What are you reading?

Meditation for Dummies by Stephan Bodian

 

What was it? One thick book, two? King at least could do an excellent short story. On the other hand, Robert Jordan was not a man of few words. Each volume of the Wheel of Time series was at least Hobbit thick. With over a year between releases, I didn't keep up with the series, and that was before Jordan died.

He passed writing the final volume. He knew his health was poor, so had extensive notes for someone else to finish it if need be. That volume ended up being lengthy enough that it got the Lord of the Rings treatment, and broken up into a trilogy. Leaving the book count for the series at 14.

edit: It's actually 15. A prequel novella was extended to a full novel. The audio books are 19 days, 5 hours, and 25 minutes of listening time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Time

 

treasure island. i never read it, surprisingly good

 

Paid a buck or two to have it on my phone, should give it a try.

Currently, was casting around for something to read with my wife: when my Dad died in '89, this is one thing I held onto. It's Russian short stories, Russian on side of the page, English on the other. Maybe goes without saying but we're just reading the English side. Intro suggested to start with "The Telegram", by Konstantin Paustovsky, so we're giving that a try.

The physical book has a vibe too:

 

i read a chekov short story, was not impressed. but i find that i'm not much of a short story fan, it just feels like something is missing

 

Brevity is the soul of wit...

(something Bill told me once)

 

great plains. not the best writing, and my american history education was almost nil, but i learned a lot from the book.
fascinating accounts of homesteading, native americans, african americans, europeans, teddy roosevelt, lots of cowboys, us army, george custer, catherine the great, the mennonites and russian wheat.

 

Ever read any Cormac McCarthy? Well worth it.

 

i haven't. anything in particular, or everything?

our daughter just said 'the road' is riveting

 

On the road is a little off his usual fare, which is American mid-West, sometimes back a few years.

He did one that’s supposedly semi-autobiographical, called Suttree, that I especially liked. First one, picked up at library, was Outer Dark, very good. All the dusters are really good.

No Country For Old Men was a disappointing read, seems like a rough draft for the movie of same name.

 

The art of racing in the rain

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

Motorcycle therapy

On Walden pond

Huckleberry Finn

 

Huck parks his motorbike and spends days on a raft, in a pond, thinking about Quality.

 

Meditation & Relaxation in Plain English by Bob Sharples.

 

I appreciate your classical thoughts. There is a more romantic lake a little further to the east you know lol

 

'a very english deceipt'

fascinating acount of the first stock market bubble, circa early 1700's

written around Y2K, ties in the internet bubble

 

I am at page 59 of 260 of THEY WANT TO KILL AMERICANS, Malcom Nance, St. Martin's Press, NY, 2022, ISBN 9781250279002. The first part covers the events of January 6 as we hope the House Committee will document in finer detail. It includes the death of an insurrectionist who fell and was trampled by the others. But this part includes the development of 'the big lie' and what it takes to sustain it:

1. Deny Reality
2. Attack American Democracy Directly
3. Avenge the 2020 Election
4. Create Fear and Chaos

These are the tells, the symptoms, of these dangerous insurrectionists.

Part II "THE THREATS: AMERICAN INSURGENTS" begins with the Oklahoma City bombing by Timothy McVeigh. That hit home because I had enlisted in the Marine Corps in the Murray Federal Building. An attack that killed 168 American citizens simply because McVeigh and his conspirators were replaying The Turner Diaries.

When I was stationed at Marine Corps headquarters in Washington DC, we had the 1-800 number of the American Nazi Party scribbled on a card near the phone. When bored or needing a laugh, I remember calling the number and listening to their rants. But the common message was and remains:

"The system is an American government led by 'the jews the news media, Hoolyood, and liberal government politicians.' pp. 58.​

There is more to read to understand the particular symptoms of these traitors. Hopefully, there will be clues that allow us to quickly confirm the diagnosis of these enemies who want to kill Americans.

Bob Wilson

ps. One risk of this book is our own PriusChatters who lean that way will get a copy and take notes to improve their camouflage. So they can post their particular nonsense while masking their bloody goals.