Friday, March 19, 2004
Ace
I really like reading books by E. Annie Proulx -- of course, I always wonder what the "E" stands for (found out on Barleby.com that it stands for Edna!)
Read That Old Ace in the Hole : A Novel while traveling, and found it to be a light/fun read. I don't think it is as strong as Shipping News or Postcards, even (which I also read on the trip!), but it was good nonetheless.
Is a coming of age story... about Bob Dollar... of course, he's trying to earn a buck, and figure out what to do with his life... story takes you on a hunt for hog farm locations in the texas panhandle...
Some notes I enjoyed:
pg. 163 -- "Roosevelt changed the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in the month, persuaded that more shopping days for Christmas would improve the economy." (note the was 1939... I found that interesting... moving a quasi-religious day for purposes of commerce... of course, I just assume that's true... not worth fact-checking
SEE -- East of Eden starring James Dean -- was supposedly based on the story of Cain and Abel
pg. 211 -- "I thought we might hit the Trail Dust for lunch ... They have great Texas Steaks" -- my friend, Chris Hey, and I once ate at this restaurant on our cross-country car trip... the father of a girl we knew from high school took us there (with her) and treated for us... the steak was the best I ever had, bar none... they had a tradition of cutting off your tie, if you were wearing one, and hanging it on the wall... plus, their was a sliding board in the restaurant... or, maybe I had too many beers?
Read That Old Ace in the Hole : A Novel while traveling, and found it to be a light/fun read. I don't think it is as strong as Shipping News or Postcards, even (which I also read on the trip!), but it was good nonetheless.
Is a coming of age story... about Bob Dollar... of course, he's trying to earn a buck, and figure out what to do with his life... story takes you on a hunt for hog farm locations in the texas panhandle...
Some notes I enjoyed:
pg. 163 -- "Roosevelt changed the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in the month, persuaded that more shopping days for Christmas would improve the economy." (note the was 1939... I found that interesting... moving a quasi-religious day for purposes of commerce... of course, I just assume that's true... not worth fact-checking
SEE -- East of Eden starring James Dean -- was supposedly based on the story of Cain and Abel
pg. 211 -- "I thought we might hit the Trail Dust for lunch ... They have great Texas Steaks" -- my friend, Chris Hey, and I once ate at this restaurant on our cross-country car trip... the father of a girl we knew from high school took us there (with her) and treated for us... the steak was the best I ever had, bar none... they had a tradition of cutting off your tie, if you were wearing one, and hanging it on the wall... plus, their was a sliding board in the restaurant... or, maybe I had too many beers?
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