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dutyje:The foot's in great shape. I really don't have any notable pain to speak of these days. Other than the scar and it still being (very) oversized, everything is back to normal. We'll see how it holds up this weekend. WP is running a marathon at Disney, and we'll be taking the kids down there for about 5 days. I'll have the crutches and a walking cane on hand in case the extra mileage causes any trouble. As far as reading, I really like a good "thinking" book, but Catcher in the Rye just didn't seem very deep to me. I suppose I look for a book to make a statement. Stuff like The Time Machine, Fahrenheit 451, or Player Piano. Although I do like a good book that is purely for entertainment as well, but it has to keep my attention the whole way. The Catcher in the Rye just seemed to be a basic picture of an immature jerk and his relationship with his sister. I had another immature jerk to deal with in A Clockwork Orange, but that book was so much better because it said something, other than simply painting a static picture.
Luko: dutyje:The foot's in great shape. I really don't have any notable pain to speak of these days. Other than the scar and it still being (very) oversized, everything is back to normal. We'll see how it holds up this weekend. WP is running a marathon at Disney, and we'll be taking the kids down there for about 5 days. I'll have the crutches and a walking cane on hand in case the extra mileage causes any trouble. As far as reading, I really like a good "thinking" book, but Catcher in the Rye just didn't seem very deep to me. I suppose I look for a book to make a statement. Stuff like The Time Machine, Fahrenheit 451, or Player Piano. Although I do like a good book that is purely for entertainment as well, but it has to keep my attention the whole way. The Catcher in the Rye just seemed to be a basic picture of an immature jerk and his relationship with his sister. I had another immature jerk to deal with in A Clockwork Orange, but that book was so much better because it said something, other than simply painting a static picture. Welcome back, duteronomy...Catcher is an awesome book when you're between 14-17 or so...after that, it's just overly sentimental. But there's more to it than just a picture of an immature jerk...read the Times article Urbi linked to. Maddy, I'm confident you'll like The House of Mondavi.
phobicsquirrel:ummm milk it..
madurofan:I'm not sure how much light that article shed on Catcher, it was more about the Glass'
Luko:I'm not arguing that you should like it and that the article will help. Like I said, I think it's a book best enjoyed by adolescents dealing with all their angst. I was just saying the article might shed a little more light on the deeper meaning of Salinger's works. You said it didn't seem very deep to you and only seemed like it was about an immature jerk. Maddy was right, it's more about Glass, but S Glass is Salinger, and Salinger wrote Catcher. I'm totally not arguing that Catcher or the other books should be un-disappointing to you.
bbc020:I don't like reading that much, unless it's something useful (ccom threads and the like)That being said, I will be reading Understanding Management for the next few weeks.
dutyje: Jozer - is that Huxley?
j0z3r: dutyje: Jozer - is that Huxley?Yes it is. And it's good to see you back, certain among us were beginning to think you had gone the way of the Lassy. Not me of course, I knew you'd come hobbling back. :)