I am in here.
I bought Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight right before lunch. I plop myself into the last seat at the crowded bar at Longhorn’s, start reading, and the next thing I know, Diane the bartender is saying, “Hey, I’ve been talking to you a couple of times now and you didn’t hear a thing … Continue reading Absorbed in a book
Israel News : Jerusalem Post Internet Edition Jordanian soldier fires at Israelis on border By DAVID RUDGE A jammed pistol proved the difference between life and death for members of an Israeli delegation when a Jordanian policeman reportedly tried to shoot them at the Allenby crossing point as they were returning home. Reports from the … Continue reading Israel News : Jerusalem Post Internet Edition
I have slept through my springtime sleepiness, and am noticing things are settling into their warm-weather demeanor. The afternoon is sunny in a way that just doesn’t happen in January, regardless of the presence or lack of clouds. What is up with the world? I read earlier in the print edition of the WSJ that … Continue reading Mathematics and life
My father brought me up to revere General William Tecumseh Sherman, among others. In particular, he had me read the following letter that Sherman wrote to the mayor and city council of Atlanta, answering their request that he please not burn their city down. In it, he comes as close to saying “War is hell” … Continue reading War is hell.
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