Fallen Brother

Hey Jordan. On the behalf of all who belong to the prestigious institution known as the MBC, I hope that you have a speedy recovery and feel better soon. I'm glad that the surgery went well and you're on the mend. I will be personally fronting a new research organization in your honor against gall bladders. It will be called the Facility of Universal Care and Knowledge on Gall Bladders (F.U.C.K. Gall Bladders). Hopefully we can bring awareness to the world about this troublesome and evidently useless organ that robs us of the finer, "acidic", things in life. In all honesty, I love you man and I hope all will be well soon. I hope this means that you can run back to your "acidic" vices with open arms. If it does, when your feeling up to it, the drinks are on me!!

-Brent

Kafka, Anyone??

Hey guys. Small request here. I know He isn't a popular choice, but I have been anxiously waiting to plunge the depths of the madness of both an impersonal world, and myself again. I would really like to read Kafka again. Whether it's Metamorphosis or The Castle, I don't care, I just miss the guy alot. Since we don't have an "on-deck selection", perhaps one of these would fit nicely? Just a thought!! Discuss:)

Update: 12/13/2010

Unfortunately there will not be an official book club until Jan. 8th. So we decided to read a few books over the break, The Stranger, Benito Cereno, and As I Lay Dying. I hope everyone has a good Christmas!

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

"The real stab of the story is not in the discovery that the one man is two men; but in the discovery that the two men are one man. After all the diverse wandering and warring of those two incompatible beings, there was still one man born and only one man buried."

~ G.K. Chesterton

Checking In

I've missed at least one meeting and can't remember which weeks we meet. The Herrings will be up in Humboldt this weekend checking out the school, so I fear I will be missing yet another meeting. I've finish the Abolition of Man and am almost done with Don Quixote. I've purchased Housekeeping, but I see that the Old Man and the Sea is on deck. I'll have to grab a copy of that locally. Please let me know if the order of books has changed, and I'll catch up with you all shortly.

Brethren. Since as an ex-member of the MBC I often still long for the blood and vigor of the intellectual octagon: Hitman's crushing blindsides, the JJ's jujitsu holds, Jared's impenetrable defense, Herringmeister's crushing strategems, Towner channeling Colbert, Grandberg dipping in and out like a ghost, I wanted to pass along one last book recommendation, even if at this point my vote is effectively an empty boast. "Cadillac Desert" by Marc Reisner is something I enjoyed some years ago - it's non-fiction examination of the United States' history of water allocation and redistribution, and though it probably suffers from the political lean of its author (this may be accepted into the canon of the liberal gospel), it nevertheless is a strange story of money and power and hyper-engineering that spooks and bedazzles. But God be with you lads. Until, etc.

Back on Track!

Hey guys,
Just wanted to drop a line on our blog and make sure we were all alive still. It was quite an accomplishment to have finished Don Quixote, but I must say I am quite glad to be back from the land of Errantry and Enchantments. C.S. Lewis is a great writer, but I don't think I have ever craved him as much as I do now. Looking forward to having those engaging conversations again. It's been too long.