Comments | greygirlbeast: Harper Lee (1926-2016)

greygirlbeast

Harper Lee (1926-2016)

Feb 19, 2016 13:24

We just came home from Thayer Street to the news that Harper Lee has died. Few books were more a part of my childhood as was To Kill a Mockingbird (1960). I likely read it four times before I was out of high school. And also, Gregory Peck's superb performance as Atticus Finch in Robert Mulligan's Oscar-winning 1962 film adaptation. To Kill a ( Read more... )

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Election ext_1285666 February 19 2016, 17:56:33 UTC

This is the strangest presidential election I've ever seen in my life. I've seen a few; I'm 70 years old.

Re: Election greygirlbeast February 19 2016, 18:09:08 UTC

The first one I was aware of was the 1969 elections. I was five.

sovay February 19 2016, 18:46:26 UTC

We just came home from Thayer Street to the news that Harper Lee has died.

I hadn't known until now.

Her memory for a blessing.

election ext_1285666 February 19 2016, 19:52:36 UTC

The first one I was aware of was when Eisenhower ran against Adlai Stevenson. I don't quite remember my age but Eisenhower was the president that warned us about the growing power of the Military Industrial Complex.

It appears he was right.

Thank god for good writers like yourself to take my mind off human events. I write a bit myself.

So now the Pope and Trump are having a verbal altercation. This world is stranger than most fiction I read. One of my other favorite writers is Paolo Bacigalupi.
Just rambling; I'll shut up now.

corucia February 20 2016, 01:12:56 UTC

2016 is really rolling up the score on departing icons.... depressing.

I trust the box I sent arrived safely? Hopefully it will be of some use to both of you!

ladyblue56 February 20 2016, 19:41:08 UTC

Growing up as we did in the shadow of George Wallace, we certainly needed Miss Nelle's wise words to help shape our moral compasses. When my daughter had to read the book, she was stunned at the injustices and would rant on it. It changed her in good ways. I find comfort in knowing Miss Nelle continues to be read in schools across the state and continues to open eyes and minds.

The Presidential election... oy. I think I'm as or more concerned w. the number of senate and house seats and there being a change over away from the fundalmentalists. It is not going to matter much who gets the chair behind the desk in the oval office if we continue w. the obstructionist politics we've been under since Pres. Obama was elected.