Cecil Vortex
The Don Quixote Deathmarch, Week 15
A teensy tiny entry this week, since I’m mostly offline. Here’s to Week 15 and your arrival therein! Next Wednesday: Let’s meet up at the end of Chapter LI (aka page 797, Grossman), just before “the claw marks had healed.”
The Don Quixote Deathmarch, Week 14
And just like that, there it is: Week 14, in which the diverting advertures of these deathmarchers continue, along with other things that are really very worthwhile. I’m dragging along a little behind agin’ this week, but hopeful that an all-day trip tomorrow will be my key catch up time. Meanwhile, I’ve been enjoying the … Read more
Your enemy
Watching the movie of your life and there’s your enemy repositioned as the hero he’s a maverick standing center sympathetic and she digs him noble pauses and all.
The Don Quixote Deathmarch, Week 13
Welcome to Week 13, regarding matters that concern and pertain to this adventure and this memorable online reading group. Almost caught up — got to about the halfway point in this week’s reading. Over the last week or two the thing I keep coming back to is the feeling that DQ is really living the … Read more
Can’t-lose multimillion-dollar money-making scheme
“The Swedish Chef Sings Dave Matthews’ Greatest Hits.” Matthews Chef There’d be so much money rolling in, I don’t know. It would freak me out.
The Don Quixote Deathmarch, Week 12
Welcome to Week 12, which recounts what will soon be commented. I read 80 pages in the last two days, and I’m still a week behind. Not sure exactly how that happened. I blame a vile enchanter. But on the upside, I’ve gotten to really roll around in the first several chapters of Part II, … Read more
The Don Quixote Deathmarch, Week 11
More excellent comments this week — it looks like Part II is off to a rousing start. Me, I’m behind and a bit bushed, so I’m going to drop this placeholder here, with apologies, so new comments can start up. And I’ll swap in hopefully somewhat more on topic verbiage by the weekend. Next Wednesday: … Read more
I like things old-fashioned
I voted today on plain old paper. No computers for Alameda County this time around. And I dug it. It was great, voting on paper. Some things are just better the old-fashioned way. Am I right? For example, ice cream. I for one liked it better when ice cream was made by cows instead of … Read more
x-post: Happy Birthday to The Philter
Finally, So-Callled Bill has posted his Annual Report — an excellent summary of the first year of his work over at The Philter. The market’s are responding favorably. And I think you will too. -Cecil