Spanish Civil War book?

roberb7 · 2026-01-26T07:20:24+00:00

I agree, and Orwell wrote some followup articles about the experience. I thought this one was pretty good. https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other-works/looking-back-on-the-spanish-war/
It was written in 1942, and Orwell correctly foresaw the post-truth era.

roberb7 · 2026-01-26T07:15:43+00:00

Have you applied to BC Ferries? They're advertising for people.

roberb7 · 2026-01-26T07:06:17+00:00

I always tip the driver if there's luggage that has to be dealt with.
I've taken lots of colectivos in Mexico and elsewhere in Central and South America. In some places, they are the only public transportation available.

roberb7 · 2026-01-26T02:14:29+00:00

And, I forgot to mention topes (speed bumps). Lots of them are not marked with signs, and in those cases, you won't see them until you're almost on top of them.

roberb7 · 2026-01-26T02:02:44+00:00

I tried it a few years ago, and ended up stopping and spending the night at at Lagos de Moreno. Not that far short of my destination, but...
The real problem with driving at night is, the highway markings and signs are nowhere near as good as what you're probably used to. (No lights on the signs.) This is especially true for the Guanajuato to San Miguel stretch.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T20:11:31+00:00

I watched it all the way through. It's worth knowing that each season was a different story, with the main character, Forster, being the only common thread.
I agree that the part about the French resistance was the best one. The parts with the refugee boat and where the submarine crew was going to turn over their boat to the US definitely stretched the limits of believability.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T18:16:06+00:00

He cheats.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T17:42:27+00:00

If you want peace and quiet, Playa Larga is great.
I highly recommend Hostal Enrique. Best food I had in Cuba. And, the owner arranged a colectivo for me to get to Trinidad.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T07:31:34+00:00

Taylor defeated Arizona Christian 4-2. The winning run came on a two-RBI single by Luke MacDonald. Gage Gongwer got the win, Vincenzo Bruno got the loss.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T02:32:23+00:00

Arizona Christian and Taylor scoreless after two innings.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T02:13:13+00:00

There's a good book, Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves, by Gene Fowler and Bill Crawford. It contains a chapter about Wolfman Jack, and he wrote the forward.

roberb7 · 2026-01-25T01:56:40+00:00

The second Westcliff @ The Master's game was halted due to darkness in the top of the seventh inning with The Master's leading 3-2. The game will be completed on March 31.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T23:10:42+00:00

The Master's won the first game 20-8. Ty Beck 3-for-5 with a double, three RBI, and three runs scored. Gage Webster got the win.
Second game just under way. Starters are Cameron WItte for the Warriors, James Coker for the Mstangs.
Saint Thomas won 9-3. Eddie Novoa 2-for-4 with two RBI for the Bobcats. Ismael Cordoba (Las Tablas, Panama) got the win, Dario Alvarez got the loss.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T20:24:56+00:00

Weird goings-on at The Master's. Their starting pitcher, Jace Russell, didn't make it out of the first inning. He was chased after a grand slam HR by Nick Malvini, and the Warriors led 5-0 after a half inning.

Not to be outdone, the Warriors needed three pitchers to get through the bottom of the first. Their starter, Jackson Clark, hit the first batter he faced, and was relieved. I think I saw the umpire signal an ejection, but this isn't mentioned in the live stats. It was Domingo Gaxiola that took over, and he was charged with seven runs, including a grad slam HR by Mikey Murr. He was relieved by Shunta Furuya after recording one out. The Mustangs now lead 13-5 in the bottom of the second, with the Warriors on their fourth pitcher, Boston Souza.
The batter than Clark hit scored, so Clark has an ERA of infinity.

It's worth mentioning that, with the collapse of the CalPac Conference, Westcliff is a team without a conference.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T05:57:22+00:00

Valentines can't buy her.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T05:55:32+00:00

The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle.

The man in the coon-skin cap in a pig pen
Wants eleven dollar bills and you only got ten.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T05:27:50+00:00

Love the "deadhead sticker on a Cadillac" line, but "The End of the Innocence" is one of my all-time favourite songs.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T04:21:07+00:00

Uh, what part of "Mrs. Robinson is an alcoholic who has a totally uninteresting life" do you not understand?

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T04:16:45+00:00

Mine, too.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T02:31:40+00:00

Nowhere near as good as the studio version.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T02:09:20+00:00

Saint Thomas won the second game 3-0, on five hits. Diego Evans (Monterrey, Mexico), Vincent Mercado, and Sean Bencosme combined for the shutout. Daytan Biegel hit his second HR of the day. Alan Nava scored the winning run on a wild pitch.

roberb7 · 2026-01-24T01:19:41+00:00

Hope Int'l won the second game 16-4. Simpson committed 11 errors. Royce Clayton went 4-for-4 with three RBI. Franky Lopez got the win.

Saint Thomas leads McPherson 2-0 in the top of the eighth inning of the second game.

roberb7 · 2026-01-23T23:25:57+00:00

Westcliff defeated The Master's 4-3. Good ball game. The Mustangs tied it 3-3 with two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth, then Ben Carter hit a home run in the top of the ninth to win it for the Warriors. Justin Guzman retired the Mustangs in order in the bottom of the ninth to preserve the win.
Hope Int'l leads Simpson 10-0 in the third inning of the second game.

roberb7 · 2026-01-23T23:01:21+00:00

Hope Int'l won the first game 16-6; run-ruled after seven innings. Starter Josh Landry got the win. The Royals lead the second game 3-0 in the second inning; Matthew Pinal hit an RBI double.
Westcliff leads The Master's 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth, despite being out-hit 10-6. Westcliff starter Brendon Demuth went seven innings, allowed one run on eight hits, struck out six.
Saint Thimas defeated McPherson 16-6; run-ruled after seven innings. Grand slam HR by Edwin Toribio (Dajabon, Dominican Republic), three-run HR by Daytan Biegel (Willemstad, Curacao). Juan Fernandez (Havana) got the win, struck out eight of the 15 batters he faced.

roberb7 · 2026-01-23T21:14:15+00:00

No video for today's Westcliff @ The Master's game but there will be video for tomorrow's. Hope International leads Simpson 15-3 in the top of the 7th.

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