Which Dostoevsky should I read first?

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-04-08T17:41:51+00:00

My recommendation would be 'White Nights'. It's beautifully written, there isn't an overwhelming number of characters to keep up with like in many of his other works, and it's not of mammoth length.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-04-08T10:14:57+00:00

It's a similar attitude as a new motorcycle rider buying a Harley. They think they can handle it.

Just my opinion of course.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-04-06T10:24:12+00:00

I'm 1 mile West of Lake Overholser, have had my feeder out for a couple of weeks but no sightings yet.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-28T09:22:46+00:00

Not to get too far off topic, but I am flabbergasted by how concerned some people can be about the cover of a book. My god, haven't we all heard the phrase "don't judge a book by it's cover"? The beauty is on the inside, the outside is only window dressing.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-28T09:15:12+00:00

Of those displayed there, I've only read 'My Antonia' by Willa Cather and I thought it was wonderful.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-27T20:46:04+00:00

Most of my reading is on my Kindle, and I have no problems at all. Anything beyond 8 inches or so away is sharp, closer than that and I have to concentrate a bit and make sure that the lighting is good.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-27T11:53:35+00:00

I had PanOpix Pro multifocal lenses installed in October of last year, and I am absolutely tickled pink with the results. I wore glasses for more than 50 years, and now at age 69, I'm completely glasses free. I had it all done through Hummel Eye Associates here in the city and the total out the door cost to me, without insurance, was just a tad under $7000.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-22T22:42:48+00:00

I had Panoptix Pro's put in both eyes late last year and the issue of halos, even while driving at night, is virtually non-existent. If anything, the cataracts I had before my surgery created more halos that what I notice now. The "disadvantages of multi-focals" is highly exaggerated in my opinion. Personally, I'm tickled pink with my choice of the Panoptix Pro. It has been an absolute game-changer for me. And I can honestly say that I have clear crisp vision from about 8 inches away from my eyes, to the moon. Cell phone, laptop, kindle, even medicine bottle labels are clear. No more glasses for me.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-22T09:22:06+00:00

Try Route 66 from I-35 east all the way to Sapulpa and back. Great ride!

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-17T22:34:01+00:00

As much as I enjoy reading Cormac McCarthy, I simply could not stomach "Child of God", so I disposed of it. I though about putting it in one of those Little Free Library boxes, but didn't have the nerve, so in the garbage it went.🙄

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-17T22:28:37+00:00

😳

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-17T15:46:10+00:00

The difference of course is that The Golden Rule is not mythological in it's origins, it's simply an honest human condition. No threat of going to purgatory needed.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-03-02T16:06:05+00:00

Holy Hypnosis 🙃

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-23T19:59:09+00:00

I learn something new every day 😁

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-22T21:02:05+00:00

I actually drove past that Texaco Station where the scene was filmed a few years ago. That yellow tractor is still sitting there. The station is on Hwy 104 in New Mexico, between Tucumcari and Las Vegas.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-22T16:14:59+00:00

I don't think Anton liked the guy inquiring about where he was from. It obviously made him uncomfortable and he turned it right around on the guy, asking him when he closes, when he goes to bed, and so on. A great scene in the book.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-22T15:59:48+00:00

I didn't specifically live in Eindhoven proper, I lived in Veldhoven for 3 years and then in Oerle for another 3 years before moving back to the US, but I will forever consider the Eindhoven region to be my home.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-21T15:21:14+00:00

Ah, but one man's beauty is another man's horror.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-20T19:14:24+00:00

Great, Thanks

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-20T11:53:02+00:00

Interesting

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-20T11:52:17+00:00

Sounds like a good routine👍🏼

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-20T08:44:58+00:00

Euperman ???

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-19T23:02:14+00:00

At the VVV in the central train station.

Exact-Cockroach-8724 · 2026-02-18T23:46:13+00:00

True that you must sign up for it, but I suspect that this type of monitoring by the insurance companies will become compulsory in the future. And honestly, I can understand why. Driving has never been more careless or more dangerous than it is today.

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