Bill “Papa” Lee Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 oh wow, you ever find old stuff that surfaces? do you find that kinda creepy?We have found bullets and bodies...the bodies we re-buried.
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 Years ago on a trip to visit my family in Traverse City, MI, my husband and I took the time and opportunity to visit several historical sites in various states along the way... one of the most impressive to me was standing on the battlefield at Gettysburg... the beautiful green rolling hills. I let my mind go back and imagined the two sides facing each other... American against American... the carnage... echoes from the past as men fell wounded, maimed, dead. Couldn't help but weep...GGEach State who fought here have makers as to the number of dead, by State. Texas has the largest.
Duncan Posted December 27, 2012 Author Posted December 27, 2012 We have found bullets and bodies...the bodies we re-buried.get out of the city! you actually found some bodies? do tell!
thesometimesaint Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 I started reading The Hobbit once. The only thing I can say is that Samuel Clements description of the Book of Mormon certainly fit the experience. It was certainly chloroform in print. I have already reviewed the LOTR movies. :)I've read it a couple of times over the last 40+ years. It doesn't have Ether. I liked LOTR better.
canard78 Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 So far... God Never Blinks (50 bits of advice for life) and The Hunger Games for a bit of holiday pulp fiction (have seen the first film, but it made me want to get the depth of the book and then the trilogy).The big hope is at my family gathering today. Am holding out for one or more of: Temple & Cosmos, The God who Weeps, Rough Stone Rolling. I'll let you know.I got all 3
Damien the Leper Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 Update to my list:Paul's Narrative Thought World: The Tapestry of Tragedy and Triumph by Ben Witherington, IIIThis should go well with reading Dunn's book The New Perspective on Paul. 1
Hamilton Porter Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 The Year of Living Biblically and Poverty and Early Childhood Development: Insights from Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Gohan Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks. Looks like you're drilling pretty deep.I'm a history geek, actually, I've been called a history 'trekkie.' I wear that badge with pride haha. 1
Nathair/|\ Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 My current avatar is from The Last Hero.My daughter makes t-shirts. She gave me one for Christmas that says, "There's no justice.There's just me." Have you read "Unseen Academicals?" I'm in the middle of it now.BernardJust started it. It was the only Pratchett at my local used book store where I got a gift certificate.
Gohan Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 haha! thank you for the offer, if I lived closer I would! the first movie I saw when I got off my mission was the Matrix and honestly I couldn't even tell you who was in it or anything about it! I saw the first LOTR movie but thought it was too much like ET-they find this thing or get this thing, don't know what it is and attempt to get rid of it...I did see the Potter movies or some of them and mehHaha, I might have to make a field trip to ol' Canadia to help educate ya then!I'll agree with you on the Harry Potter movies though. There were some elements of them that I enjoyed, but overall I wasn't that impressed.I would say read some C.S. Lewis though. I loved The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters to say nothing of the Chronicles of Narnia, which I loved. The audiobooks for them are worth a listen, they got some great voice performers for them. 1
Nathair/|\ Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Oh, man. You know you are weird when casual references to Discworld don't faze you in the slightest. I've read far too many of these (and there are still some I haven't read yet). Out of all of them, my favorites are Mort and Pyramids.Sorry, Pyramids is my least favorite so far, not that that's saying much when the whole series is phenomenal. I want a pointy hat that says Wizzard.
ERayR Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Haha, I might have to make a field trip to ol' Canadia to help educate ya then!I'll agree with you on the Harry Potter movies though. There were some elements of them that I enjoyed, but overall I wasn't that impressed.I would say read some C.S. Lewis though. I loved The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters to say nothing of the Chronicles of Narnia, which I loved. The audiobooks for them are worth a listen, they got some great voice performers for them.I can agree with you on the Chronicles of Narnia. I thought both the books and movies were good. Its been 40 years or more since I read The Screwtape Letters. I can't remember being too impressed. If I had been I would have revisited it by now. Maybe now that I am older I should take another look at it. So much to read, so little time.
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 get out of the city! you actually found some bodies? do tell!Between my house and my sister's house are buried over 1000...it is not uncommon to unearth the remains of men from theNoth and South. My sister has a Union solider, his belt buckle and buttons were from a regiment from Delaware. We do not notify the State because they would put up markers. So when found we cover them or bury them deeper out of respect. Four houses down from me is a house that was used a hospital, there is a State marker there where 19 are buried. It is called the battle for Allatoona Pass. Oddly there were no Georgians in the battle, they were all in VA, with General Lee. My Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was with Lee at Appromadox when the war ended. The guy at my sister's house, is buried at the end of her driveway...when they built her house they moved the driveway so he did not end up under the driveway.
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 I got the new book on Christ by Robert Millet, the book on Temples by Elder Groberg and Between the Lines by Joseph McConkie-of which my 9 month old nephew is sleeping on...but what did books did you get?BTW...since we are hold Christmas until Jan 15th when my son gets home from his mission, I will be buying Mike Reed's book "Banishing the Cross".
Mike Reed Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 BTW...since we are hold Christmas until Jan 15th when my son gets home from his mission, I will be buying Mike Reed's book "Banishing the Cross".Excellent Choice! 1
Nathair/|\ Posted January 2, 2013 Posted January 2, 2013 I just got my Christmas package from my family. Included was The Continuous Atonement: Christ Doesn't Just Make Up the Difference by Brad Wilcox. I've never heard of it before, but it looks more like a devotional book than a scholarly one, sadly. But at least they cared enough to get me something even if it does mean my mom doesn't pay attention to what I say.
