Reading
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The Most Influential Book
Château de Montaigne where the Essays where written. I was recently asked about the book that has exerted the most influence over me. This is a big question, as I’ve been a reader all of my life. I’m no longer a young man and that means a lot of books have contributed to my reading life. Continue reading
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Reading and New Travels
“I have met with but one or two persons in the course of my life who understood the art of Walking, that is, of taking walks—who had a genius, so to speak, for sauntering….” wrote Thoreau. Continue reading
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Da Capo
“…the pressure, oh the pressure…” Continue reading
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Sunday Repost: …the american dog tick…
…the words blood meal make me uneasy. Continue reading
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On My Mind
A few odds & ends, things I’ve been contemplating recently: I read about 50 books a year. I am 57. Let’s say I live another 30 years. That’s: 30 x 50 = 1500. Fifteen hundred books in front of me, given the assumptions. That’s a focus I need to get my head around. * * Continue reading
...the house I live in... 