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This page last updated on: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:32 AM
It is 14 C with a high forecast of 28 C.
I am back in Lismore after a very enjoyable visit to Brisbane and Eumundi (where the markets were).
We plan to visit The Channon markets this morning.
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| Literature | Begin morning with a Rumi reading | |
| Literature | Continue reading "Bad Land" by Jonathan Rabin | 1 hr |
Here are a few images from The Channon markets:
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4:30 PM
I have begun rereading Bad Land from the start. It is a fascinating read about eastern Montana encompassing both geography and history. I have just used Google Earth to locate Baker, Montana (it is near the border with North Dakota).
"The road ahead tapered to infinity, in stages. Hill led to hill led to hill, and at each summit the road abruptly shrank to half its width, then half its width again, until it becamea hairline crack in the land, then a faint wobble in the haze, then nothing." [p. 2]
"One year we make quite a profit, and the next year we go twice as deep as that in the hole. That's about the way it goes, round here." [p. 3]
"It had not always been so empty here," [p. 4]
"For every surviving ranch, I passed a dozen ruined houses." [p. 5]
9:00 PM
I have just watched a movie called "Johnny Gets His Gun". This is not a pleasant movie, but it is a gripping story anti-war story of a man who is badly injured during World War I. It is a genuine pleasure to see such a powerful movie. This was originally made in the 1970's. I have never heard of it, and I can see why it never became a popular movie. But it is a movie that is unrelenting in portraying the horror of war.
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