2018 archive
Recommended Reading 0
The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An), as translated by Robert van Gulik.
The Chinese invented the mystery story fully two centuries before westerners did; this is van Gulik’s translation of a Chinese mystery story. Van Gulik went on to write a series of Judge Dee mysteries based on the characters in Dee Goong An which does indeed absolutely rock.
I first encountered van Gulik’s novels in a little bookstore on 33rd Street across from Madison Square Garden (which, ironically, is round) when I was on a long-term assignment in New York City many years ago.
I’ve read them all. Now I’m reading them again. They are better the second time around.
Republican Family Values, One More Time 0
Mike considers Donald Trump’s only significant accomplishment and how today’s events were presaged by a movie 50 years ago. (Warning: Language)
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Thursday 0
When fellowship is needed, join us . . . .
When: Thursday, June 14, 6 p.
Where:
Croc’s 19 Street Bistro
620 19th Street (Map)
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LanternAsia v. 2, Part Six (Last) 0
See previously posted images: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Five.
Roaming Dog–Click for a larger image.
LanternAsia v. 2, Part Five 0
More pictures from LaternAsia at the Norfolk Botanical Garden. Throughout this series, the exhibits are pictured pretty much–not perfectly–in sequence.
See the other posts in this series: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four. Part Six.
Deer in the Moonlight–Detail. Click for a larger image.
Ryan’s Derp 0
In tangentially related news, the Des Moines Register’s Rekha Basu tells the story of one dreamer, a high school senior, who was “repatriated” to Mexico, a country he had never known, only to die as “collateral damage” from gang violence within a month.