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A note from Faulkner’s Sanctuary, and recent reading

William Faulkner famously wrote Sanctuary and used the advance to buy the house in which he moved with his just-married wife Estelle, who had been divorced from her first husband.

Here’s how he has one of his characters describe marrying someone who’d been previously married:

When you marry your own wife, you start off [...]

I.F. Stone quote

“Establishment reporters undoubtedly know a lot of things I don’t. But a lot of what they know isn’t true.”

I.F. Stone, quoted in Michael Hasting’s The Operators.

The quote is for Lee from comments as opposed to my sister, Lee Hancock (who would possibly take this as being about her because she’s a reporter. It’s [...]

Randy wrote on 2:06 pm, May 21, 2013 about Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dalai Lama, and Dr. Dr. John at Tulane’s commencement.
My sister was at her son's graduation when the Dalai Lama spoke. Sadly, she had trouble understanding anything he said more due to his accent rather than acoustics. ..

Ben wrote on 9:59 am, May 20, 2013 about Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dalai Lama, and Dr. Dr. John at Tulane’s commencement.
The first thing that occurs to me is an image of Ross Barnett's walking onto the stage, surveying those three and inquiring: "And which one of you gen'men is Mr. Dolly?" ..

JL wrote on 8:37 am, May 20, 2013 about Grant’s Memoirs, the Vicksburg Campaign May 20th-22nd: Assault on Vicksburg
Most Generals at this time did not do much direct observation of the ground their troops were expected to take. They had staff to do this but many times the staff did not do their jobs. Grant was no b ..

thusbloggedanderson wrote on 7:26 am, May 20, 2013 about Grant’s Memoirs, the Vicksburg Campaign May 20th-22nd: Assault on Vicksburg
Pemberton blames everyone but himself. Grant doesn't blame himself, but does spare his blame for where it's deserved. The assaults were unlikely to succeed, but I might have ordered them myself; you c ..

Hootie Dasher wrote on 10:39 pm, May 19, 2013 about Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dalai Lama, and Dr. Dr. John at Tulane’s commencement.
Another demerit for higher education. ..

Mae H. Best wrote on 8:59 pm, May 19, 2013 about RIP Leonard McClellan, lawyer who did important work in Oxford in the 70s and 80s
I was thinking of Leonard tonight and entered his name in the search engine and learned that he had died. Leonard was a dear friend when we both attended the University of Illinois. I am so sorry to h ..

thusbloggedanderson wrote on 5:11 pm, May 19, 2013 about Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dalai Lama, and Dr. Dr. John at Tulane’s commencement.
The Dalai Lama and Dr John ... damn, there's some weird shit in this world. ..

NMC wrote on 4:12 pm, May 19, 2013 about Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dalai Lama, and Dr. Dr. John at Tulane’s commencement.
Toussaint, on the other hand, has obvsiously ceased workin' in a coal mine (goin' down, down down, woops about to slip dowwwwn) ..

Observer wrote on 3:57 pm, May 19, 2013 about Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dalai Lama, and Dr. Dr. John at Tulane’s commencement.
So, can we assume that Dr. Dr. John was in the right place at the right time? And did Dr. Dr. John say the right thing, with the right line? Inquiring minds want to know. ..

NMC wrote on 11:52 am, May 19, 2013 about Quote of the day, William Gaddis on literary influence
After a couple of undergraduate false starts, I read Ulysses when I spent some time in the Chaco Desert. I've made one false start on Recognitions, but was apparently in the wrong environment. ..

AB wrote on 11:51 am, May 19, 2013 about Grant’s Memoirs, the Vicksburg Campaign May 15th and 16th: Champion’s Hill
There's a reason that generals' memoirs are used to teach introductory Latin (Julius Caesar) and Greek (Xenophon). The prose is clear, elegant, and accessible, and the content is solid. Grant is obvio ..

thusbloggedanderson wrote on 11:46 am, May 19, 2013 about Quote of the day, William Gaddis on literary influence
I also like the reviewer's remark: "You don't need a Ph.D. to read 'J R,' or a critical concordance; you just need a secluded island somewhere, without cable or satellite TV. You need time." Which ala ..

WantedToBeALawyer wrote on 7:56 am, May 19, 2013 about Grant’s Memoirs, the Vicksburg Campaign May 15th and 16th: Champion’s Hill
Evidence of Sherman's writing of this campaign so we can decide for ourselves? But, I agree that Anderson is a bit of a blowhard. ..

NMC wrote on 1:23 am, May 19, 2013 about Grant’s Memoirs, the Vicksburg Campaign May 15th and 16th: Champion’s Hill
In comments, above, Anderson casts aspersions on Sherman's memoir, and I suggest that it was written after the huge success of Grant's. Tonight, I've been looking back at Edmund Wilson's book Patrioti ..

NMC wrote on 10:08 pm, May 17, 2013 about Grant’s Memoirs, the Vicksburg Campaign May 17th-19th: Big Black River and tightening the noose on Vicksburg
Ben, I read and enjoyed John's book, and can recommend it for folks interested in prosecutor's war stories in this part of the world. John's a really good story-teller. My mom is write now working thr ..

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