I am in here.
Currently reading: Maigret and the Murderer by Georges Simenon. Currently on the TV but being somewhat ignored: The Ring. I love the Maigret novels because they are short and spare and perfectly formed. Not a lot of extra philosophizing or gratuitious anything. I don’t think Simenon was against violence — he simply did not seem … Continue reading Maigret and the cold weather
from Israpundit: Decline of the Arabs. “…Like Usama bin Ladin, they(the Palestinian radicals) represent the rage and the desire for revenge of a civilization in retreat. Their rebellion against the bleak vision of the future cannot change the world they live in. The ritual of death and destruction can offer momentary satisfaction of the need … Continue reading proper summation
I truly do try to report most, if not all, spam to Spamcop, and had wondered why the site was inaccessible over the weekend… certainly not due to unpopularity. So, Geekblog tells me this: Mimail.C attacks anti spam W32.MiMail.c@MM and W32.MiMail.d@MM, two new variants of the W32MiMail@MM worm, have been discovered in the wild, and … Continue reading wondering what had happened to Spamcop
Lovely time at lunch today with the (large) crowd assembled to discuss My Name is Asher Lev. Maybe I will do On the Road next time. Rest of afternoon spent vegging with Georges Simenon, who I figured was reasonably different from Potok. Now I have an overwhelming sense of freedom, and two days to pack … Continue reading lunch
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