yet too many today ignore them in their worship of the past. "Similar actions i...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Stella Gibbons: Cold Comfort Farm

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I will begin reading Stella Gibbons' Cold Comfort Farm this weekend. If you are reading along with me and wish to make comments, you ...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Something to think about

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[Humanity] seems to be divided into idealists and realists, and idealism and realism are the two great forces molding human progress. The ...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

Carl Sandburg: January 6, 1878--July 22, 1967

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Who is the subject of this poem by Sandburg? Under a telephone pole I am a copper wire slung in the air, Slim against the sun I make not eve...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

2011: New Year's Resolution, Reading List, and Reading Challenges

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As I trolled the blogiverse to see what's new, I discovered a plethora of New Year's Resolutions, Reading Challenges, and Reading Li...
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Monday, January 3, 2011

Walter Van Tilburg Clark: The Ox-Bow Incident

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Warning: I will discuss significant plot elements and the ending. Walter Van Tilburg Clark: The Ox-Bow Incident Gil and I crossed the east...
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Friday, December 31, 2010

New Year's Eve Greetings

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AULD LANG SYNE Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of auld lang syne...
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Some great films viewed in 2010

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This is not a list of the best films of 2010. In fact, many appeared long ago, and one is even a silent film. This is simply a list of the...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Something to think about

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The native vision, the gift of seeing truly, with wonder and delight into the natural world, is informed by a certain attitude of reverence ...
Thursday, December 23, 2010

Some Great Reads from 2010

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It seems to be traditional that summing up the year takes place now. So, here's a list of what I thought were memorable reads for 2010....
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Winter Solstice: 2010

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Night People Rejoice: this is your time! Day People Rejoice: your time is coming, beginning tomorrow! This is the shortest day of the ye...
Sunday, December 19, 2010

The Rubiayat: Quatrain XXXV

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Quatrain XXXV is a difficult one for me. I don't know quite what to make of it. He seems to be suggesting that the Vessel, the earthen...
Saturday, December 18, 2010

Loren Eiseley--the immense journey

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Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey contains a number of essays, the first of which, "The Slit," ends with a brief statement...
Thursday, December 16, 2010

Jane Austen: Dec. 16, 1775--July 18, 1817

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Jane Austen's propensity for making strong statements and then subtly taking them away or quietly qualifying them is one characteristic...
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