Metaphors Be with You: An a-to-z dictionary of history's greatest metaphorical quotations was compiled by Dr. Mardy Grothe. There are some gems in this book, but I would not include many of the quotations in this book among the "greatest metaphorical quotations. There are some that are not metaphorical. Many of the quotations may fit the lives of a few people, but they are not universal. Many people think that our own personal experiences reflect universal truths. Many of the statements here reflect this point of view. One can find some inspiration here though.
When the Moon Is Low by Nadia Hashimi is the story of an Aghan woman's life and her flight from Afghanistan to England. It paints a very vivid picture of what can happen to people who have to leave their home countries and become refugees. This book gives a better understanding of the lives of refugees than we can get from news stories. I was profoundly moved by this novel. Its author is the daughter of a couple who left Afghanistan to come to the USA in the early 1970s. Now I want to read her debut novel, The Pearl that Broke its Shell. I highly recommend this book. Any words I may use to write about this book pale in comparison with what you will gain through reading it.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Two more books
The Faiths of the Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama: It is rather obvious what this book concerns. It was written by David L. Holmes. I definitely learned some things from this well-written book. My views of these presidents were not changed. I have never been especially fond of Billy Graham, but I like him less after reading this book. He has been too supportive of conservative presidents. He claims to want to stay out of politics, but he has not always done that. The actions of some of the presidents did not reflect what they claimed to believe. Some people have claimed that the author's point of view is balanced, but I cannot completely agree with that. I still think it is a worthwhile book.
The Scenic Route: Life on the Road Between Hope and Paradise by Sandy Compton is a collection of what the author considers his best columns that he wrote for a free newspaper The River Journal. The paper is published in Clark Fork, Idaho. The pieces published in this book are entertaining. It could use some editing. (I know that my posts here could use some editing too.) I enjoy the pieces where the author writes about himself and his family the most. This would be a good book to read in a cabin with a fire in the fireplace and while drinking a craft beer.
The Scenic Route: Life on the Road Between Hope and Paradise by Sandy Compton is a collection of what the author considers his best columns that he wrote for a free newspaper The River Journal. The paper is published in Clark Fork, Idaho. The pieces published in this book are entertaining. It could use some editing. (I know that my posts here could use some editing too.) I enjoy the pieces where the author writes about himself and his family the most. This would be a good book to read in a cabin with a fire in the fireplace and while drinking a craft beer.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
More Childhood Memories
I vaguely remember seeing a television program on homosexuality. I was quite young at the time. The main thing that I remember is that after seeing this program I thought that a mixed marriage was when a man and a woman married each other. I do not know where I got this idea, but I was confused about people getting upset about mixed marriages. I am still confused about this but for different reasons. As a child I was never afraid to be open about the things that I enjoyed. I was often bullied for this. At times when a teacher asked if the members enjoyed a certain movie or book or something I would often be the only one to raise my hand. I was a late bloomer sexually, and I was not very open about that area of my life. I did know at a young boy that I was attracted to other boys, but I did not know what to do about this. I did have a friend who taught me how to masturbate, but we did not do anything with each other after that. We did not touch each other's dicks. I never considered trying to fit in with other children my age if this meant changing my likes or dislikes. I was always smaller than the other children my age, and that did not help with the bullying problem. The books that I remember as my favorites were Madeline by Bemelmans and a satirical history of hairstyles. The school librarian later set aside another book about hairstyles, but I did not enjoy it as much. I was raised being told to be myself and not what other people wanted me to be.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Childhood Memories
It seems that I have very few memories of my childhood. There are very few photos of me as a child. There are no photographs of me before the age of two. I do have some happy memories from my childhood. I remember once sitting in mt Grandmother's lap and reading a book. This was a rare occurrence. I know that she loved me, but she was not an affectionate person. We always called her "Grandmother." I remember going on fishing trips with my Father. I do not remember much of these trips, but I believe that I enjoyed them. I never watched horror movies. I thought that they were beneath me. My strongest memories are about being afraid to displease my Father. He was a perfectionist. I remember once when I was playing with a yoyo he said that I was not doing it correctly. It was not possible to have a relaxed conversation with him. He would pounce on any grammatical mistakes. I remember playing softball with one of my sisters. I went with my oldest sister to a couple of films when she was in high school. I do not remember being enthusiastic as a child. I only remember that my it was not encouraged. Once I started to go outside with my shirt unbuttoned. My mother made me button my shirt. I have since started to open up, especially sexually, but that has taken a long time. Mostly I was encouraged to read, but I was not given as much freedom as many children are. My Mother was overly protective, and as a result I had to overcome many fears. She often was afraid that I would get hurt. I do not want to dwell on negative things from the past. I only want to consider them and let them go.
