Yesterday I got a message that our library has If It Bleeds ready and waiting for me. (then I forgot to pick it up on the way home from work, duh)
This message board permanently closed on June 30th, 2020 at 4PM EDT and is no longer accepting new members.
You know Mr King intimately, good to know.....me too ma'am.....some of the humor will be lost on me from not knowing other writers as intimately as King, but it's still hilarious......
Isn't that an arrest worthy offence in New Zealand?Yesterday I got a message that our library has If It Bleeds ready and waiting for me. (then I forgot to pick it up on the way home from work, duh)
Yes. I am typing this to you from behind bars.Isn't that an arrest worthy offence in New Zealand?
Still trying to get through The Langoliers. I forgot how long this story was!
It's just a novella.
(Steve's definition of novella differs from everyone else)
Woo Hoot! Good to see you.I am currently reading Bergin & Bergin's text on applying concepts of childhood cognitive and social development to education, both pedagogy & curricular design.
It's a "fun" read if you like watching cricket games or counting sand pebbles at the beach.
Well I couldn't let it go to the clearing without me getting in a few more smartaleck posts!Woo Hoot! Good to see you.
stay in touch as you can, and best of luck in the studies.Well I couldn't let it go to the clearing without me getting in a few more smartaleck posts!
I apologize for being difficult to pin down. When I do school, I churn and burn, probably overwhelming myself in the process. But I like to get it done and move on. My ability to hyper-focus is great for that, but terrible for social skills.stay in touch as you can, and best of luck in the studies.
When it got picked for the reading group, I thought, no sweat, I'll just whip this right out. And then I looked at it. Now, if I would've had time, I could've quickly made my way through it, but life gets in the way!It's just a novella.
(Steve's definition of novella differs from everyone else)
Have you read The Library Policeman? (one of the novellas in Four Past Midnight) - we will be discussing it tomorrow here on the BoardReading two books at the moment. Jurassic Park by crichton. Always enjoyable, and a history of the first world war by swedish historian Smedberg. Is just 1914 yet but so far so good. The difficulty with histories about things that are rather wellknown, like WW 1 and 2, is not really what happened but rather to keep a good balance. You have to have the political history (the political leaders what they did and did not and why if known), the military history (the generals and other leaders of armies decisions) and the common man history (that is the common soldier in the trenches and civil population and their experiences) . To keep the balance of these three aspects is difficult, some historians leans heavily on the military history without giving proper room (or even skipping) the political decisions that caused them and others do the opposite. Some focus so on the common man that they make absolutely clear what people had to endure without making it very clear why. To keep the balance is therefore very important if you want to write an overall history. And needless to say, you can not be to partial. You describe what happened you do not say that side is good and that side is evil. If you are any good at describing the events the reader can judge for him or herself.
Wasn't Sweden neutral during WW1?Reading two books at the moment. Jurassic Park by crichton. Always enjoyable, and a history of the first world war by swedish historian Smedberg. Is just 1914 yet but so far so good. The difficulty with histories about things that are rather wellknown, like WW 1 and 2, is not really what happened but rather to keep a good balance. You have to have the political history (the political leaders what they did and did not and why if known), the military history (the generals and other leaders of armies decisions) and the common man history (that is the common soldier in the trenches and civil population and their experiences) . To keep the balance of these three aspects is difficult, some historians leans heavily on the military history without giving proper room (or even skipping) the political decisions that caused them and others do the opposite. Some focus so on the common man that they make absolutely clear what people had to endure without making it very clear why. To keep the balance is therefore very important if you want to write an overall history. And needless to say, you can not be to partial. You describe what happened you do not say that side is good and that side is evil. If you are any good at describing the events the reader can judge for him or herself.
Yeah, we were. There existed written plans from both the british and the germans to establish armybases in both Norway, Sweden and Denmark though. It was an important period in our domestic politics though. The swedish king was a relative of the german emperor so wanted to ally with the germans. The parlament would have none of it and the outcome was that the parlament stripped the king of the last remnant of power he had. So WW1 is the last time a swedish king tried to play a major political role.Wasn't Sweden neutral during WW1?