What are you reading?

Appears to be Douay-Rheims from 1899. We were a big Catholic fam with a couple of priests, including my oldest brother. I fell away in my teens.

 

Wow, that has been in the family a while, hasn't it?

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA) - Version Information - BibleGateway.com

 

Got a new 12th generation Kindle Paperwhite for my birthday to replace/augment my 5th generation Kindle Paperwhite that still works, with more frequent recharging, after 12 years. The new Kindle has Bluetooth for podcasts and Audiobooks among other refinements. I've started and stopped reading Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett a couple times, but now I'm hooked.

 

Great book(s)!

 

I ordered the WHO SHOT THE WATER BUFFALO book from the local St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Eugene, Oregon.

Who Shot The Water Buffalo? | Washington Independent Review of Books

St. Vincent is near where the author lives and not all that far from my home, either. At least in Oregon backcountry distance anyway. It came with an actual signed dedication to Lawrence & Elizabeth from the author, Ken Babbs.

Well, St. Vinnies sells used books on ebay. This one is worth the $6 USD I paid.

I guess Lawrence & Liz have passed on or did some housecleaning.

Kind of cool. Only signed books I had were a couple from friends at university.

Books' not bad. Maybe a 7 out of 10 on a good day. Very quick, easy read.
kris

 

picked up wind in the willows at the dump. not bad reading for an adult. there was an inscription inside the cover: 'for my niece Lisa' (our daughters name) 'i hope you enjoy this as much as i did, from uncle Jack '(my brothers name).

 

I have a little bit of Lowcountry blood in my veins and....WHO doesn't love a Pat Conroy novel?

 

I have a signed hardback copy of Will by G. Gordon Liddy. Waited in line at a Crown bookstore in Waldorf, Maryland for three hours. Not a very popular fellow though. Passed in 2021.

 

Husband's grandma had one date with former President Nixon. He was in college at the time.

She declined further involvement.
kris

 

Stood Pat did she?

 

Grabbed this off of my daughters shelf in desperation..
I’m surprised at how much I’m enjoying it

 

Only know her book, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, which is a fantastic book. I think your daughter and I might get along. Does she like dogs, frogs, turtles and snakes?

kris

 

she's a hiker, farmer, gardener, outdoorsy type, but no animals for some reason.

she works in human resources, which she hates, because you have to make a lot of money to survive around here.

the heart is a lonely hunter is a pretty well known book/movie. i think i will order it from the library.
it's nice when you find a writer you like. she is clear, concise, and captivating.

 

Since I recently completed 'King-Ray's' book.....
Somehow this is one of Pat's books that has eluded me...and I've never seen the movie.

I have deep roots in the Low Country, having lived there on and off for nearly a decade, in an inglorious past.
I punched holes in the Atlantic on two submarines and experienced my first hurricane recovery (Hugo.)

Going to see Horace Hunley's boat - and everything that's changed SOB is on my bucket list.......

 

Again, maybe not reading per se, but who has time to read while the IndyFringe Festival is going on?

One of the shows we saw on Saturday was the Indianapolis Ballet, and for one of their dances they used this piece (at least I think it was this one, sounds like I remember) by Oliver Davis. I hadn't heard of Oliver Davis.

 

Something light for now.

I'm trying to master Morse Code - the original digital comms method and it's kicking my tired old brain's BUTT!
Some people call it 'learning CW' which is a harmless misnomer.

Can't tell yet whether I will succeed or give it up for Lent - but it's something that I wanted to do during my misspent youth........

 

Semaphore anyone?

 

Line of sight.
Lower throughput.
Best left to USN "skivvy wavers."

I'm told that 30wpm is not unattainable for CW, but I'm still learning the letters and doing 'seek and say.'

There are digital encoder/decoders that the preppers use but they are 'spendy' and not very reliable.
We will see......it's a bucket list item.
MY goal is the "old" Morse code requirement for an Amateur Radio Advanced Class license which was 13 words per minute.
This requirement was removed for new licenses by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in April 2000, when the Advanced Class license itself was discontinued(*) - and 'Sad Hams' shrieked with horror saying that this would be the end of ham radio - just like they did with phone, data, and digital modes.

Curiously the exact opposite happened with a little help from Baofengs, preppers and COVID.
There are more amateur radio licenses in the U.S. than at any point in the history of the hobby, and there's also more new people pounding brass than there has been in a LOOONG time.



(*) Because EVERYTHING is DEI these days, Advanced Class license itself was deemed to be 'triggering' to the General class license.
The 'advanced' license is now called an Amateur Extra Class license and I'm referred to by 'sad hams' as a 'no-code extra.'

 

can't find anything to read, back to the hobbit and lord of the rings

 

Semaphore -- wow, brings back memories of the Coast Guard. Luckily for the security of our ships at sea, I was never considered for signals. Spent most of my career on a buoy tender. Somebody has to do it.

I have the exact opposite problem from Bisco. Too many books. People found out I'm retired and they keep giving me books and magazines...I would prefer a deck of cards and a table full of sucker....opps...I mean a table full of other card players...

Can you even buy magazines anymore.

Speaking of; I picked up a comic book at a store several months ago. YOW -- I guess kids don't read them, well unless they have generous parents.

Take a gander at this comic book site that gives a timeline of prices through 2023.
Comichron: Median Comic Book Cover Prices by Year

Funny. They claim comic books used to be loss leaders for stores...