Thursday, August 30, 2018
The Brady Bunch Movie -- A Waste of Time
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Earlier this month, I asked what Hollywood would do to The Brady Bunch. Well, I finally finished watching “The Brady Bunch Movie,” and ha...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
E.W. Hildick: A Follow-Up
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So yesterday I wrote a little about E.W. Hildick, author of the McGurk Mysteries, advocating that kids ought to take themselves seriously so...
When You Watch Your Children
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Day three of our trip to Yellowstone, and we were all a little frazzled. Two nights sleeping in a tent with only a little padding. Two ...
Monday, August 27, 2018
E. W. Hildick: Helping Kids Take Kids Seriously
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One of the things I love the most about E.W. Hildick’s “The Case of the Felon’s Fiddle” is that it’s not some penny-ante neighborhood crime ...
Anzio, by Lloyd Clark
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Of any of the books I’ve read about World War II, Lloyd Clark’s “Anzio” has succeeded the most in driving home the point that the average so...
Sunday, August 26, 2018
Yellowstone National Park, 2018 Notes
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A few close-to-midnight observations about Yellowstone National Park, from a guy who just got back after a three-day visit there with a wife...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Different Kinds of Kipple
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I was a little stunned when I read this at The Atlantic. This paragraph portion stood out in particular: Spending on personal car...
Monday, August 20, 2018
Consider the Experiment
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Back in high school, I recall reading Alexandre Dumas’ “The Count of Monte Christo,” and rather enjoying it. Same for Arthur Miller’s “Death...
‘He Was A Musician. . .’
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There are now to Elders in the Davidson household. I’m straining to remember what happened the day I was ordained as an Elder, but memory ...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Ninny Thinking, Part II
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I have just finished reading Terry Pratchett’s novel “The Last Continent,” a satirical look at all things Australian. Except, perhaps,...
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