Oh my. I read that Bascomb book in high school. It became a sort of bible
for me then, as I was a competitive surfer and weather is everything to
surfing. I don't own a copy anymore (where is it?) but you've reminded me
of something wonderful from the past. I've completely forgotten about it.
I have heard great things about Unger...my pal does Junger's book promos at
Harper Collins so I need to get myself a copy from her. I have a soft spot
for the sea....
Our dog Hooch sometimes eats fresh horse manure from our neighbor's pasture
when the air is warm. I think Hooch is smarter than most chimps, as he
won't eat his own like some stupid primate (e.g., "fecal japan," anyone?).
Hooch goes for the soft warm firm large equine piles loaded with unused
fiber.
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Subject: what I am reading goddamnit
[I sent this to New-Poetry but that list is uninterested in literature]:
I am reading or have recently read the following items:
_Volcanoes_, Alwyn Scarth.
This is a refreshing look at the science of volcanoes. Many nice pictures
and diagrams. My favorite sentence from this book is "Volcanoes are
exciting." This is writing at its best: clear, succinct, and to the point.
Very good book about volcanoes.
_At Swim-Two-Birds_, Flann O'Brien.
I have read this book several times. It is my favorite book.
_The Third Policeman_, Flann O'Brien.
Of those books that I have read only once, this is my favorite book of that
class.
_Present Past/Past Present: A Personal Memoir_, Eugène Ionseco. Translated
by Helen R. Lane.
A very sad book.
_The Modern Ark: The Stories of Zoos, Past, Present, & Future_, Vicki Croke.
I have learned from this book that some captive chimpanzees eat their shit.
_The Perfect Storm_, Sebastian Unger.
This nonfiction book is an account of the Halloween Gale that harmed
several fishermen from Gloucester, MA. Of those nonfiction books about the
sea that I have read only once, it ranks highly. It is on the level of
Willard Bascomb's _Waves and Beaches: The Dynamics of the Ocean Surface_.
or Raoul Graumont's _Handbook of Knots_.
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