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Weekly update - Mostly Harmless
Nov. 21st, 2023 01:05 pmI finally bought a copy of Douglas Adams's Mostly Harmless, the fifth (and final) book in his Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. My short, Adams-style review: Pretty fun. Until it wasn't.
I already had the other four books, so this completes my set. I got a volume with the first three books in it back in 1985 as a gift from one of the teachers in one of the junior high gifted-and-talented programs for which I was a teacher's aide. She got it signed by several of the students in her main gifted-and-talented class who loved the book and were always talking about it. Hanging out with those students were a fun way to learn about the book. And just fun in general.
Mrs. Bambino: "What have I been emphasizing all year?"
John: "Shut up, John."
(That was another point for John--Mrs. Bambino kept track of good comebacks on the chalkboard.)
Anyway, I enjoyed reading the book, full of interesting thoughts and witty ways of saying things, though with way too much coincidence, but was surprised by the not-happy ending, though there were hints all along. Because of that ending, some reviewers get very angry and say to stop at the previous book.
In other news, I planted the two bits of basil I'd cut before the most recent near-freeze and propagated in a glass of water. Last time I tried this, the soil was too dry and wouldn't absorb the water very well and the plants died. This time I started watering the soil two days before I planted. The plants still wilted a bit, so I've been watering daily for a few days. One friend said the only time he's been able to get basil to grow was when he was watering it daily, but the main basil plant survives while getting watered only once or twice a week. Then I remembered that plants may need more help while getting established, and these plants have gotten used to being in a cup of water.
We also went to Aldi for affordable turkey. In the past, the cashier just tossed your purchases in your cart and you had to wheel it over to a counter to sack your own groceries. Since we last went to Aldi, they seem to have switched to self-checking (though they still have regular registers and that counter).
I have been enjoying several cheesy and chocolaty purchases from there (not to mention the turkey). They have several kinds of chocolate that are Rainforest certified (they used to use UTZ, which has since merged with the Rainforest Alliance).
I already had the other four books, so this completes my set. I got a volume with the first three books in it back in 1985 as a gift from one of the teachers in one of the junior high gifted-and-talented programs for which I was a teacher's aide. She got it signed by several of the students in her main gifted-and-talented class who loved the book and were always talking about it. Hanging out with those students were a fun way to learn about the book. And just fun in general.
Mrs. Bambino: "What have I been emphasizing all year?"
John: "Shut up, John."
(That was another point for John--Mrs. Bambino kept track of good comebacks on the chalkboard.)
Anyway, I enjoyed reading the book, full of interesting thoughts and witty ways of saying things, though with way too much coincidence, but was surprised by the not-happy ending, though there were hints all along. Because of that ending, some reviewers get very angry and say to stop at the previous book.
In other news, I planted the two bits of basil I'd cut before the most recent near-freeze and propagated in a glass of water. Last time I tried this, the soil was too dry and wouldn't absorb the water very well and the plants died. This time I started watering the soil two days before I planted. The plants still wilted a bit, so I've been watering daily for a few days. One friend said the only time he's been able to get basil to grow was when he was watering it daily, but the main basil plant survives while getting watered only once or twice a week. Then I remembered that plants may need more help while getting established, and these plants have gotten used to being in a cup of water.
We also went to Aldi for affordable turkey. In the past, the cashier just tossed your purchases in your cart and you had to wheel it over to a counter to sack your own groceries. Since we last went to Aldi, they seem to have switched to self-checking (though they still have regular registers and that counter).
I have been enjoying several cheesy and chocolaty purchases from there (not to mention the turkey). They have several kinds of chocolate that are Rainforest certified (they used to use UTZ, which has since merged with the Rainforest Alliance).