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Mar 10, 2006 15:22

At this time yesterday, I was in cloudy, windy, drizzly South Bend Indiana; I had just gotten out of a lecture in Flanner Hall in which I listened to James VanderKam expound upon the Damascus Document and the Qumran Serekh and their place in understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls and first century Judaism ( Read more... )

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lumen_gentium82 March 11 2006, 01:55:19 UTC

I will be back in New York City on Monday, and I was going to jog around the reservoir today, but then I didn't.

Ever Read Andre Dubus? saturndevouring March 12 2006, 05:29:55 UTC

He wrote, "Traveling by plane is not really traveling, it's a change in location." He enjoyed riding the rails. Having crossed the country both ways, I see his point. It really does boggle the mind how much distance one can cover in such short periods of time.

I highly recommend Dubus' 'Selected Stories' by the way. The film 'In The Bedroom' was based on his story, "Killings," which is in the collection.

Re: Ever Read Andre Dubus? lady_morgaine March 13 2006, 16:46:45 UTC

I totally feel the same way. The farthest I've traveled by train is from Baltimore to New York, but I must say that I miss it - I like to see the country changing and moving around me. It doesn't seem right (or healthy), going from the "real world" into a generic airport, getting on a generic airplane, then landing in another generic airport a few hours later that might as well be the same airport you took off from, but then stepping outside into a completely different world.

Although I must say I think I'd prefer crossing oceans by plane than by ship - not that I mind the ocean, but I think I'd go stir crazy after a few weeks on it.

I'll have to check out that collection. I recognize the name from "House of Sand and Fog," but I've never read any of his stuff.

Re: Ever Read Andre Dubus? saturndevouring March 15 2006, 05:03:41 UTC

Actually, the writer of 'House' is his son, they just have the same name. They both have a few books, and I've found bookstores don't seperate them as well as they should, so be careful.

I also give high approval to 'Broken Vessels,' a collection essays, which is maybe better than his fiction. It's written by the father, not the son.

Re: Ever Read Andre Dubus? lady_morgaine March 15 2006, 14:08:05 UTC

Okay! Thanks for the clarification. So the son isn't as worthwhile?

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