Wot u readin?

December 19, 2005

I have just started reading a semi biographical/historical novel entitled Indian Peter By Douglas Skelton.( I think a man called horse was based on it). It tells the tale of how a ten year old from Aberdeen was indentured and taken to serve in North America, gets his freedom sets up his own cabin on land and is taken by Indians and forced to serve them as a slave.( a bit too much historical info for my liking in some parts ) some of the reported brutality by the Indians is also a bit too much. But it doesnt put the British and French in much of a good light either. Anyhoo, he escapes and joins the British Army to fight the French and their Indian allies and is taken prisoner of war. He is freed on a prisoner exchange and gets back to Scotland where he sets about going after the people who originally kidnapped him when he was

10. He becomes an entrepeneur and he developed Edinburgh's first Penny Post system, launched a weekly magazine and shamelessly exploited his experiences for profit. A well-known figure, especially in the law courts, his 1788 divorce case scandalised the city - and provided further fodder for his autobiographical pen. The Valley Vegan...............Peter H

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December 19, 2005

I am reading Watching the English by Kate Fox, an anthropologist. It's

a great book about the 'rules' of Englishness. It is insightful and

funny. I am also reading the latest Harry Potter (finally) and a book

on recycling and reusing (It's called " reduce, reuse, recycle " ). I like

to have different reading materials in different rooms, hence the

variety :-)

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AlexOn 19/12/05, peter hurd <swpgh01 wrote:

I

have just started reading a semi biographical/historical novel entitled

Indian Peter By Douglas Skelton.( I think a man called horse was based

on it). It tells the tale of how a ten year old from

Aberdeen was indentured and taken to serve in North America, gets his

freedom sets up his own cabin on land and is taken by Indians and

forced to serve them as a slave.( a bit too much historical info

for my liking in some parts ) some of the reported brutality by the

Indians is also a bit too much. But it doesnt put the British and

French in much of a good light either. Anyhoo, he escapes

and joins the British Army to fight the French and their Indian allies

and is taken prisoner of war. He is freed on a prisoner exchange and

gets back to Scotland where he sets about going after the people who

originally kidnapped him when he was 10. He becomes an entrepeneur and

he developed Edinburgh's first Penny Post system, launched a weekly

magazine and shamelessly exploited his experiences for profit. A

well-known figure, especially in the law courts, his 1788 divorce case

scandalised the city - and provided further fodder for his

autobiographical pen. The Valley Vegan...............

December 19, 2005

ok, resending this for about the 6th time...

European Dream by jeremy rifkin

Cities by john reader

Short Changed, life and debt in the fringe economy by Howard Karger

Seeds of Change : Six Plants that Transformed Mankind by henry hobhouse

and a couple more in the bathroom which i'm blanking on

What God had done for peace on earth, what man destroyed from day of birth They are concerned with feelings; they're just ashamed to cry And one mans plan to push the button makes other sacrifice The serenade is dead and now the only question's why?

December 20, 2005

don't want to read anything!

I've just finished the fall semester at school.

I was also in NYC visiting my mom for two weeks.

I did not want to be there!

it was 26 degrees!

on the days that is was a high of 34 people were celebrating!

I've forgotten what cold was like and wanted to come back

home!

I was walking stiff.

my lips were bleeding.

my eyes were running.

my nose was running.

I couldn't feel my ears.

I slept with a sweater and socks.

I must be braver next time I face MR. Cold

December 20, 2005

I am reading through about 3 of my astrology books and my ephemeris

stuck on an evil little cusp.

BB

Nikki

December 20, 2005

That sounds extremely painful Nikki - good luck.

BB