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ltmurnauShort article from the BBC Magazine with the usual complaints about Powerpoint, but some hints about what to avoid - that is if you are stuck having to use it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8207849.stm
Tuvan Independence Day party went well. More than two people showed up and it didn't rain, so I count it a success. The roast goat went down a treat, as did the grilled-fresh-out-of-the-garden zucchini.
Struggling to finish a long article on the Greek Civil War, 1943-49. It's going OK but will probably be too long. Working on it for 90 minutes each night after supper and tutoring are done is not the most efficient way to get it done either.
15 Books Meme, taken from my old friend Johnny from Facebook.
Rules:
Select fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you.
Choose the first fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.
Don't take too long to think about it.
Tag some other people if you want; I won't.
I assume this to mean books that you will always remember, not because you found them life-changing but because you found them enjoyable or memorable, at any age, for a variety of reasons. I certainly could list some unpleasant books that have stuck in my mind over the years.
Anyway, in no particular order or ranking:
1. 1984 - George Orwell
2. Will - G. Gordon Liddy
3. Lucky Jim - Kingsley Amis
4. Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon - Jim Paul
5. Crash - J. G. Ballard
6. The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer
7. This Kind of War - T. R. Fehrenbach
8. Tuva or Bust! - Ralph Leighton
9. The Ancient Engineers - L. Sprague de Camp
10. Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein
11. Neuromancer - William Gibson
12. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
13. Two Little Savages - Ernest Thompson Seton
14. How To Build A Flying Saucer - T. B. Pawlicki
15. Cache Lake Country - John Rowlands
Hm, that was harder than I thought.
Tuvan Independence Day party went well. More than two people showed up and it didn't rain, so I count it a success. The roast goat went down a treat, as did the grilled-fresh-out-of-the-garden zucchini.
Struggling to finish a long article on the Greek Civil War, 1943-49. It's going OK but will probably be too long. Working on it for 90 minutes each night after supper and tutoring are done is not the most efficient way to get it done either.
15 Books Meme, taken from my old friend Johnny from Facebook.
Rules:
Select fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you.
Choose the first fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.
Don't take too long to think about it.
Tag some other people if you want; I won't.
I assume this to mean books that you will always remember, not because you found them life-changing but because you found them enjoyable or memorable, at any age, for a variety of reasons. I certainly could list some unpleasant books that have stuck in my mind over the years.
Anyway, in no particular order or ranking:
1. 1984 - George Orwell
2. Will - G. Gordon Liddy
3. Lucky Jim - Kingsley Amis
4. Harry and I Build a Siege Weapon - Jim Paul
5. Crash - J. G. Ballard
6. The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer
7. This Kind of War - T. R. Fehrenbach
8. Tuva or Bust! - Ralph Leighton
9. The Ancient Engineers - L. Sprague de Camp
10. Starship Troopers - Robert Heinlein
11. Neuromancer - William Gibson
12. Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
13. Two Little Savages - Ernest Thompson Seton
14. How To Build A Flying Saucer - T. B. Pawlicki
15. Cache Lake Country - John Rowlands
Hm, that was harder than I thought.
