Yesterday was tough. I spent my adulthood thinking people were silly for anticipating bad days. "Get in control of your emotions," I'd say. "If you can think ahead then think positive." Then came the days preceding April 13th, 2010 -- the day that would have been my Mom's birthday AND my brother John's. ... read more
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Not like a loser, but the winning runner.
Hard to fathom but the truth is, "yes, I am reading Dante - The Divine Comedy I: Hell because I enjoy it." You can grab your own copy of it by clicking on the link. The reference method used above is suspect and extremely questionable. No one's required The Assemblagist to utilize Turabian or any manual of style since 1993. Point is, you get it, don't you? The particular paperback copy in my possession is translated by Dorothy L. Sayers. It's a Penquin Classic edition which sold for $.95 in 1962. A college text utilized by both my ex-brother-in-law Russell Rogers and my deceased sister, Ann Heinold Cutler. Since Russell can go to hell and my sister is in some pleasant after-space, reading this print of Hell seems entirely appropriate. ... read more