Friday, January 13, 2017
More Books
Here are some more books that I read recently.
I am Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb is truly a tale of courage. Some people in Pakistan say that her fight for the education of girls and women shows a western influence. I do not think that this is true. She is speaking out against what she sees as a misuse of the Quran. She wrote that nowhere in the Quran does it say that women should not be educated or that women should be submissive to men. Malala's father founded schools where boys and girls were educated. He spoke out against extremist Muslim organizations. At the age of 11 Malala wrote a journal telling about the situation in Pakistan. She used a pseudonym when writing this journal. She later started using her real name when speaking out. The Taliban wanted to silence her, and she was shot by someone in this organization. Instead of silencing her they gave her a larger audience for what she was saying. She continues to fight for the causes that are important to her. This is a book from which we can all learn.
Naked Genius by George Moses Horton is a book of poems that was published in 1865. George Moss Horton was born a slave in North Carolina in the late 1790s. He taught himself to read using spelling books. This was his third book of poems. At times he made money writing poems for students at the university in Chapel Hill to give to their girlfriends. He remained a slave until after the end of the Civil War. In later years he supported himself by writing for Sunday School publications. This book was published to demonstrate that "God, in his infinite wisdom and mercy, created the black man for a higher and nobler purpose than to toil his life away under the galling yoke of slavery." It is a shame that so little attention is given to the life and writings of this writer.
A Renaissance in Harlem: Lost Voices of an American Community is a collection of writings that was edited by Lionel C. Bascom. There are essays by Ralph Ellison, Frank Byrd, Vivian Morris, Dorothy West and others. The writers of the essays were employed by the Work Projects Administration. The writings were forgotten for a number of years. These essays deal with what really happened in Harlem during the "Harlem Renaissance" as opposed to what was seen by the white people who frequented the night clubs of Harlem. According to the book's dust jacket African Americans of the time stopped writing for members of their own community and started writing to entertain a largely white audience. They started omitting things that would offend this audience. This is a collection of well-written essays that are entertaining and educational.
The Whistler's Room: stories and essays is a collection of writings by Richard Selzer, a physician who became a writer after retiring as a surgeon. The title piece is a retelling of a novella by a German writer, Paul Alverdes. The original novella was published in 1929. It is about three soldiers who "Each had been shot in the throat and sustained a more or less identical wound, destruction of the larynx." The author of this adaptation said that he wanted to adapt the novella for a modern audience. I would like to be able to read the original version of the novella. There seems to be a hint that at least one of the characters may have been gay. This adaptation is tender and moving. In this book there are lectures on art, painting and sculptures. I do not agree with all of the author's views of the pieces of art about which he wrote, but I do enjoy his style. There are also selections from Selzer's diaries from journeys to cities in Italy. Other topics include birdwatching, writing and the Bible. Reading this book was time well spent.
The Perfect Wave:With Neutrinos at the Boundary of Space and Time by Heinrich Päs is definitely an entertaining and educational book. I will read it again in order to get a better understanding of the subject. My knowledge of physics is not strong enough to fully grasp it after one reading. There are a couple of statements that stood out for me. (1) "Our universe is a weird place." (2) "Actually, nobody has the faintest clue what time really is."Time travel, "extra dimensions," string theory and neutrinos, of course, are among the topics of this book. Learning about physics can be fun.
I am Malala: The Girl who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb is truly a tale of courage. Some people in Pakistan say that her fight for the education of girls and women shows a western influence. I do not think that this is true. She is speaking out against what she sees as a misuse of the Quran. She wrote that nowhere in the Quran does it say that women should not be educated or that women should be submissive to men. Malala's father founded schools where boys and girls were educated. He spoke out against extremist Muslim organizations. At the age of 11 Malala wrote a journal telling about the situation in Pakistan. She used a pseudonym when writing this journal. She later started using her real name when speaking out. The Taliban wanted to silence her, and she was shot by someone in this organization. Instead of silencing her they gave her a larger audience for what she was saying. She continues to fight for the causes that are important to her. This is a book from which we can all learn.
