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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 10, 2022 12:30:09 GMT -5
Valid points. I’ve got a couple quartz and a couple mechanical. These days though I just don’t bother wearing a watch. Easier to check time on my iPhone which I always have on me anyway. I used to reply on the phone for time until too many calls and too many outages. Phone is often in a drawer where it belongs! I wear a wrist watch and like it. Now wearing a Nivada Grenchen Depth-O-Matic from the early 1960s. While the depth bubble is gone and not needed since I stay above water as much as possible  , I like the dial face. Easy to read. You might fall in the ditch. |
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Post by terrapinflyer on Mar 10, 2022 13:19:28 GMT -5
I just started Hidden History of American Healthcare, Thom Hartmann (2021). Sad to see where healthcare has become politicized, the idiots that say “follow the science” refuse to entertain real science and the mainstream media regurgitates what the “wise” have t say about it. I have a first row seat to it all, sad…the poorest bear the brunt of the nonsense. It's an old story, but the poor always bear the brunt and more and more people fall into that group, self included. That's the way we allow it to work--no other developed country does. Science reporting by the media is awful. If there's a new paper published and the press covers it, critically read the paper yourself. Best tip I can give: if the paper is behind a pay wall, email the authors and politely ask--they are usually happy to send a pdf. |
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Post by Zach on Mar 10, 2022 20:37:29 GMT -5
Neuromancer by William Gibson
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 10, 2022 21:47:11 GMT -5
Neuromancer by William Gibson That's a good one! I read it again last year. |
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Post by toshtego on Mar 17, 2022 19:41:44 GMT -5
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom. A tale of the Spanish Civil War and the aftermath of 1940 from the perspective of a British spy.
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Post by urbino on Mar 17, 2022 20:10:34 GMT -5
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom. A tale of the Spanish Civil War and the aftermath of 1940 from the perspective of a British spy. Not far removed from the book I'm reading on Lisbon during WWII. Well, supposedly it's about Lisbon. So far it's entirely focused on Salazar, the Portuguese P.M. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Mar 17, 2022 21:26:37 GMT -5
Just finished Stephen Hawking's Brief Answers to the Big Questions...an excellent book. Also just finished reading The Noble Qur'an from the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...a book from my brothers library...an English translation. Without getting into the pros or cons...seems like a hateful way of thinking (JMHO)I like the incredibly intricate gears and levers in a really finely put together watch...found that my fathers watch in the air force (1942) is still working...ebay has it selling above 1,200.00 dollars even in rough shape. This one is practically mint.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 17, 2022 21:29:43 GMT -5
Just finished Stephen Hawking's Brief Answers to the Big Questions...an excellent book. Also just finished reading The Noble Qur'an from the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...a book from my brothers library...an English translation. Without getting into the pros or cons...seems like a hateful way of thinking (JMHO)I like the incredibly intricate gears and levers in a really finely put together watch...found that my fathers watch in the air force (1942) is still working...ebay has it selling above 1,200.00 dollars even in rough shape. This one is practically mint. Sweet!! 👍👍👍👌😘 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 17, 2022 21:37:18 GMT -5
I'm on the 5th book in a series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The first isn't technically a part of the series, but it's actually the start. Tyrannosaur Canyon. Then the next 3 are Thunderhead, Old Bones, Scorpions Tail, and Devils Mesa. They are linked by the main character Nora Kelly, an archeologist working out of Santa Fe, and for the most part set in New Mexico in areas that I'm somewhat familiar with. Can't put them down.
