The Illustrious House of Ramires , by Eça de Queirós. A novel about an ineffectual nobleman writing an historical novel about his heroic ancestors. Queirós has been called the Portuguese Flaubert. Large Fees and How to Get Them : a book for the private use of physicians , by Albert V. Harmon, M.D. If you practice early 20th medicine and want large fees, this book is essential reading. If you don’t, there are still lessons in its amusing and unsentimental discussion of various topics, like in the chapter “The Bugbear of Ethics”, where Harmon advises “ethics in its place is a good thing...But there is such a thing as overdoing the ethical proposition”. Histrionics: Three Plays and Over All the Mountain Tops , by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard once said “I despise actors, indeed I hate them, for they ally themselves at the least sign of danger with the audience and betray the author and completely identify with stupidity and feeble-mindedness. Actors are the destroyers and exte...
You never hear about armadillos starting fires.
ReplyDeleteTrue, though you do hear about them spreading leprosy.
DeleteWould you rather contract leprosy or be burned to death?
ReplyDeleteIdeally I would choose both.
DeleteSlow and steady burns the house down. A hare would've chosen a modern space heater, resulting in mere scorch marks to a mattress before activation of the auto power-off function. (Aesop fable #562.7)
ReplyDeleteVery pleased to see you still on the underserved tortoise beat. Since I have been delinquent checking the blog again I owe you another item:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2015/05/27/living/feat-malia-obama-kenyan-lawyer/
Felix Kiprono, a lawyer in Nairobi, Kenya, has his eye on someone special: President Obama's daughter Malia.
His offer to win her hand? Fifty cows, 70 sheep and 30 goats.
"People might say I am after the family's money, which is not the case. My love is real," he told the Nairobian newspaper.
Moreover, he adds, he's been faithful to his beloved since he first became aware of her.
"I got interested in her in 2008," he said. "As a matter of fact, I haven't dated anyone since and promise to be faithful to her. I have shared this with my family and they are willing to help me raise the bride price."
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No date since 2008! Who says Africans can't be persuaded to keep their population in check