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Sep. 10th, 2006 03:12 pmSunday, September 3, 2006
Am back from VOM, where LC, of all people, was nicest to me.
We now get the History Channel, which is kind of awesome, even if I do spend most of my viewing time criticizing the various documentaries. Some are fairly decent but unscholarly (in a show about Atlantis, WHY was Plato bathed in underwater-blue light, I’d like to know?), and some are downright appalling (Roman soldiers wearing chain mail THAT early? I think not!). In summary: I am addicted.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Have been alternately shopping madly and lying around bored. Driving with Mom to LA on Tuesday/Wednesday, hopefully without excitement of any kind (doubtful). Probably ought to do some packing. At some point.
Am thoroughly sick of my own books, so have raided Dad’s collection and am starting John Keegan, Intelligence in War. It was recommended to me a couple of years ago by my nautical archaeology professor when I commented that practically all naval victories in the 5th and 4th centuries went to the city-state that found out about the enemy’s Cunning Plan. I find it interesting so far, which is to say the Acknowledgments were basically an amusing digression on why the author had had very little to do with actual intelligence work.
Am back from VOM, where LC, of all people, was nicest to me.
We now get the History Channel, which is kind of awesome, even if I do spend most of my viewing time criticizing the various documentaries. Some are fairly decent but unscholarly (in a show about Atlantis, WHY was Plato bathed in underwater-blue light, I’d like to know?), and some are downright appalling (Roman soldiers wearing chain mail THAT early? I think not!). In summary: I am addicted.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Have been alternately shopping madly and lying around bored. Driving with Mom to LA on Tuesday/Wednesday, hopefully without excitement of any kind (doubtful). Probably ought to do some packing. At some point.
Am thoroughly sick of my own books, so have raided Dad’s collection and am starting John Keegan, Intelligence in War. It was recommended to me a couple of years ago by my nautical archaeology professor when I commented that practically all naval victories in the 5th and 4th centuries went to the city-state that found out about the enemy’s Cunning Plan. I find it interesting so far, which is to say the Acknowledgments were basically an amusing digression on why the author had had very little to do with actual intelligence work.