Naked Genius by George Moses Horton is a book of poems that was published in 1865. George Moss Horton was born a slave in North Carolina in the late 1790s. He taught himself to read using spelling books. This was his third book of poems. At times he made money writing poems for students at the university in Chapel Hill to give to their girlfriends. He remained a slave until after the end of the Civil War. In later years he supported himself by writing for Sunday School publications. This book was published to demonstrate that "God, in his infinite wisdom and mercy, created the black man for a higher and nobler purpose than to toil his life away under the galling yoke of slavery." It is a shame that so little attention is given to the life and writings of this writer.
A Renaissance in Harlem: Lost Voices of an American Community is a collection of writings that was edited by Lionel C. Bascom. There are essays by Ralph Ellison, Frank Byrd, Vivian Morris, Dorothy West and others. The writers of the essays were employed by the Work Projects Administration. The writings were forgotten for a number of years. These essays deal with what really happened in Harlem during the "Harlem Renaissance" as opposed to what was seen by the white people who frequented the night clubs of Harlem. According to the book's dust jacket African Americans of the time stopped writing for members of their own community and started writing to entertain a largely white audience. They started omitting things that would offend this audience. This is a collection of well-written essays that are entertaining and educational.
The Whistler's Room: stories and essays is a collection of writings by Richard Selzer, a physician who became a writer after retiring as a surgeon. The title piece is a retelling of a novella by a German writer, Paul Alverdes. The original novella was published in 1929. It is about three soldiers who "Each had been shot in the throat and sustained a more or less identical wound, destruction of the larynx." The author of this adaptation said that he wanted to adapt the novella for a modern audience. I would like to be able to read the original version of the novella. There seems to be a hint that at least one of the characters may have been gay. This adaptation is tender and moving. In this book there are lectures on art, painting and sculptures. I do not agree with all of the author's views of the pieces of art about which he wrote, but I do enjoy his style. There are also selections from Selzer's diaries from journeys to cities in Italy. Other topics include birdwatching, writing and the Bible. Reading this book was time well spent.
The Perfect Wave:With Neutrinos at the Boundary of Space and Time by Heinrich Päs is definitely an entertaining and educational book. I will read it again in order to get a better understanding of the subject. My knowledge of physics is not strong enough to fully grasp it after one reading. There are a couple of statements that stood out for me. (1) "Our universe is a weird place." (2) "Actually, nobody has the faintest clue what time really is."Time travel, "extra dimensions," string theory and neutrinos, of course, are among the topics of this book. Learning about physics can be fun.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
An Update for 12/1/2017
Hopefully I will be moving into my new home in four weeks. I lived in this house before the fire. I am definitely looking forward to moving into the dungeon. I will be happy to be able able to please someone on a regular basis. I hope that I will be eble to see my young friend occasionally, but I will not have as much money to give him. Paying rent will have a higher priority. I will swallow cum and pee more regularly. I would love to be able to please them both. Maybe I will be able to play with both of them together some day. I know that I can make my Master feel very good. Doing that makes me feel very good. I will not be able to see my friends on the street as often, and I will miss them. I am getting excited about the move.
Friday, January 6, 2017
Dilemma concerning giving head and other things
There are some times when I just want to give a man a blow job or to give him everything he wants, and there are times that I want to be wanted for more than my skills at fellatio or for the little money that I want. I am proud of my talent for please a man sexually, but I also want to a relationship with someone who stimulates my intellect and imagination as well. My Master is very good at doing those things. There is a young man who claims to love me, but I know that he is mainly interested in getting money from me. I enjoy that, but I need to be sure that I have enough money to take care of my own needs. I hope that he will let me give him some sexual pleasure soon. Recently he told a friend about the time that he pissed in my mouth. I will be glad when I move into the dungeon that will soon be my home. I am not yet where I want to be, but I am on my way. I am glad that I have been able to please my Master more often. Perhaps I will be able to please him and my young friend too. If my Master wants to be the only one whom I please I will be happy to obey him. The question concerns whether or not I can stop being a total slut. You will be able to read the answer to that question here some day...maybe.
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