I normally don't post twice in one day anymore, but I just had to say this.

That "karma check" just keeps growing, and growing.  Remember that copy of "meditations" by Marcus Aurelius that I was expecting?

Well, for whatever reason (probably because the site's name is PaperbackSwap) I was expecting a paperback or softbound copy.  What I got was a ( Read more... )

This is a follow-up to part 2 in more ways than one.

First, there might have been a break in figuring out who whacked our mailbox. Not to be confused with actually catching him, as that would require evidence to support filing charges, but I think I know who did it.

Remember I said that it was weird that the fellow my step-sister is dating works for ( Read more... )

Wow, I'm really not sure what to make of this.  I'll try to take it with a smile, but it is what it is, I guess.

What happened was, I found a book that not only professed to teach the original philosophy of the Essenes that Jesus taught his followers, but it included the diet they followed and a suggested "transition diet" that would help you to ( Read more... )

The Sensuous Dirty Old Man by "Dr. A" - aka Sir Isaac Asimov.

I've already mentioned that this was a total surprise to me when I first learned of it, less than 2 months ago.  However, being a fan of Asimov's science-fiction writing, I already had some understanding of his capacity for humorous writing.  I was NOT prepared for being hit by it with ( Read more... )

The mail delivery person (in this case, an actual man - so mailman would be correct) just rang our doorbell and left a package on our porch ( Read more... )

Oh, I'm laughing my head off right now.  I just found something on Bookmooch that I would have sworn was apocryphal if someone had tried to tell me it existed first.

What might it be?

"The Sensuous Dirty Old Man" by Dr. A  - - - - - better known as Dr. Isaac Asimov

Yes, I did mooch it.  I should know in a day or two if the other person has agreed ( Read more... )

It will come as no surprise to you, my friends, that famous & controversial deaths have sometimes gotten my attention as being worthy of reading and study.  Few deaths could qualify as more famous or controversial than the death of John F. Kennedy - former President of the United States.( If you are still interested . . . )

Yes, I'm still alive.  Back and shoulder problems have not done me in.

However, I want to share something of the spiritual side of the journey I've been on.  You know, the books I've been reading.

I'm still blown away by the simplicity and power in some of the books that I've added to my collection over the last couple of years.  I go back and read ( Read more... )

If you like classic literature, including translated versions of materials that are truly classics, then you just might enjoy this resource my wife just told me about.  It's a site that has electronic versions of thousands of out-of-copyright books, in a variety of user-selectable download formats.

manybooks.net/

I've just downloaded everything they ( Read more... )

Another 100 books meme.

Bold the ones you've read COMPLETELY, italicize the ones you've read part of. Watching the movie or the cartoon doesn't count. Abridged versions don't count either. BTW, according to the BBC if you've read 7 of these, you are above the average. My comments are in parentheses.)

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The ( Read more... )