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In luck

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“In luck” makes it sound as if luck is a place. Well, if luck is a place, I suppose I am there. Reading Leroy Sievers’ blog, though, gets me to wondering about the boundaries of this place, the boundaries of luck. Currently, Leroy’s outlook isn’t looking as rosy as I had hoped it would, though … Continue reading In luck

Austerlitz, done with

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I just now finished Volume 1 of War and Peace, which ends with the battle of Austerlitz. I feel rather exhausted by this whole reading process, almost as if I had witnessed and watched the battle itself. My attention is heightened, and my shoulders are all bunched up. I do not feel like going back, … Continue reading Austerlitz, done with

Following up…

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On my only known New Year’s resolution so far: I am at Chapter XIII of Part III of Volume 1 of War and Peace. I don’t think people even usually get that far in a whole summer’s worth of beach reading, or so I would like to believe. The Battle of Austerliz — one of … Continue reading Following up…