“The East Whiteland Hunt still recalls with deep emotion the day my cheetah not only caught the hunted fox but also three of their best hounds.”
– Daniel P. Mannix in the introduction to his A Sporting Chance: Unusual Methods of Hunting (1967)
Archive for June, 2008
Who Invited This Guy?
Posted in Dogs, Hunting, Literature on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Recently
Posted in Film, Literature on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The movie Juno, Dwell magazine, Anne Lamott’s Joe Jones, Carl Hiaasen’s Downhill Lie, the first episode of Year 4 of The Last Detective, Anne Fadiman’s essay on ice cream, all wonderful.
Company
Posted in Dogs, Literature on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“A guy I hadn’t met opened up the rear of the DEA van and came out with a beagle on a leash. It was a little fat low-slung thing wearing a working-dog harness. It had long ears and an eager expression. I like dogs. Sometimes I think about getting one. It could keep me company. [...]
On Progress
Posted in Literature on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“If we were to look to the past as these people want, we should gradually revert to living off acorns.”
– Giovanni Della Casa in Galateo or The Book of Manners (1555), English translation by R.S Pine-Coffin (1958 edition)
Crazed
Posted in Commentary on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Kick ass! If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! We must be tougher than hell! This Vietnam stuff, this is not even close. It is a mind-set. We can’t send that message. It’s an excuse to prepare us for withdrawal. There is a series of [...]
Sly
Posted in Literature on June 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Whenever I am in Paris, I am dragged by invisible force into the Morgue. I never want to go there, but am always pulled there. One Christmas day, when I would rather have been anywhere else, I was attracted in to see an old gray man laying all alone on his cold bed, with a [...]
Recipe for Success
Posted in Commentary on June 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Be polite, prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don’t be envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in your job, don’t pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be independent, interest yourself [...]
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