[Magdalen] Enjoying a colleague's accent

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Sun Jun 21 19:49:38 UTC 2015


EXTRA BONUS ! ! ! !

Get the collection of short stories [I think it's "Damned if I do"] and you
also get the delightful "The Fixer."

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 3:47 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> This reminds me of a short story I heard read on NPR a few years ago.
>
> It's called "The Appropriation of Culture" by Percival Everett, and it is
> [truly!] A Pearl Of Great Price.
>
> I found it is in a collection "Damned if I do" [I think, check it at
> abebooks.com]
>
> However, I just found a clip of it.  It's a great job.  Listen to this
> masterpiece.  Maybe it will make you laugh. I hope so.  Maybe it will make
> you cry a little. I hope so.  Maybe it will change your life.  We live in
> hope.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdSy7LOwzHQ
>
> God doesn't make tragedies happen, but She can inspire us to make good
> come out of the most horrible events.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 7:10 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As Henry James taught us,
>> you can't understand men of the South
>> unless you can grasp what it feels like to be a loser
>> steeped in unyielding pride.
>> -M
>>
>> > > So in South Carolina they still fly a flag that was actually a battle
>> > > flag,
>> > > > apparently symbolizing the Civil War is actually not yet over?
>> >
>>
>
>


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