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February 13, 2005

Mood:  smelly
Topic: Daily Life
There is a large cardboard box in the cafeteria where people throw old paperback novels and second-hand magazines. The books are generally worn out copies of John Grisham-type novels, which may excite some people but puts me to sleep. (Ok, so maybe I'm a cultural snob, but right now I'm trying to plow through Don Quixoti.) The magazines are old and very boring. For example, today I found a six month old copy of a magazine published somewhere in Africa that looks like a lousy Forbes knock-off encouraging westerns to "make it big" by investing in countries where the workforce is cheap. Sometimes I get really lucky and find an old copy of The New Republic or Weekly Standard. They might be really old, but I've found that these two magazines age must better than most. Stories about the national debt and the Supreme Court are as relevant today as they were six months ago.

Posted by alohafromtim at 11:30 PM EST
Updated: February 14, 2005 3:38 PM EST
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February 14, 2005 - 12:12 PM EST

Name: tim

so, should we start a cultural-snob book of the month club for you? :)

-tim

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February 14, 2005 - 8:25 PM EST

Name: Mammy Kuntz

Do you want us to wrap up all out old magazines and send them to you? BTW.........did you ever read any of the books that i sent along with you or are they politely stored away back home? hmmm, just wondering. anywho.... if you want back copies of the star, or enquirer, or ladies home journal, i believe that i can scour the lunchroom at work and get them for you. just say when, and they are yours. :) momma kuntz

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February 16, 2005 - 12:27 AM EST

Name: Slo-Mo the Row-Row

Can I ask the obvious? Pardon in advance, if one of your earlier musings has already supplied the answer.

Can you subscribe to magazines or order books from www.half.com and www.amazon.com? Can you receive mail?

For your info, the New Yorker magazine has some interesting articles on the Detergent War in I-Rock. It posted some on their own web site, www.newyorker.com

Do you really have time to read? It seems you should be daily practicing don-the-gas-mask drill, cleaning your weapons, doing sudden-duck-and-covers, learning to speak the local lingo, etc. By the time your tour ends and you go back to the Steaks, you should be able to make a film like Rambo showing how you can survive in the woods, snuff bad guys, and perform self surgery on gunshot wounds.

Slo-Mo the Row-Row

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