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Sounds wonderful. I'll be

Ramona — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:54:13 +0000

In reply to The book was one about his

Sounds wonderful. I'll be looking for it, too. If I find it, I'll read it and pass it on to you. Don't you hate when you don't get your books back? I loaned out a book about Scott and Helen Nearing years ago and I'm still angry at the guy who promised to return it but didn't.

Thank you,. Emerson. I look

Ramona — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:50:55 +0000

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Thank you,. Emerson. I look forward to reading you, too.

My pa thanks you, Flower. I

Ramona — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:50:09 +0000

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My pa thanks you, Flower. I just know he does.

If you are feeling the need

emerson — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:41:59 +0000

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If you are feeling the need to write about your father again, I think you should go ahead and do so. Besides, is it really fair to deprive those of us who weren't here a year ago of the story of your father?

You have a pleasant way of telling your stories. I look forward to reading more.

Happy Birthday to yer pa!

wabby — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:26:04 +0000

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Happy Birthday to yer pa!

The book was one about his

Beetlejuice — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:38:31 +0000

In reply to Beetle, I have several books

The book was one about his life. It covered his days on the river, then on to Nevada and so forth. I was in the middle of his European travels, when I lent it out, where he was documenting his daily excursions and noting how the young were too fleeting in writing memos to themselves to remind them of their experiences. In fact, somewhere I heard he had scratched his name in the wall at the Rotten Oxen (Red Ox) in Heidelberg and when I tried to see if I could find it I gave up as soon as I walked into the establishment...the walls were covered in handwritten graffiti. The tavern's reputation was well over a couple of hundred years...King Lugwwig of Neuschwanstein castle (Disneyland) fame was a frequent patron there when he was a student at the university in the early 1800's. But what was interesting was at every stop along the way,they gave the historical account of the activities that drove him. It was interesting in that it gave a very detailed account of the world he lived in and why he responded to it the way he did.

Sorry, but that was tried

Beetlejuice — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:31:14 +0000

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Sorry, but that was tried many times while Twain/Clements was alive and they made fools out of themselves in the process. Simply because declaring something verbotten makes people curious to see why which feeds on itself.

Here ya

Richard Day — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:46:01 +0000

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Here ya go:

http://dagblog.com/arts/hypnotic-rhythms-7940

"What a wee little part of a

Michael Maiello — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:14:07 +0000

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"What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself."

Nice to see some one defend the importance of the inner life. A fine tonic for all this "character is action" sentiment which, while also true and powerful, doesn't tell the whole story. The whole story that, Mark reminds us, can never ever be told.

Beetle, I have several books

Ramona — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:44:23 +0000

In reply to Ramona, you may be on to

Beetle, I have several books of his, too, including his short stories, and I never get tired of reading them. He had a huge ego and often made fun of just how huge it was. I don't know the book you're talking about, but it sounds like something we should be looking for on eBay or elsewhere. Beat you to it!