Monthly Archives: February 2017
Table Talk February 24, 2017
About half way through the Council of Elrond, moving slowly. My first readings echo. I think I first became aware of this book when I saw the Ace edition at the check out line in a Kresge’s store, so 1965. … Continue reading
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Farrago February 17, 2017
I have reached by slow stages Weathertop, though it is not yet night. Having long ago concluded that neither major candidate was fit for any office whatsoever, I’m sort of enjoying the spectacle that President Trump is generating around him. … Continue reading
The Miscellany February 10, 2017
When a public official begins a statement “It is an indisputable fact that (fill in the blank),” prepare for lies. I have begun rereading The Lord of the Rings for the first time in many years. The first readings engraved … Continue reading
Premodern Ramblings 