I started to write, “I haven’t forgotten about Weird Wednesday,” but I realized it would have been a lie. I did forget about Weird Wednesday! It was fun that one time, though, and I will do that again soon. It’s kind of like going back over my own work and putting a silly caption over the original—probably making it funnier in the process. Today, however, is another two-fer as we continue rearranging the furniture. It’s Friday, and I must finish churning out new Arlo & Janis fare. I’ll try to post something over the weekend. Maybe “Silly Saturday.”
Rearranged Marriage, cont.
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140 responses to “Rearranged Marriage, cont.”
As a youngster under ten, I remember reading a few real-life books, notably some by Osa Johnson who, with photographer husband Martin, went to distant places to record disappearing cultures (“Bride in the Solomons”) or animals (“Four Years in Paradise”). It may have been a year or so after that when I got hold of “Kon-Tiki” by Thor Heyerdahl. Parents were not fans of recreational reading – far too busy with church work – so I didn’t have the exposure many of you had. Personally, I preferred (still do) browsing reference works rather than fiction…guess I’m the odd one.
Magazines included “Life” and “National Geographic”, the latter back to 1936 with a few earlier. In adult life, I got hold of, and read, bound volumes of NG back into the 1800s. Fascinating stuff.
Favorite newspaper comics/cartoons included Major Hoople (was that titled “Rooming House” or similar?), Caspar Milquetoast, and “Toonerville Trolley”. Others were read, but not avidly: Alley Oop comes to mind. Our papers did not carry D. Duck and related stuff, but, as a rare treat, dad would come home with a comic book thereof.
Amazingly, my rigidly Baptist grandmother who allowed no recreation on Sundays nor work did not consider reading to be bad. You could read or cook meals, wash dishes, go to church at least three times a Sunday or miscellaneous days there were services. It probably helped that she had no idea what Faulkner, Steinbeck, Hemingway, Studs Terkel, or any of hundreds of authors wrote about.
I don’t think my mother or stepfather ever read anything in book form.
c ex p, That was “Our Boarding House”, which our local paper carried into the early ’70’s, I think.
c xp: I’d forgotten about Osa and Martin Johnson. Good stuff, though I recall little of it now. Also read books by Raymond Ditmars, curator of reptiles at the Bronx Zoo. Took ill and died in his 50s, I think.
I, too, read little fiction. Most of my reading today is in magazines: Nat. Hist., New Yorker, Smithsonian [need to renew], Sci. Amer., Amer. Scientist, Sojourners, Sky & Telescope. Need to get some of Marcus Borg’s theology books. He died within the last month. Mostly familiar with him and other current theologs via DVDs at Adult Forum at UMC.
Just updated cptr. drives, which may explain the Anonymous above.
c xp: I’d forgotten about Osa and Martin Johnson. Good stuff, though I recall little of it now. Also read books by Raymond Ditmars, curator of reptiles at the Bronx Zoo. Took ill and died in his 50s, I think.
I, too, read little fiction. Most of my reading today is in magazines: Nat. Hist., New Yorker, Smithsonian [need to renew], Sci. Amer., Amer. Scientist, Sojourners, Sky & Telescope. Need to get some of Marcus Borg’s theology books. He died within the last month. Mostly familiar with him and other current theologs via DVDs at Adult Forum at UMC.
Peace, emb
Been working tonight doing some writing, got ready to turn off computer and looked at trending subjects on Yahoo news and Ghost Rider was in top 10 list.
What now GR6? (I know it is the B-52 bomber)
How many of you have ever been out to the Boneyard and seen all the planes in desert? It is kind of impressive sight actually.
Good night, Love, Jackie
Good morning Villagers….
I did read, but I don’t recall as a child what books were my favorite. The last book I read as an adult was “The Hobbit” or was it “The Tell” by Michner…don’t know.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/02/21/eastern-u-s-record-breaking-cold-and-snow-as-seen-from-space/
Ya’ll have a blessed day
Has David posted anything lately…I didn’t see anything.
Debbe, no we have not actually heard anything since David was being released perhaps to go home with his sleepy kidney. I admit to being worried.
If you are ready to run away and join the circus, I can still possibly get to Indiana with a dog sled but the adventure dog only weighs 10# and has gone back to bed in the office!
Love, Jackie
That is a double or triple joke, of course, as I will be in Sarasota area and winter home of the circus except for the poorer circuses who could not afford Florida and had to winter in Hugo, OK which is south of me on the Texas-Oklahoma state lines.
Jackie
To answer your question about who has seen the boneyard, I have. In the very early 60’s I was stationed at Ft. Huachuca about 90 miles south of there and several of us used to go to the boneyard on weekends, Those days we were allowed to wander around at will. More recently my wife and I took the tour a couple of years ago. It’s an amazing place.
When Mike and I worked as sales reps, we were road warriors, thought nothing of rambling around country, alone or together. These planes are just unbelievable, sitting out there. I guess since 9/11 most of our country has become less accessible. I seem to recall another graveyard out in West Texas Panhandle too.
It was kind of like my reaction to stumbling over the hot air balloon festival in New Mexico, I just wasn’t expecting it and suddenly here were these hundreds of balloons coming over the mesas and dessert.
Bob, in that case I bet you know where Ajo and Why are and the bombing range there. It was very upsetting driving through there and seeing all the “Do Not Get Off the Road” unexploded ordinances signs and equally unsettling to see the high water flood markers way deeper than the top of my F-150 pickup, should rain have happened. And yes, I had only my mom for company and no cell phones in those days! Not too ancient history either.
I began reading to my kids before they were born. Really. I got my stack of little Golden Books and read aloud every day, so they have never not had books around. As children when they committed punishable offenses (MY children?!? NO!!) they were not allowed to buy the toy they wanted, but books were never taken away. Books were not luxuries, they were necessities.
Jean: I like that – “Books were not luxuries, they were necessities.” That pretty well sums it up!
Here is Debbe’s URL and an essay question:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2015/02/21/eastern-u-s-record-breaking-cold-and-snow-as-seen-from-space/
Why is Erie, the southernmost lake, frozen over, while Ontario is ice-free?
[Many of my students would look at this and say, “Same guy, no change”.
Peace, emb