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The Sheeple Meme by Marc Friedlander There is a "meme" or a "trope" (or whatever the hell it's called), of mindless sheeple with their eyes glued to their devices while ignoring their spouses and children, and blindly walking off cliffs or into fountains at malls. It is not the truth...

Hi there. My screen name is Libre, and I used to frequent this forum - some years ago. Since then a lot of things have happened in my life. Retirement, relocation, moving on in life. These days, I read much less but I write much more. One of my main reasons for showing up here again is to...

A wonderful book by Roland Merullo. I'm not quite done reading it yet - but I'm giving it 5 of 5 stars. I won't write about the story line - actually the title Golfing With God reveals as much about the plot as you need to know right now. I will say that it is expertly written, a total joy from...

I'm reading Alaska, by James Michener. At first, I found his style to be sparse, which is odd, considering the book is like 1000 pages. But once I got used to it, well, I'm totally enthralled by the book. He starts from the geological formation of Alaska, through prehistoric times, continues...

There are times I'd like to print out a thread so I can show it to someone who may not be a forum member - my wife, for example. I don't want all the avitars and all the side menus and banners, etc, so the normal way to print a Web page is no good. Way I do it now, I have to copy and paste...

I'm fascinated by this topic. The word metrology refers to the science of measurements. I was first introduced to some of the concepts of metrology when I studied experimental psychology, then later, as a mechanical designer and configuration manager for an aerospace corporation. Some of the...

I love "literature", as long as it's not dull. I just finished East of Eden, and it was wonderful - a masterpiece. I can't say that it really had any CRACKLE, though. But it was so great, it held my interest from start to finish. Having gotten to the bottom of my TBR pile, I made a trip to...

How do you feel about opening a book, ready to plunge in, and being confronted with a lengthy introducion? I hate it. Worse yet when the intro is not even written by the author. Sometimes you get some blowhard telling you how to read the book! I started Herzog by Saul Bellow only to be...

Maybe Stewart can help me here. OR ANYBODY PLEASE! Sorry if this question is in the wrong place - i just need some help. I have a field in a table defined as a number, with 2 fixed decimal places. When I convert it to a string, it's fine as long as the decimals are not zero. In other...

Thought some of you might enjoy this: http://www.marcfriedlander.com/musicLib/video/BachMinuetAm.wmv

There may be other threads about this book. I'm pretty certain there are. In that case a moderator will squelch this post and relegate it to the end of some forgotten thread out there, where it will languish in obscurity. But before he does, I want to make a point. This could be the best...

Earl Butz, Tex Antoine, Al Campanis, Ben Wright, Jimmie the Greek Feel free to add to the list if you can.

The Pond by Marc Friedlander September 29, 2003 The Pond was secluded and beautiful, and existed undisturbed deep in the forest. There were all sorts of animals living there: fish and squirrels, ducks and swans, frogs and raccoons. It was a wonderful pond - not perfect, but all the...

I can understand the need to believe in a higher spirit, to think that there is someone – or something – watching over us. Kind of like a BIG DADDY, that loves us, that knows all about us, everything we do, everything we think. We want to please our big daddy, and make Him proud of us. We...

Anybody into this? I'm referring to the American style of 10 pin bowling. My wife and I enjoy it - but frankly, we're pretty lame. I normally bowl about 120, and she's happy to get near 100. There is a style of laying down the ball, where the ball is sort of cradled in the hand, and at the...

I mean it...ANYTHING? I hear is said all the time, that's right, they say, "well, anything's possible!". Well they're stupid - or at least, they are not critical thinkers, such as, well, yours truly. ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE! Humbug. It's a truism, that can easily be proved false. But to...

Well, I'm taking a vacation with my wife (I said WITH, not FROM) - celebrating our 4th anniversary. That's 4 years of unmitigated marital bliss (I used to think "marital bliss" was an oxymoron, like "military intelligence"). We're off to Greece for a week - cruising around the islands and a...

Anybody into Nelson DeMille? He's terriffic! The General's Daughter may be the best known of his books, having been made into a movie with John Travolta. Night Fall is a superb and chilling, intricate novel (I'm sounding like a book jacket). Right now I've almost finished Plum Island, and it...

I can safely assume that most - if not all - of the membership here are book lovers. After all, this IS a book forum. So you're going to relate to this. Have you ever noticed, how your whole disposition changes for the better when you are into a book you are enjoying? And not just while you...

I joined the computer and tech forum, but can't activate my account yet. Till then, can anyone help me with this Excel question? I want to view a spreadsheet upside down. That's right. I want the view I would get if I turned my monitor 180 deg. Don't get cute and tell me I should do that...