Beryl Markham

 Beryl Markham

Another remarkable woman, Beryl Markham.  I have discovered an interest in her through my researching through Pinterest for data and pictures of Karen Blixen.  In searching for Karen Blixen I received just as much on Beryl Markham as Karen Blixen; and then vise Aversa searching for Beryl Markham.  From what I have learned so far she may be as interesting to read about as Karen.  I just purchased a book about her life's story.

L8R

Rex

Another Great Short Story

 Another Great Short Story,

Alkmene, by Isak Dinesen, Same raving as my previous posting.  Karen Blixen is some fantastic woman in all respects.

I highly recommend the reading of her short story book, Winter's Tales.

Hopefully another report soon,

Rex

A Great Short Story

 A Great Short Story

I just finished reading a short story from Isak Dinesen's Book of short stories, Winter's Tales, "The Dreaming Child".

This short story is the most emotional and interesting of short stories I have ever read, even better than any of  J. D. Salinger's, including Catcher in the Rye , my previous favorite.  As a mater of fact, I have liked every one of the short stories in this book.

I only got turned on to Isak Dinesen's Literary works through the love of her, Out of Africa, novel and subsequent movie of the same title, my favorite movie of all time.  I have just recently watched the movie for the fourth or fifth time which is what inspired this incident. 

Another spin off of this fascination with Isak is that she wrote, unknown to me until now, " Babbitt's Feist", which is another movie that I have watched and liked very much.

Well, back to reading the next short story, Alkmene.

Hello I'm Back

Well, It has been a while.

I have been quite busy the past nine months.  I did some consulting work for Maverick Aerospace, a company owned by a friend of mine, Steve Crisanti.  It was interesting and generously compensated for.  It s all over now and getting back to my retirement mode.

For the past couple of years I have been more satisfied with life in general than I have ever been in my life.  I attribute this feeling of my satisfaction to my having been, "born again", and loving Jesus, The Holy Spirit, and GOD.  The "feeling" just came upon me out of the blue.  I began reading the Holy Bible and found it very interesting and satisfying.  I started taking online Biblical college courses on the Bible, Biblical history, and Biblical theology.  Included in my studies I also took some Classical Philosophy courses.  On the Classical philosophy side of my studies I discovered, "Stoicism".  I feel like Stoicism is also contributing to my feeling good and satisfied.

I am considering getting an adult electric fat tired tricycle for exercising and short distance transportation around town..

Some of the authors that I have been reading from are: Benny Tate, Derick Prince, Charles Ryrie, C. S. Lewis, Eric Metaxas, Apostle Paul.

Leaving on vacation next Monday.  We are going first to my Daughter's place in Portland, then to Nancy's friend in Roseburg, we will be spending 5 days at each location.

Just an Update

 Nothing really good to report for the past few days.  I have been having trouble getting to sleep on a natural schedule for some time, so I have been up all night and sleeping in the daytime.

In spite of my sleeping problems I have been doing, for me, a lot of yard work.

I have been watching quite a few lectures on YouTube, literature stuff, with Benjamin McEvoy, G K Chesterton, and Howard Bloom.  Chesterton and Bloom are very interesting, to me, in all aspects of Literature, Critique, Authorship, and Analysis,.  So, with my interest being what it is, I have acquired a couple of books written by both of them.

Another thing that has diverted my attention, other than procreation, is that I have been trying to de-clutter my office down to a minimalist configuration, but I am finding it difficult to find space for the stuff I am moving out of the office, I sometime think that I am a hoarder as well.

OK, enough of my trivial problems, over and out,

Philip

My Birthday Today 9/1/39

 Wow, my birthday today, I have made it to 84, I'm feeling good, feeling happy, and I'm satisfied,

I watched another Benjamín McEvoy lecture on reading Milton's book "Paradise Lost".  The lecture, as usual, was good and the book sounded very interesting, so interesting that I logged on to Amazon and bought it.  Now I have to knock off, Dante's Divine Comedy so I can get to reading it.

I also received today another classical novel, "Prometheus Bound".  I was expecting another 3" thick of a thousand pages book like most of the classical literature book are, it is only one quarter of an inch thick.  Maybe it requires slow reading, and a lot of contemplation to get through,

Well, this is all I have for today, so over and out,

Philip

Catching up After 5 Days

 Wow!  Has it been 5 days already?

I'm still excited with my Purpose Driven Journal.  My friend Fritz was visiting a couple of nights ago and looked at the journal and found it interesting enough that he ordered one from Amazon on the spot.

Yesterday I spent a couple of hours on OIT Campus reading and contemplating on some of the topics listed in the journal, as well as reading a little in Dante's Divine Comedy.  I also took a little walking tour around the campus just for the exercise and inspiration.  In fact I'm thinking visiting the campus on a regular basis, just for inspiration.  I'm also considering following OIT's Basketball team home games this season, fifteen years ago I was quite a fan for several seasons.

I found a secondhand junk store I had never noticed the other day, I went in and made a quick survey and found it very exciting with lots of useless goodies.  I plan to go back in tomorrow and give it a good going over.

I also have started the construction of a wooden model sailboat from a kit I bought sometime in the past, I hope I have the guts to finish it being the procrastinator that I am.

Well, this is all for now,

CUL8R

The Purpose Driven Life

 The Purpose-Driven Life Journal

Our local City Library has a used book store adjacent to the Library.  I went in there today to see if I might find something that interested me.  I found nothing of interest until just the last minute, it was a leather bound, gold gilded page edges, 6" X 9" Journal.  It is titled, "The Purpose-Driven Life Journal".  It's theme is, "What on Earth Am I Here For?".  It is a forty day long journal, with questions to answer relative to the theme each day.  I started it today with the question: "How can I remind myself today that life is really about living for GOD, not for myself?  I have contemplated the question and entered my answers in the journal.

Tomorrow, another question, my contemplation, my entry...

Rex