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"The aggregate of concepts required to attain a passing grade for this course may be acquired through Twitter, Facebook, or Google. However, this being a graduate level course, you may find that tweeting, facing, or googling will prove insufficent in that respect. Therefore, yes, opening a boo...

I have been a college professor for 13 years, and I thought I had heard everything. . . until today. I received an email from a student (a graduate student, no less!) who asked the following: "How important is it that I acquire the books required for your course?" I am still puzzled about ...

Count me in, Sam.

jt

drmoss_ca wrote:Crabbie's Green Ginger Wine for me!

Chris

Chris,

It sounds like you stole my great grandad's "cough syrup" recipe.

jt

p.s., If anyone in the Chicagoland is looking for it, I also saw a couple of bottles at Binny's, which is a liqour mart out in the burbs. They ran 40 dollars or so.

I stopped at a favorite brewpub last night, and the bartender was kind enough to let me sample a couple his favorites. I tried one that I had never even seen on the shelves. It's a rich and VERY gingery (hence the name) liqueur that, according to the bartender, is traditionally carried on foxhunts. ...

Visited Cannery Row in Monterey for the first time this past week. And now I am reading "Cannery Row" for the first time (and wishing I hadn't waited so long.

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Boys in Company C

The Odd Angry Shot

The Enemy Below

Battleground

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Wonderful news, Marc!

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Try smallflower -- 17.50 for the after shave.

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All:

I found out that I'll likely be visiting Seoul, S. Korea, this summer for a professional conference. I've already picked up a few guidebooks, but I'm wondering if any of you have any tips, must-sees, etc. I'll be there for about a week in mid-July.

Thanks in advance,
jt

As if any of us needed another addiction in our lives, here's a site for Moleskine nuts:

http://www.moleskinerie.com/

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Just finished fitzgerald's "Tender is the Night," which has been on my shelf for almost thirty years. Next up: "The Nature and Function of Dreaming."

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I wish I were at the point in my life that I could give up the job and become a full-time beach comber, but I still need a real income for a few years. Anyway, for as long as can remember, I've wanted to take a crack at metal detecting on my trips to the beach or even along the river near where I li...

I've been enjoying Hop Stoopid from Lagunitas. Aslo, a buddy turned me on to Green Flash IPA on my last trip to California, and I stumbled across it (well, I guess "stumbled" is the wrong word in this context) at a local grocer.

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It only took 47 years, but I finally saw my first WS game -- game 2 in St. Louis. Great pitching duel, great weather, great friend who took me along. But here's the bonus. My buddy bought a package that included the game and a hotel. We picked up the tickets and found that we had been upgraded to se...

This article in Boston.com helps me understand myself a little better. . .

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas ... ?page=full

Thought you all might appreciate it, too.


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So sorry to hear, Joel. Please accept my deepest condolences.

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Eden Rock by Charles Causley They are waiting for me somewhere beyond Eden Rock: My father, twenty-five, in the same suit Of Genuine Irish Tweed, his terrier Jack Still two years old and trembling at his feet. My mother, twenty-three, in a sprigged dress Drawn at the waist, ribbon in her straw hat, ...

I'd go along with Maltese Falcon as one of the best and generally enjoy the Hammett/Chandler generation of noir mystery/detective fiction. But the one mystery I enjoy reading time and again is A.A. Milne's "The Red House Mystery." In the end, I'm a sucker for the English murder-in the-coun...

Fellows:

Your replies brought tears to my eyes. Many, many thanks for the sentiments. There are a few things in my life that are stable these days, and I am glad to say thay this group is one of them.

jt