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posted by BooksCatsEtc at 10:11 pm (EST) on Oct 9, 2009
posted by BooksCatsEtc at 8:56 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2009
Anyway, I thought Julie & Julia was interesting for the subject matter, but I developed a real antipathy for the author. It seemed every few pages she was writing about a temper tantum she'd had, and that just got tedious for me. She's also incredibly foul-mouthed, well beyond the "little goes a long way" point. That said, I think it's worth reading but it's not as good a book as Julia Child's "My Life in France".
I was never able to get into "The Writing Diet", and I couldn't really tell you why. Maybe I'm just not ready yet to do that much delving into my psyche, even to lose weight.
Again, I'm sorry I appeared to ignore you. Sandra
posted by BooksCatsEtc at 4:03 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2009
Thanks,
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posted by cmtusa at 6:10 pm (EST) on May 10, 2009
In the town of Holland, Michigan, they sell bumper stickers that proclaim, "If you're not Dutch, you're not much." Perhaps a bit chauvenistic, but what the heck!
I recall a funny bit from a Seinfeld episode. George asks Jerry, "What is Holland?" Jerry replies, "It's a country." George then asks, "What is the Netherlands?" Jerry replies, "Another name for Holland." Then George asks the ultimate question:
"Where do the Dutch come from?"
posted by DVanderlinde at 12:55 pm (EST) on Apr 29, 2009
Much of Michigan was swampy, and apparently the land speculators thought they were pulling a fast one on the Dutch---like selling swamp land in Florida. Little did they know that the Dutch knew how to drain swamps and make the land productive. I wonder, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, if the US government consulted Dutch engineers in rebuilding the New Orleans levees. Nobody on earth understand flood control better than the Dutch!
posted by DVanderlinde at 12:02 am (EST) on Apr 27, 2009
I have uploaded a cover for Churchill and the Admirals by Stephen Roskill. This is from the 1977 Collins edition.
posted by DVanderlinde at 2:10 pm (EST) on Apr 25, 2009