The Off Topic Topic

[Savonarola]

What about "The old man and the sea"?

In my opinion that's the best place to start; it's short and gives a quality example of his mature style.

[Ed Anger]

I sorta wish I had Hemingway on my iPad. It might knock out the insomnia.

[Admiral Yi]

What about "The old man and the sea"?

Bleh.  Man goes fishing.  Catches fish. [spoiler]Shark eats fish.[/spoiler]

[katmai]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

I could think of much worse places there Sport.

Plus they're super racist, so he'll feel right at home.

Wasn't so bad in Sydney, far north Queensland is nother matter.

[Capetan Mihali]

I liked the Hemingway book where the protagonist got his dick shot off during WWI and is going around Paris... I think it was his first novel.

IMHO, a collection of the short stories would be the best starting place.  "A Clean, Well Lit Room" is a good Spain-set work.

[Admiral Yi]

I liked the Hemingway book where the protagonist got his dick shot off during WWI and is going around Paris... I think it was his first novel.

The Sun Also Rises.

edit: Which, when you think about it, is a very odd title for that particular story. 

[Lettow77]

I could think of much worse places there Sport.

<propaganda photo>

But in reality it is in the midst of winter, rainy, and more diverse than any city has any right to be.  Oh, and the prices are just ludicrous. $4 for a coke?

[garbon]

[Eddie Teach]

Some places in the US can't manage the proper water pressure. 

[fhdz]

"White Whine"

[Syt]

[garbon]

"White Whine"

One of our fave sites to discuss in the office.

[Savonarola]

The Sun Also Rises.

edit: Which, when you think about it, is a very odd title for that particular story. 

Heh, it comes from the first chapter of the Biblical book of Ecclesiastes:


4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever.

5 The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose.

6 The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually,

He includes that in the overleaf and the taxi owner quote Gertrude Stein picked up on "You are all a lost generation," ("Vous etes tous une generation perdue.")

[Admiral Yi]

BART workers are on strike.  That's San Francisco/Oakland public transport for you ferenghi.

Average salary now is 71K.  They took a pay cut during Teh Great Recession (NPR didn't say how much).  Now they want it back: 5% a year for the next three years.  Management is offering 4% total over 3 years.

[The Larch]

BART workers are on strike.  That's San Francisco/Oakland public transport for you ferenghi.

Average salary now is 71K.  They took a pay cut during Teh Great Recession (NPR didn't say how much).  Now they want it back: 5% a year for the next three years.  Management is offering 4% total over 3 years.

When I visited SF the locals we met told us that it was so expensive living in SF itself that lots of public workers (they mostly focused on policemen) just couldn't afford to live in the city anymore, when it was a requiriment in the past for them to live on it to be able to work in the SF force. When that requiriment was lifted hundreds of them moved out as soon as they could.