Hi, Caroline,

For what it is worth, I have posted my review of Was Hinduism Invented?

Robert

inlägg gjort av rdurick vid 6:15 pm (EST) Aug 26, 2008

Hey there Caroline, when you get set to visit, give me a profile or email shout and I'll give you whatever cell number I have at that point. It's been a crappy few days with moving drama, but very nice to be here overall.

Cheers!
RMD

inlägg gjort av richardderus vid 3:17 pm (EST) Aug 26, 2008

Hi Caroline, I'm glad you've got the dear departed one in a happy memorial place.

I haven't moved yet. I was Talked To by my brother and Mr. Man when I seemed determined to go ahead with the idea of driving my worldly good across the country by myself, and ignoring the vertigo problems I've been having plus the gout issues that come from long stretches of immobility such as driving. Upshot: Movers are coming on Wednesday. I will fly to NY on Friday. Husband and brother and daughter are all fanning themselves with relief.

I like the idea of LT gatherings! Must look into implementing this next year.

hugs
RMD

inlägg gjort av richardderus vid 4:45 pm (EST) Aug 18, 2008

I know this is a marriage destined for success, that between the two of you. How do I know this with such certainty, being unacquainted with either of you? He let you finish your book before getting the picnic packed up, and you noticed and are grateful.

It satisfies the sentimental side of me to know that good people find each other in this world. Japan ho!!

Delights and excitations attend you
R

inlägg gjort av richardderus vid 10:19 pm (EST) Jul 26, 2008

I never saw the movie [Kite Runner] but boy did I love the book. I wasn't really expecting to like it as much as I did.

Jaqueline

inlägg gjort av callmejacx vid 6:58 pm (EST) Jul 26, 2008

Funny you should mention trip books...I was setting some aside as the days went by, and Mr. Man asked what made these books so special. I said I was taking them with me in the cab of the truck as reads. He tossed them all into a box and said "don't bother, darling, I have your books all picked out to remind you of me" and wouldn't give me any details! The sneaky devil has an entire Amazon box taped up six ways from Sunday hidden in the closet (once I knew I was getting a surprise I knew where to look) that he won't give me until I leave!

I never really *got* that little Latin poem that begins "odi et amo" until just now. So I don't know what I'll be readong on the trip. It's really very touching, and very sweet, and it makes me miss him before I leave.

Ahhh, sushi in the fatherland of sushi...how exquisite...and I am revoltingly jealous of you! I adore quail eggs and crab. Since I am a very large man, over 6ft, I don't envy you the accommodations. I found Japan uncomfortable because of my height and my breadth. It was completely worth it, though, for the sheer astonishing gorgeousness of the place. Well, not tokyo so much, but Kyoto was breathtaking, and the villages we drove through were just...right, somehow, exactly and precisely *right* in a way that other places I've been just aren't.

I'm rambling. Good night, Caroline, safe journeys and happy returns
R

inlägg gjort av richardderus vid 12:34 am (EST) Jul 26, 2008

You are absolutely correct. I put the reviews against the wrong books. Thanks for noticing the errors and pointing them out to me. :-) Did you read these books too? What did you think about them?

inlägg gjort av cameling vid 4:44 pm (EST) Jun 28, 2008