Garden Girl Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Between my house and my sister's house are buried over 1000...it is not uncommon to unearth the remains of men from theNoth and South. My sister has a Union solider, his belt buckle and buttons were from a regiment from Delaware. We do not notify the State because they would put up markers. So when found we cover them or bury them deeper out of respect. Four houses down from me is a house that was used a hospital, there is a State marker there where 19 are buried. It is called the battle for Allatoona Pass. Oddly there were no Georgians in the battle, they were all in VA, with General Lee. My Great, Great, Great, Great Grandfather was with Lee at Appromadox when the war ended. The guy at my sister's house, is buried at the end of her driveway...when they built her house they moved the driveway so he did not end up under the driveway.Pa Pa... I find this soooo interesting. In my family history research, my father's family was all from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Many were in the Confederacy for the Civil War... and the records show their regiment, commanding officers, dates of service, battle names, etc. GG
Nevo Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 I just got my Christmas package from my family. Included was The Continuous Atonement: Christ Doesn't Just Make Up the Difference by Brad Wilcox. I've never heard of it before, but it looks more like a devotional book than a scholarly one, sadly. It is a devotional book, but I think it is a very good one. I think your mom has good taste.
Kerry A. Shirts Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Head First Physics, by Heather LangThe Inflationary Universe, by Alan GuthThe Joy of Physics, by Arthur WigginsPhysics I for Dummies, by Steven HolznerPhysics II for Dummies by Steven HolznerThe New Physics by Paul DaviesOur Undiscovered Universe by Terence WittCalculus by Morris KlineBridges to Infinity, The Human Side of Mathematics, by Michael GuillenInfinity, The Quest to Think the Unthinkable, by Brian CleggBlack Holes & Time Warps by Kip S. ThorneAnnus Mirablis, 1905, Albert Einstein, and the Theory of Relativity by John GribbinTime Travel in Einstein's Universe, by J. Richard GottAbout Time, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution, by Paul DaviesNonplussed! Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas, by Julian HavilIt's All Relative, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, by Necia H. ApfelGod Created the Integers, by Stephen HawkingThe Road to Reality by Roger PenroseAmong other choice gems I now possess..... I am truly a blessed man
volgadon Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Head First Physics, by Heather LangThe Inflationary Universe, by Alan GuthThe Joy of Physics, by Arthur WigginsPhysics I for Dummies, by Steven HolznerPhysics II for Dummies by Steven HolznerThe New Physics by Paul DaviesOur Undiscovered Universe by Terence WittCalculus by Morris KlineBridges to Infinity, The Human Side of Mathematics, by Michael GuillenInfinity, The Quest to Think the Unthinkable, by Brian CleggBlack Holes & Time Warps by Kip S. ThorneAnnus Mirablis, 1905, Albert Einstein, and the Theory of Relativity by John GribbinTime Travel in Einstein's Universe, by J. Richard GottAbout Time, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution, by Paul DaviesNonplussed! Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas, by Julian HavilIt's All Relative, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, by Necia H. ApfelGod Created the Integers, by Stephen HawkingThe Road to Reality by Roger PenroseAmong other choice gems I now possess..... I am truly a blessed man 1
blackstrap Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 I have heard of a physics book that should be in any good personal library. It is called " The Knowledge of Physics " .Table of Contents : Chapter 1. What physicists know. Chapter 2. What physicists think they know. Chapter 3. What physicists thought they knew. Chapter 4. What physicists hope they will know. Chapter 5. What physicists may never know. Fascinating reading ! 1
Stargazer Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 I have heard of a physics book that should be in any good personal library. It is called " The Knowledge of Physics " .Table of Contents : Chapter 1. What physicists know. Chapter 2. What physicists think they know. Chapter 3. What physicists thought they knew. Chapter 4. What physicists hope they will know. Chapter 5. What physicists may never know. Fascinating reading !Is this a real book, or are you just making a point?
Damien the Leper Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) I agree. That is not my taste. I'd rather push a boulder up a hill in hell for all eternity than suffer through that mess. Edited January 3, 2013 by Valentinus 1
Damien the Leper Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Head First Physics, by Heather LangThe Inflationary Universe, by Alan GuthThe Joy of Physics, by Arthur WigginsPhysics I for Dummies, by Steven HolznerPhysics II for Dummies by Steven HolznerThe New Physics by Paul DaviesOur Undiscovered Universe by Terence WittCalculus by Morris KlineBridges to Infinity, The Human Side of Mathematics, by Michael GuillenInfinity, The Quest to Think the Unthinkable, by Brian CleggBlack Holes & Time Warps by Kip S. ThorneAnnus Mirablis, 1905, Albert Einstein, and the Theory of Relativity by John GribbinTime Travel in Einstein's Universe, by J. Richard GottAbout Time, Einstein's Unfinished Revolution, by Paul DaviesNonplussed! Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas, by Julian HavilIt's All Relative, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, by Necia H. ApfelGod Created the Integers, by Stephen HawkingThe Road to Reality by Roger PenroseAmong other choice gems I now possess..... I am truly a blessed manYou and I obviously have different ideas of what being blessed is, Kerry. 1
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