Schliemann, not Runnels Back in the late 1960s, when I was in the US Navy, I thought I would make good use of my time by learning Homeric Greek, so that I could read The Odyssey in its original tongue, which I thought would be quite a stunt for an Argonaut such as myself. As […] More >>
Archives for July 2021
The Way We Were
In the course of looking for something else (isn’t that always the way it goes?) I came across some notes that I’d made five years ago on a southern road trip. We were already at the end of an era, though that was not apparent at the time (is it ever?) Most of the dealers […] More >>
Too Much of a Good Thing?
Preparing for the forthcoming ABA/ABAA/ILAB “Transatlantic Bookfair” this July 22 -27 seemed a little more labor intensive than it should have. I guess I’m spoiled by promoter Marvin Getman’s superior VBF venue, which was designed specifically for what it was meant to do – which is get that damned stuff up there as quickly and […] More >>