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hermetic

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Sun Jan 22, 2017, 01:13 PM Jan 2017

What are you reading this week of January 22, 2017? [View all]

To all who marched yesterday: HURRAH and THANK YOU! You are all awesome.

Still reading Snow Crash. This book has given me much to ponder. I have always been intrigued by the idea that language/sounds have a certain power. Combine that with computer language and you really get into some deep thoughts. Which reminded me of the old eyeball theory in Firesign Theater's Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death. You know, an eyeball. A one and a zero. Computer language! No longer sure whether to laugh or cry.

Meanwhile, I'm still struggling against ice and snow. Starting to feel like Sisyphus. This is one hell of a hoax the Chinese are playing on us here.

So, what are you eyeballing this week?

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Fiction set in1973. democrank Jan 2017 #1
Sound pretty intense hermetic Jan 2017 #4
The Italian Baker mindem Jan 2017 #2
Carol Field's? hermetic Jan 2017 #6
That's the one. mindem Jan 2017 #9
"Wenesday's Child" by Peter Robinson TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #3
Yes, most assuredly hermetic Jan 2017 #5
Kurt Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle" longship Jan 2017 #7
A true classic hermetic Jan 2017 #8
Stay busy, busy, busy! nt longship Jan 2017 #10
I've read several Vonnegut novels. The first when I was about 12. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #11
Cat's Cradle is indeed about ice nine. longship Jan 2017 #13
When you're as old as I am and have read as many books they get conflated. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #14
SWTWC is Ray Bradbury getting old in mke Jan 2017 #18
Well, I do declare! I guess I've developed a case of CRS* disease. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #20
"Something Wicked this way Comes" is Ray Bradbury. longship Jan 2017 #21
I have been corrected. See reply 18 TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #22
No prob, my friend. longship Jan 2017 #24
You should check out SWTWC the movie. It's quite good. Number9Dream Jan 2017 #23
Yup. Think I'll stick it into my NetFlix queue. longship Jan 2017 #25
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #12
Not sure how religious he is hermetic Jan 2017 #16
"Fever Dream", "Cold Vengeance", & "Two Graves" by Preston & Child Number9Dream Jan 2017 #15
Fever Dream hermetic Jan 2017 #17
Just finished getting old in mke Jan 2017 #19
WITCHES book hermetic Jan 2017 #27
Hi all! Thanks for the thread, hermetic. The march in Atlanta was a day to remember. japple Jan 2017 #26
So happy for your experience! hermetic Jan 2017 #28
You will have no problem finding the play. Clybourne Park was a japple Jan 2017 #29
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