Their lost youth
Old men lament their lost youth, none more so than those who never had one.
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Monday, December 17
The incredible vanishing book review...
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By Kevin Berger
July 19, 2001 | "Wait, I think the stairwell is over there," said a San Francisco Chronicle editor, accompanying me to the paper's book-review department. "I've actually never been down there."
The wry editor and I were leaving the newsroom, a fluorescent hive of conversing reporters and editors. Down we descended into the basement and into a scene right out of "Norma Rae." We stood in a windowless lunchroom, a grim assembly of colored-plastic tables and vending machines. The few folks eating their sandwiches here were clearly not the Chronicle's executive staff. A sign on a far wall said "Book Review," followed by an arrow.
We headed down a dimly lit hallway, past a janitor's office, a storage space with extension cords on the floor and an abandoned copy-machine room, and finally arrived at a stockroom. Inside, pressboard shelves sagged with books. The floor was piled with padded envelopes stuffed with a lot more.
Well, you get the point. This lengthy article was about book reviews being a disappearing breed and was published in Salon.com back on July 23, 2001. Are books reviews becoming a vanishing breed?
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By Kevin Berger
July 19, 2001 | "Wait, I think the stairwell is over there," said a San Francisco Chronicle editor, accompanying me to the paper's book-review department. "I've actually never been down there."
The wry editor and I were leaving the newsroom, a fluorescent hive of conversing reporters and editors. Down we descended into the basement and into a scene right out of "Norma Rae." We stood in a windowless lunchroom, a grim assembly of colored-plastic tables and vending machines. The few folks eating their sandwiches here were clearly not the Chronicle's executive staff. A sign on a far wall said "Book Review," followed by an arrow.
We headed down a dimly lit hallway, past a janitor's office, a storage space with extension cords on the floor and an abandoned copy-machine room, and finally arrived at a stockroom. Inside, pressboard shelves sagged with books. The floor was piled with padded envelopes stuffed with a lot more.
Well, you get the point. This lengthy article was about book reviews being a disappearing breed and was published in Salon.com back on July 23, 2001. Are books reviews becoming a vanishing breed?
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#27
Friday, December 14
God is not on my side, or yours
Roger Rosenblatt in an essay (Time, December 17, 2001) asked, "Where has God been since 1973 regarding the New York Knicks?"
I would like to know where he has been since 1918 regarding the Boston Red Sox.
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#26
Roger Rosenblatt in an essay (Time, December 17, 2001) asked, "Where has God been since 1973 regarding the New York Knicks?"
I would like to know where he has been since 1918 regarding the Boston Red Sox.
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#26
Wednesday, December 12
Executioner:...a line of work routinely ignored by career counselors...
Paul Festa, book review entitled Executioner's Song, salon.com (12/04/01)
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Paul Festa, book review entitled Executioner's Song, salon.com (12/04/01)
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#25
Monday, December 10
Packers Win Over Chicago...Take lead in NFC Central
The Green Bay Packers (9-3) defeated the Chicago Bears (also 9-3) 17-7 Sunday to take the lead in the NFC Central Division. The Packers have games remaining at Tennessee, at home against Cleveland and Minnesota and at New York Giants.
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#24
The Green Bay Packers (9-3) defeated the Chicago Bears (also 9-3) 17-7 Sunday to take the lead in the NFC Central Division. The Packers have games remaining at Tennessee, at home against Cleveland and Minnesota and at New York Giants.
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#24
Saturday, December 8
When America entered the war
"It is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning."
Winston Churchill
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#23
"It is not the end, it is not even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning."
Winston Churchill
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#23
Thursday, December 6
Remember Pearl Harbor
People are given to calling September 11 "another Pearl Harbor." This is especially so among young people who were not even born when the Japanese attacked the American base in the Hawaiian Islands. That war ended three and a half years later as two mushroom clouds ascended over Japan. Sixty years ago on December 7, 1941, I was ten years old and returning home from an afternoon at one of the local movie theatres. I don't recall what I saw that day, but when I entered the house my mother and some neighbors were listening to radio reports on the attack. Everyone was scared. I'm sure I was also but don't recall it specifically. Over the next few months nothing much seemed to happen, although we know it did. Our men and women in service fought their way into Africa, Sicily and Europe and across the Pacific. At home, life went on as it does for a ten year old child, and his two brothers and two sisters. We went to school, saved tin cans, played ball, were introduced to margarine, attended church, moved on up and finally, the war was over.
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#22
People are given to calling September 11 "another Pearl Harbor." This is especially so among young people who were not even born when the Japanese attacked the American base in the Hawaiian Islands. That war ended three and a half years later as two mushroom clouds ascended over Japan. Sixty years ago on December 7, 1941, I was ten years old and returning home from an afternoon at one of the local movie theatres. I don't recall what I saw that day, but when I entered the house my mother and some neighbors were listening to radio reports on the attack. Everyone was scared. I'm sure I was also but don't recall it specifically. Over the next few months nothing much seemed to happen, although we know it did. Our men and women in service fought their way into Africa, Sicily and Europe and across the Pacific. At home, life went on as it does for a ten year old child, and his two brothers and two sisters. We went to school, saved tin cans, played ball, were introduced to margarine, attended church, moved on up and finally, the war was over.
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#22
Tuesday, December 4
Packers Win in JAX Last Night
Last night's game, which ended about 12:25 a.m. this morning, was a thriller. Bret Favre showed why he is the number one quarterback in professional football. He threw three TD passes and ran for a fourth in the 28-21 victory. The Jaguars were on top for the first half and had sparks flying at times in the second half, but in the end it was the Packers defense and the Favre driven offense that prevailed. A great game leading into next Sunday's contest against the Chicago Bears. A win by the Packers will earn them first place in the division, since they would have two wins against Chicago this season.
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#21
Last night's game, which ended about 12:25 a.m. this morning, was a thriller. Bret Favre showed why he is the number one quarterback in professional football. He threw three TD passes and ran for a fourth in the 28-21 victory. The Jaguars were on top for the first half and had sparks flying at times in the second half, but in the end it was the Packers defense and the Favre driven offense that prevailed. A great game leading into next Sunday's contest against the Chicago Bears. A win by the Packers will earn them first place in the division, since they would have two wins against Chicago this season.
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#21
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