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Brothers and Friends
Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis© 1981 Warren Lewis, ed. Clyde S. Kilby and Marjorie Mead301 pages Reading of C.S. Lewis’ life and letters, I often encounter his brother Warnie Lewis, and regard him with complete … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews
Tagged Britain, C.S.Lewis, CS Lewis, Inklings, letters and diaries
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No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes
No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes© 2021 Mark Eglinton271 pages When the talking heads begin rattling on about notable deaths of 2021, they will mention all manner of useless, uninteresting people — politicians, athletes, pop musicians. They will not mention … Continue reading
What I Read in 2021
Books in bold are superior favorites. — January — 1. Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell us About Ourselves, Frans de Waal 2. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll (CCSB)3. Permanent Record, Edward Snowden4. The Old Man and … Continue reading
A southern trilogy: Rick Bragg’s folks
All Over but the Shoutin’ is perhaps Rick Bragg’s most well-known work, beginning a trilogy that, in its focus on one family in the early and mid-20th century, takes readers into the generally ignored territory of the poor white working class of the South. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, American South, biography, Of Boys and Men, poverty, Rick Bragg, Southern Literature
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Quotes from Rick Bragg’s family trilogy
ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTIN’ “I know how silly and paranoid that sounds, especially coming from a man who gets a perverse thrill from taking chances. But it is a common condition of being poor white trash: you are always … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday: My Ten Favorite Reads from 2021
Final Top Ten Tuesday of 2021! The Old Man and the Boy, Robert Ruark. Stories of a young boy growing up under the watchful eye and biting wit of his grandfather, who teaches him to be a man who lives … Continue reading
Science Survey 2021
In the last four years it’s been my habit to structure my science reading, mitigating my tendency of reading some subjects devotedly and ignoring the others (‘others’ almost always being physics and chemistry.) This year I completed the survey early, … Continue reading
Wide open spaces: riding with state troopers and a British lass
Goals and ambitions disappear in the glow of Christmas lights, lost in the end-year hubbub and reflection. I’ve been taking it easy by reading a couple of on-the-job memoirs, one by a Nevada state trooper and the other by a … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged American West, Canada, cops and enforcement, transportation, trucking
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Thoughts from Philosophy: Who Needs It
In early November I finished reading Philosophy: Who Needs It by Ayn Rand. Her works are so much of one piece that every time I’ve started tinkering with a review I find it repeats some of the same assessments of … Continue reading
On protecting, serving, and burying
Merry Christmas week, all! Some book comments for you amid a busy holiday week… The first, Police Craft is a sequel to the author’s 400 Things Cops Know, which shared insights on how cops view the world — reading body … Continue reading
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