Last week in photos
This is very late because the company that hosts our photos "upgraded" our server and flubbed it so only now after several days of trying things and 2 1/2 hours talking to their tech support today can these photos be seen.
( But, here they are at last! )
( But, here they are at last! )
Thursday comic
I posted yesterday's comic so you'd understand how surprised I was K would panic over a bat when she could take any guy I know in a fight. But, different things scare different people.
The "bat, bat fly into my hat" comes from this book:
http://the-haunted-closet.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-care-for-your-monster-1970.html
I was very fond of that book 50 years ago...
Anyhow, the comic...
http://www.phoenixswords.com/fbhjr2/Bat.pdf
The "bat, bat fly into my hat" comes from this book:
http://the-haunted-closet.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-to-care-for-your-monster-1970.html
I was very fond of that book 50 years ago...
Anyhow, the comic...
http://www.phoenixswords.com/fbhjr2/Bat.pdf
Hopefully a bad prediction...
I’ve long liked the novel Doomsday book by Connie Willis. (She is one of my favorite authors in general.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Book_(novel)
As it deals with plague, historical and modern, I’ve been re-reading it.
Today I reached a part where someone from America is complaining to one of the main characters that they are upset they are being quarantined.
“In America, nobody would dream of telling you where you can or can’t go.”
And over thirty million Americans died during the Pandemic as a result of that sort of thinking, he thought.
Yeah...
Let’s hope the book was wrong with that prediction...
As it deals with plague, historical and modern, I’ve been re-reading it.
Today I reached a part where someone from America is complaining to one of the main characters that they are upset they are being quarantined.
“In America, nobody would dream of telling you where you can or can’t go.”
And over thirty million Americans died during the Pandemic as a result of that sort of thinking, he thought.
Yeah...
Let’s hope the book was wrong with that prediction...
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Symposium 2015
This year in the rare book room I found a 460 year old Phoenix:
( There were also sword talks, dagger demos, sword manual reviews, more rare books and food… )
( There were also sword talks, dagger demos, sword manual reviews, more rare books and food… )
Confession time
I didn’t really like the Lord of the Rings movies.
Well, that’s not really accurate. I liked them less and less as they
progressed. The first one I do like a fair bit. The second one is OK and
the third is the one I really don’t like.
I don’t think it is just because I do like the books. I liked the Harry
Potter books, and still like the movies. (But, think the books are better.)
I just don’t like the changes they made to some of the characters. And,
the way they changed the ending takes away what I always thought was one of
the most important parts of the story.
That was the decision of the creative team that made the movie. I’m not
saying they’re wrong, or anything like that. Just that most of the things
I thought were the best parts of the story, they appear not to like. It’s
a matter of taste and these weren’t really to mine.
So, I’m worried about this Hobbit movie coming out today. I have a lot of
friends who seem to be very excited about it.
As a story I always liked the Hobbit more than LOTR.
Hope the movie is good.
Well, that’s not really accurate. I liked them less and less as they
progressed. The first one I do like a fair bit. The second one is OK and
the third is the one I really don’t like.
I don’t think it is just because I do like the books. I liked the Harry
Potter books, and still like the movies. (But, think the books are better.)
I just don’t like the changes they made to some of the characters. And,
the way they changed the ending takes away what I always thought was one of
the most important parts of the story.
That was the decision of the creative team that made the movie. I’m not
saying they’re wrong, or anything like that. Just that most of the things
I thought were the best parts of the story, they appear not to like. It’s
a matter of taste and these weren’t really to mine.
So, I’m worried about this Hobbit movie coming out today. I have a lot of
friends who seem to be very excited about it.
As a story I always liked the Hobbit more than LOTR.
Hope the movie is good.
Archaic medium?
I like Iain Banks’ Culture series of books. And, I think they have gotten
better as he has written them. I’m not saying I didn’t like the first few,
but I like the last few much more. As my wife says, they are books good on
concept, but not always execution. And the latter has improved over time.
His latest one of the series has just come out (The Hydrogen Sonata) and
I’ve started reading it.
The problem is, it isn’t really out yet, it officially gets released next
Tuesday the 9th. I preordered it some time ago as a Kindle book. Two
weeks ago Amazon said “we can send you the hardcover now, or do you want to
wait for the Kindle one later?”
I opted for the hardcover then. (I am not a patient person. Stubborn, but
not patient.)
I’m finding it surprisingly hard to read. Not because of the writing, but
because of the medium.
The pages aren’t totally flat or consistently lit. I am finding that
harder on my eyes than I expected.
I didn’t expect this.
I’ve read hard copy books for about 45 years and electronic books for about
2.
Is that really enough to have my eyes get out of shape this much?
I know, I know. I’m getting older. My eye doctor says I’ll need glasses
any year now. Just like I’ve been told for the last 30 years.
I’m torn. Should I go back to ebooks that are easier on my eyes? Or,
should I keep my eyes in shape and read more hard copies?
That iPad is a lot easier to read late at night while my wife is asleep….
better as he has written them. I’m not saying I didn’t like the first few,
but I like the last few much more. As my wife says, they are books good on
concept, but not always execution. And the latter has improved over time.
His latest one of the series has just come out (The Hydrogen Sonata) and
I’ve started reading it.
The problem is, it isn’t really out yet, it officially gets released next
Tuesday the 9th. I preordered it some time ago as a Kindle book. Two
weeks ago Amazon said “we can send you the hardcover now, or do you want to
wait for the Kindle one later?”
I opted for the hardcover then. (I am not a patient person. Stubborn, but
not patient.)
I’m finding it surprisingly hard to read. Not because of the writing, but
because of the medium.
The pages aren’t totally flat or consistently lit. I am finding that
harder on my eyes than I expected.
I didn’t expect this.
I’ve read hard copy books for about 45 years and electronic books for about
2.
Is that really enough to have my eyes get out of shape this much?
I know, I know. I’m getting older. My eye doctor says I’ll need glasses
any year now. Just like I’ve been told for the last 30 years.
I’m torn. Should I go back to ebooks that are easier on my eyes? Or,
should I keep my eyes in shape and read more hard copies?
That iPad is a lot easier to read late at night while my wife is asleep….
5 More things
There’s that 5 thing meme thing going around where if you leave a comment asking for subjects, I give you 5 things about which you will write.
These are the ones![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ravena_kade gave me…
( photography, happiness, where do you see yourself in 5 years, Dr Who, books )
These are the ones
ravena_kade gave me…( photography, happiness, where do you see yourself in 5 years, Dr Who, books )