Dead Heat

Francis' book was a winner and short. I enjoyed it quite a bit!!

daddio

May selections for the Taylor Bookclub

I have chosen Dick Francis' "Dead Heat " and Michael Dorris' "A Yellow Raft in Blue Water" as our May selections. Please secure these books through your library; it truly is a waste of money to spend $15.00 to $30.00 on a book when you can rent it for free at the library.

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April Book Club Selection

I really liked our April selection, a collection of three stories by the Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz( pn. Na-gib(long i) Ma- fooz(long oo).

There is a very interesting short biography of Mahfouz at Wikopedia which I recommend.


"Autumn Quail", one of the stories, has a hopeful twist at the end. "Thief and the Dogs", another of the stories, follows a principled rebel(in a strange way) who chooses, at the end, his fate.

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Moving My Bethany

I had an outstanding weekend. We moved Bethany to 3074 Palmer. This is an elegant, restored turn of the century building. I made new friends: Adam, Deborah, Gabriel and Zachary. Ashley and Bethany are roomates again:YEH!!!. Ashley is one of my favorite people.

Colin impressed me with his moving skills. He is not quite up to daddio's strength and endurance, but, he certainly is outstanding in those areas.

Jeff and Matt, my literary friends visited and I have plans for Jeff'f new book. I believe I will be chosen as his editor and literary agent. It undoubtedly will be a best seller, and Jeff has offered me a generous 5% of the book profits( my retirement has thus been accelerated to age 75; much to the chagrin of my crack dealing defendants). Kristen brought me two dozen delicious oatmeal and raisin cookies, and no kidding, I had then finished off by 8:00PM Sunday.

I can't imagine a better weekend. I truly have no complaints about my life. I will probably die the happiest man in the universe.

Well, love to "All My Children" !!

daddio

eagle creek state park

did an 11 mile hike this weekend at lake shelbyville and camped overnite with friends from Chicago and mattoon. gorgeous weather. saw two wild turkeys and a blue racer snake. slept without a tent and was warm and cozy. had a great campfire and great food with a dutch oven and good cooks. the trail was moderately rugged and I noticed the young bucks had trouble keeping up with daddio; they don't make um like they used too. some of these young guys just lack grit. hope they are ready when the ruskies hit the east coast or we midwestern rednecks might have to tool out with our long knives and shotguns and save you liberal pansie asses.well, back to chewing my tobacco and shootin squirrels;gonna have me fried squirrel, dandelion greens and cornbread tonight; think ma might have some cool cider in the cellar.

daddio

April Book Selection

A Trilogy of three novels by Naguib Mahfouz: "The Beggar", "The Thief and the Dogs", and "Autumn Quail".


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