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[quote="section10" post=383476]I am catching up on my American civil war books,. finished a book on the west point class of 1846 and another book on lincoln's trip from ill to wash dc for his first inauguration.
my venice civil war roundtable has set up a video conferencing system. our april 9th meeting will be held via the internet.
yesterday my wife went in for semi annual routine medical lab work. she is to have a followup meeting with the doctor 7 days later. the doctor has set up a video call chat for her. she will not have to go to the doctor's office.
i gave blood last sunday. at the door i was checked for fever, iron, blood pressure. then & only then was i allowed into their facility.
I only leave the house for food shopping and medical concerns.
God bless paul for this website. stay safe y'all.[/quote]

Share your direction of reading but different eras. Lately I have become fascinated by reading about allied agents working behind German lines in WWII. Fascinating stories some of which have been bottled up because of "official secrets" aspects. The bravery of these people is incredible and it was not just male agents; one of the most interesting is Virginia Hall (and her "friend" Cuthbert--her nickname for her artificial leg) working in France, first for the SOE-Brits and then for Donovan and the OSS. Her story was just recently told but her picture is one that hangs in CIA HQ.

As to your group's meeting, my wife had a telephonic/zoom meeting of her book club last night, including each them having a drink.
 
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[quote="fuchsia" post=383516] and annoying Paul about whether it would be helpful to set up a grammar and spelling resource thread on redmen.com.[/quote]

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If you are a car racing fan, Fox Sports 1 is carrying a "live" NASCAR race right now (with invocation and national anthem). The race is conducted virtually with the drivers at home on simulators. Effectively a group video game for the gamers among us. The fans pick the track they will "race" on. The drivers are the NASCAR drivers although Indy and Gran Prix drivers want to complete. It appears the same type of programming will be set up for Indy and Gran Prix races.
 
Searching the house for a copy of Camus' "The Plague". Used it to teach about drug addiction in the 60's and seemed like it would fit our current times.
 
[quote="Porgyman" post=383522][quote="ron " post=383520][quote="fuchsia" post=383516]Bingeing on Sudoku puzzles and annoying Paul about whether it would be helpful to set up a grammar and spelling resource thread on redmen.com. No calling out what are viewed as mistakes or typos or computers doing autofill but raising possible issues with no names. On occasion some stuff seems like it could be problematic in professional life.[/quote]
Agree, some of the grammar I've seen on the site makes me hope that the posters are not SJU graduates. Not a good look for the University.[/quote]

It’s not just this site. It’s a huge problem all over the internet.

One evening I reached my boiling point. I called out a poster on a football board. His response to me? I write like I talk.

How do you respond to that? I gave up.[/quote]

Why come you don’t have a tattoo?
 
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[quote="fuchsia" post=383646]Searching the house for a copy of Camus' "The Plague". Used it to teach about drug addiction in the 60's and seemed like it would fit our current times.[/quote]
We all know that when you say “Camus“, you really mean “Barbara Cartland” B)
 
Tonight I will be streaming the Bleacher Report Madden All Time Franchise simulation. They have named all time franchises for each team and will simulate games in a Tournament format. I hope I am explaining that correctly.

Yes I have sunk this low. However, I cannot take endless days of depressing Coronavirus coverage.
 
I just noticed there is a show on tonight at seven thirty about the CCNY point shaving scandal of 1950. It is on channel 798 on FIOS, 138 on cable vision. It appears to be a Jewsh channel which when I just keyed it in it came up.
I know nothing about this film but it is worth a try.
 
They replayed games 5 and 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals on ESPN last night. So great.

Still my favorite championship I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. It’s between that and the giants 07 super bowl even though I’m a jets fan that was spectacular
 
Just finished reading The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

It's about Churchill and Defiance during the early days of World War 2.

A GREAT book!
 
[quote="jerseyshorejohnny" post=384141]Just finished reading The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

It's about Churchill and Defiance during the early days of World War 2.

A GREAT book![/quote]

On my "Want to Read" list. Glad you enjoyed it. Been doing a lot of reading too.
 
[quote="jerseyshorejohnny" post=384141]Just finished reading The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson

It's about Churchill and Defiance during the early days of World War 2.

A GREAT book![/quote]
Me too
 
[quote="section10" post=384164]ozark - great series - binged season 3 this past weekend[/quote]

Ruth Langmore is a great character. Best part of the show in my opinion. She's like a Flannery O'Connor character. The actress is from the Bronx.

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NBA.com currently has a free preview because of the pandemic. Access includes classic games so I am currently watching Bob Cousy last game with the Celtics on 4/24/63 a playoff game vs the LA Lakers at the Forum.
 
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