8) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values, Robert M. Pirsig (1974). I had always wanted to read 1970s classic (though I'm not sure how much of my interest was based on its catchy title, one of most intriguing in recent publishing history), but hadn't picked it up before now. One thing that I had never realized was ( Read more... )

7) Tempest-Tost, Robertson Davies (1951). Robertson Davies is one of my favorite authors. His books are so elegantly written that it usually takes a bit to realize how extraordinarily funny they are.

Tempest-Tost, the first of Davies' Salterton Trilogy, is the story of an amateur production of Shakespeare's The Tempest in a garden in a small ( Read more... )

Well, for the past few weeks I've been stalled in my reading, slogging through a book (which I'll get to in due course). Now I realize that I've been stalled in my posting, and I'm five books behind. So, to catch up a bit:

5) Design Paradigms: Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering, Henry Petroski (1994). Petroski is an ( Read more... )

OK, boys and girls, I've got a time and place: Bulls Head Tavern, 295 Third Ave at 23rd Street. 6:00 p.m.

Possibly dinner after.

Hey everybody! I have now come out from a bit of work-type crazyness that ate up last weekend and the beginning of this week. To celebrate, what I'd really like to do is meet up with you kind folks for drinkies on Friday.

So, who's up for something?

Here's another couple of back entries from my 2004 reading list:

3. Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton, Edward L. Beach (1962). Capt. Edward L. Beach is a renowned submariner, novelist, and naval historian, perhaps best recognized for his novel of WWII submarine warfare Run Silent, Run Deep, the book that initially got me into ( Read more... )

Inspired by the 50 Book Challenge, and driven by my secret crush on delphica's rabbit icon, I have decided to inflict upon you, my loyal fans, the ongoing story of what I've been reading this year. So far I've read seven books, a mix of serious and scholck, but to let you savor my choices I will start by posting them a few at a time. My 2004 reading list ( Read more... )

After visiting my sister in New Jersey yesterday I was meeting some people downtown for dinner. Instead of taking NJ Transit into Penn Station, I decided to take the PATH train from Newark to the World Trade Center. It was the first time I had taken PATH to WTC since they had opened the temporary station at the Trade Center cite ( Read more... )

For those of you not following closely, I just posted a thread in MPSIMS that we will be getting together this Friday, 2/13, at Blondies starting at 6:00. Guest of honor will be the recently-returned pucette.

Cross examination of my client by opposing counsel, Mr. B, with regard to the prior testimony of two other witnesses, Mr. S & Mr. R.

CROSS-EXAMINATION (By Mr. B):

. . .

Q. In Mr. S's testimony yesterday, was he lying?

A. Yes.

Q. In Mr. R's testimony yesterday and earlier today, was he lying?

A. Yes.

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