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Post by urbino on Mar 17, 2022 21:47:45 GMT -5
Just finished Stephen Hawking's Brief Answers to the Big Questions...an excellent book. Also just finished reading The Noble Qur'an from the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...a book from my brothers library...an English translation. Without getting into the pros or cons...seems like a hateful way of thinking (JMHO)I like the incredibly intricate gears and levers in a really finely put together watch...found that my fathers watch in the air force (1942) is still working...ebay has it selling above 1,200.00 dollars even in rough shape. This one is practically mint. That's a byoot! |
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 31, 2022 12:42:04 GMT -5
Just ordered 'Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu', 'Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina' (both by the late Bernard Fall), and the Ian Toll trilogy on the Pacific War. Lots of reading there. I recently purchased the new Call of Cthulhu RPG module "Indochine'. While it has largely role playing material related to gaming scenarios based on French Indochina in the 20's-40's it also has a substantially large amount of historical background material in there. This was not an area of the world or period I paid much attention to in either my reading or studies as a student. It's amazing how brutal the colonial period in Indochina was. Then with the Chinese and Russian Communist influence it's understandable everything that led up to Dien Buen Phu. The ultimate disaster that escorted the French out and brought the Americans in. I can't wait to dig into this material.
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Post by don on Mar 31, 2022 15:36:35 GMT -5
I'm on the 5th book in a series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The first isn't technically a part of the series, but it's actually the start. Tyrannosaur Canyon. Then the next 3 are Thunderhead, Old Bones, Scorpions Tail, and Devils Mesa. They are linked by the main character Nora Kelly, an archeologist working out of Santa Fe, and for the most part set in New Mexico in areas that I'm somewhat familiar with. Can't put them down. Ron, are you a Tony Hillerman fan? |
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Post by instymp on Mar 31, 2022 16:44:48 GMT -5
The Godfather.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 31, 2022 18:45:03 GMT -5
I'm on the 5th book in a series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The first isn't technically a part of the series, but it's actually the start. Tyrannosaur Canyon. Then the next 3 are Thunderhead, Old Bones, Scorpions Tail, and Devils Mesa. They are linked by the main character Nora Kelly, an archeologist working out of Santa Fe, and for the most part set in New Mexico in areas that I'm somewhat familiar with. Can't put them down. Ron, are you a Tony Hillerman fan? I must be, I read them all years ago. Haven't looked at what he's done in the past 10 years. |
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Post by Zach on Apr 1, 2022 11:10:10 GMT -5
I'd finally finished Neuromancer last week (once I actually picked it up, couldn't put it down and was finished in total in a couple hours a day over a couple days. It's those pesky weeks that get away from you where you don't read at all!) I'm starting Bruce Sterling's Pirate Utopia today. I picked up William Gibson's 2nd novel Count Zero to read after this as a follow up to Neuromancer, and his 3rd novel Mona Lisa Overdrive.
Scattered somewhere in between I'll read Gibson's Burning Chrome shorts, and finish Thus Spake Zarathustra from Nietzsche at some point as it's sat around for like 9 months unfinished.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 1, 2022 12:15:00 GMT -5
Winter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom. A tale of the Spanish Civil War and the aftermath of 1940 from the perspective of a British spy. Not far removed from the book I'm reading on Lisbon during WWII. Well, supposedly it's about Lisbon. So far it's entirely focused on Salazar, the Portuguese P.M. Sir Samuel Hoare, the British Ambassador to Spain during WWII, much preferred dealing with Mr. Salazar over the Generalissimo whom he detested. Its seems Mr. Salazar was a Gentleman (sniff) whereas Franco was a jumped up dictator similar to The Bohemian Corporal in Germany. You have to love the way the English reduce the worlds peoples to a very small number, LOL! |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 1, 2022 12:18:12 GMT -5
Pay close attention to when Clemenza instructs Michael how to cook red gravy for a bunch of guys. I read this at age 19 and kept that recipe with me over all these years. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 1, 2022 12:22:41 GMT -5
Reading The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva.
This has to do with the days before Operation Overlord, WWII, and the deception by the Allies as to the army formed in southeast England across from Pas de Calais.
Good read.
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 1, 2022 13:46:53 GMT -5
Got mildly turned off of Hillerman when he had Chee “take the safety off his Ruger revolver.”
