The news that a publishing house is planning to release a set of condensed novels reminded me of Readers Digest Condensed books and how much I used to enjoy them in my youth.
Nowadays, condensed books are disdained ; reading them seems to be considered infra dig. At library book sales, they often remain unsold even [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Condensed Books and Classics Illustrated
Posted in Observations, Thoughts, books on June 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Cowboys and Indians
Posted in Random, Thoughts, books on June 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I just finished watching Lonesome Dove, the 6-hour mini-series based on Larry McMurtry’s novel. I hadn’t watched it when it first aired in 1989 and it took me back to the good old days when Westerns were my preferred reading.
The popularity of Westerns took a nosedive after the sixties and I’m not quite [...]
Moksha: Good Food, Superior Ambiance but Pricey
Posted in Food on June 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Moksha , featuring South Indian cuisine, is owned and operated by the Mehtani Group which operates no less than nine restaurants in New Jersey . Three of those restaurants (Moghul, Ming and Mithaas) are located in the same mall as Moksha.
Moksha opened about 14 months ago in the premises formerly occupied by the Tokyo Japanese [...]
The Cats of Santorini
Posted in Life, Observations, Random, Travel, Words on June 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to a recent survey, the numbers of cats and dogs in America is almost the same. Most families , espescially those with young children, prefer dogs but older single ladies love cats and sometimes have several of them. I myself have had both cats and dogs as pets at different times but most people like [...]
A Twist of Fate …. or Sheer Coincidence ?
Posted in Life, Observations, Random, Thoughts, Uncategorized on June 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A young man and a girl met on a blind date in New York City and really hit it off. They exchanged phone numbers and promised to meet again. But they both were very busy at work and they never did get around to making that call. Three years later, the young man was in [...]
Two Fathers Day Stories
Posted in American Scene, Life, Random, Uncategorized on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The young man had just given his mom a wonderful gift for Mother’s Day .
She thanked him and then asked ” Son, what are you planning on giving me for Father’s Day ?”
“Mom’, he protested ” I already gave you your present. Father’s Day is for fathers.”
” Listen up, young man. Your no-good dad left me when [...]
The Metric System’s Impact on English
Posted in Observations, Random, Thoughts, Words on June 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The United States is practically the only country in the world that still uses the British or Foot-Pound-Second (FPS) system of measurement. Most everyone else uses the Metric System and it is only a matter of time before we switch. Naturally, this is going to be a sea change for us who have used the FPS system [...]
What Do You Really Think About ?
Posted in Daily Life, Life, Random, Thoughts, Uncategorized on June 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The human brain, we are told, is more complex than any computer , capable of processing thoughts and information at unbelievable speeds. It is “ON” all the time , when we are awake and even we are asleep. Thousands of thoughts, hundreds of thousands must flit through our minds each day, every day. So what [...]
This Onion Will Make You Laugh !
Posted in American Scene, Random, Words on June 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was surfing the Internet when I came across an article titled ” How Did I Wind up on the Cover of this Romance Novel ?” by Duncan Larksthrush. I started to read it and it was a hilarious ! It was a riot ! It had me laughing out aloud … something that I do [...]
The Art of Worldly Wisdom
Posted in Random, Thoughts, books on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Many years ago , when I was visiting the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, I was intrigued by a little book called The Art of Worldly Wisdom. I picked up a copy for my aunt but liked it so much that I went back and got another for myself.
The author, Baltasar Gracian, was a Jesuit [...]
