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A Matter of Life by Jeffrey Brown
I just finished reading A Matter of Life (2013) by Jeffrey Brown. This is a graphic novel that describes itself on the back cover as “an autobiographical meditation on fatherhood and faith.” This is a wonderfully sweet, poignant book that feels honest and personal. Even though it’s about someone else’s life, it made me think…
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Autobiography of Joseph Scaliger
I just finished reading the Autobiography of Joseph Scaliger, translated by George W. Robinson and published in English in 1927. The subtitle gives a good idea of what makes up the book in addition to the opening autobiography: with Autobiographical Selections from his Letters, His Testament, and the Funeral Orations by Daniel Heinsius and Dominicus…
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The Infant by Denís Fonvízin
I finished reading The Infant by Denís Fonvízin (1782; Nèdorosl’), a play in five acts. It is translated by Joshua Cooper and is the earliest play included in a collection of Russian theater titled Four Russian Plays. This was a lot of fun to read. There was quite a bit of witty humor, social critique,…
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Impecunious, an etymology
Impecunious Merriam Webster’s definition: having very little or no money usually habitually : PENNILESS This is a fun word to say…something about the combination of sounds…the ‘p’ followed by the hard ‘c’, and then the ‘yoo’ sound. Anyway, it’s a nice word. A fancy way of saying “poor”. The reason I mention it here is…
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Home Front by Joel Rosenberg
Here’s another belated book jot, from September 2021: I finished reading Home Front by Joel Rosenberg (2003). It’s categorized as mystery fiction, but is very light on mystery. I read a series of fantasy novels by this author when I was in my early teens and recently came across this book. It takes place in…
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RX-78-2 Gundam
I realized yesterday that I have not included a post about this mecha model I put together awhile ago. I assembled it a little after my daughter and I put the Z’Gok together. This mecha is very gracile in comparison with the previously assembled Z’Gok and the Gogg we put together a couple days ago.…