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2022 16:37:06 GMT -5
Got mildly turned off of Hillerman when he had Chee “take the safety off his Ruger revolver.” Me too. That stands out more than any story point to me. 👀 |
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Post by rastewart on Apr 1, 2022 17:11:38 GMT -5
Just ordered 'Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu', 'Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina' (both by the late Bernard Fall), and the Ian Toll trilogy on the Pacific War. Lots of reading there. I recently purchased the new Call of Cthulhu RPG module "Indochine'. While it has largely role playing material related to gaming scenarios based on French Indochina in the 20's-40's it also has a substantially large amount of historical background material in there. This was not an area of the world or period I paid much attention to in either my reading or studies as a student. It's amazing how brutal the colonial period in Indochina was. Then with the Chinese and Russian Communist influence it's understandable everything that led up to Dien Buen Phu. The ultimate disaster that escorted the French out and brought the Americans in. I can't wait to dig into this material.
Meanwhile I just finished The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefield and am halfway through Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal, and if I can keep the thought in my increasingly porous consciousness, mean to pick up Eve Ewing's Electric Arches before I leave for the weekend. (I work in a public library, which is a great thing for a reader. No, we don't have time to read our favorite books at work!) |
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Post by rastewart on Apr 1, 2022 17:16:22 GMT -5
Ron, are you a Tony Hillerman fan? I must be, I read them all years ago. Haven't looked at what he's done in the past 10 years. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 1, 2022 18:33:05 GMT -5
Been reading some cook books...latest Spirit of the Harvest (North American Indian Cooking) by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs (doesn't sound like "Injun" names)...most of what they describe does not sound like something I would want to try or cook.....but interesting.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 1, 2022 19:03:30 GMT -5
I must be, I read them all years ago. Haven't looked at what he's done in the past 10 years. You would probably like the Nora Kelly series then. |
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Post by urbino on Apr 1, 2022 22:31:40 GMT -5
Just ordered 'Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu', 'Street Without Joy: The French Debacle in Indochina' (both by the late Bernard Fall), and the Ian Toll trilogy on the Pacific War. Lots of reading there. I recently purchased the new Call of Cthulhu RPG module "Indochine'. While it has largely role playing material related to gaming scenarios based on French Indochina in the 20's-40's it also has a substantially large amount of historical background material in there. This was not an area of the world or period I paid much attention to in either my reading or studies as a student. It's amazing how brutal the colonial period in Indochina was. Then with the Chinese and Russian Communist influence it's understandable everything that led up to Dien Buen Phu. The ultimate disaster that escorted the French out and brought the Americans in. I can't wait to dig into this material. I seem to be the one person in America who didn't particularly care for the O'Brien book. The Quiet American is another matter, entirely. Most any Graham Greene goes over well with me. |
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Post by don on Apr 2, 2022 12:46:35 GMT -5
Ron, are you a Tony Hillerman fan? I must be, I read them all years ago. Haven't looked at what he's done in the past 10 years. Hillerman passed in 2008. He hasn’t done any writing since then.😉 |
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Post by don on Apr 2, 2022 12:51:39 GMT -5
Got mildly turned off of Hillerman when he had Chee “take the safety off his Ruger revolver.” Being a gun guy, that annoyed me as well. But I liked the stories so much, I was able to give him a pass on it. I find the gun errors in most movies and TV shows to be annoying and at the same time, amusing. Longmire was so full of that type of thing, that I gave up on it after a season. |
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Post by Plainsman on Apr 2, 2022 13:40:37 GMT -5
I expect a writer or a film-maker to know what he is doing. Intimately. If he shows he doesn’t he loses both my respect and my attention. I remember reading a book on Merrill’s Marauders. At least until I got to the part where a Marine flips the “switch” on his Garand from semi- to full-automatic. Trash can.
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Post by sperrytops on Apr 2, 2022 14:20:11 GMT -5
I must be, I read them all years ago. Haven't looked at what he's done in the past 10 years. Hillerman passed in 2008. He hasn’t done any writing since then.😉 I thought his daughter was continuing the writing using the same characters but under her name. |
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Post by Gandalf on Apr 2, 2022 17:29:14 GMT -5
Just finished the "Fire Beneath the Skin" trilogy - a fantasy series by Victor Gischler. Wasn't bad.
Now starting "The Crucible" series by Sara Douglas. Seems to be an alternate history/fantasy series.
It takes place in the 14th century Europe during the Black Death and partially reflects true history.
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, I like the dial face. Easy to read.
