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PAST-DUE BOOK REVIEW
"Thirteen Moons" by Charles Frazier. This book is the highly-anticipated novel from the man who brought you "Cold Mountain", one of my favorite Civil War era books. Just let me say, "Thirteen Moons" was well worth the wait. As a very old man, Will Cooper recalls his life as an adopted member of an Indian tribe who tries to keep his tribe safe in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina as the United States government steadily pushes the Native Americans westward until it succeeds in wiping them off the map. Will's story as a "great white chief" weaves its way in and out of historic events such as the tragic "Trail of Tears" and the Civil War and intertwines with that of his true love, Claire, whom he first meets when they're both twelve. Frazier tells a good story and his writing is simply lovely.
CAN I SPEAK TO A HUMAN BEING, PLEASE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We've switched to another prescription plan at work. I couldn't just register on-line, I had to call and finalize my registration. And that meant sitting through a half hour of automated options, none of which included speaking to a REAL PERSON!!!!!!!!! Seriously. Why do I have to wait through five menus for that option? I think to lessen the heart attack and stroke death rate, the government needs to enact a law that requires a universal "press 0" option on every automated phone system that allows you to choose to speak to a REAL PERSON whenever you want to. Somewhere along the line, my civil rights are being violated. I just know it.
MARTIN LUTHER THE KING DAY
If you've seen the movie, "Barbershop", y'all know that MLK day is for gettin' your freak on. I jest. MLK day is to honor the memory of one of the finest persons in our countries history. On MLK day, we should all read "Letters from a Birmingham Jail" and his "I Have A Dream" speech and ponder on what it is that we can do to end prejudice in our corner of the world.
But lo and behold, there are several merchants who are promotiong MLK day sales. What is wrong with these people? Okay, so we've already besmirched the memory of the brave men and women who fought for our freedom with Veterans' Day and Memorial Day sales. And that's wrong, too. But isn't there just one iota of human decency left in America's greedy corporate machine? Silly question.
THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOSHEBA
There are bad people and there are good people. You can't tell them apart by their gender, their religion, their location or by the color of the skin. They come in all shapes and sizes. The only way to know the difference is to get to know the person. There are so many other reasons than gender, religion, location or color to dislike others. Seriously. (can you tell I'm excited about the new "Grey's Anatomy" tomorrow night? I've so overused the word, "seriously". Like totally)
"Thirteen Moons" by Charles Frazier. This book is the highly-anticipated novel from the man who brought you "Cold Mountain", one of my favorite Civil War era books. Just let me say, "Thirteen Moons" was well worth the wait. As a very old man, Will Cooper recalls his life as an adopted member of an Indian tribe who tries to keep his tribe safe in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina as the United States government steadily pushes the Native Americans westward until it succeeds in wiping them off the map. Will's story as a "great white chief" weaves its way in and out of historic events such as the tragic "Trail of Tears" and the Civil War and intertwines with that of his true love, Claire, whom he first meets when they're both twelve. Frazier tells a good story and his writing is simply lovely.
CAN I SPEAK TO A HUMAN BEING, PLEASE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We've switched to another prescription plan at work. I couldn't just register on-line, I had to call and finalize my registration. And that meant sitting through a half hour of automated options, none of which included speaking to a REAL PERSON!!!!!!!!! Seriously. Why do I have to wait through five menus for that option? I think to lessen the heart attack and stroke death rate, the government needs to enact a law that requires a universal "press 0" option on every automated phone system that allows you to choose to speak to a REAL PERSON whenever you want to. Somewhere along the line, my civil rights are being violated. I just know it.
MARTIN LUTHER THE KING DAY
If you've seen the movie, "Barbershop", y'all know that MLK day is for gettin' your freak on. I jest. MLK day is to honor the memory of one of the finest persons in our countries history. On MLK day, we should all read "Letters from a Birmingham Jail" and his "I Have A Dream" speech and ponder on what it is that we can do to end prejudice in our corner of the world.
But lo and behold, there are several merchants who are promotiong MLK day sales. What is wrong with these people? Okay, so we've already besmirched the memory of the brave men and women who fought for our freedom with Veterans' Day and Memorial Day sales. And that's wrong, too. But isn't there just one iota of human decency left in America's greedy corporate machine? Silly question.
THE SUPREME WISDOM OF THE QUEENOSHEBA
There are bad people and there are good people. You can't tell them apart by their gender, their religion, their location or by the color of the skin. They come in all shapes and sizes. The only way to know the difference is to get to know the person. There are so many other reasons than gender, religion, location or color to dislike others. Seriously. (can you tell I'm excited about the new "Grey's Anatomy" tomorrow night? I've so overused the word, "seriously". Like totally)
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