A Progressive on the Prairie
Blog URL http://prairieprogressive.com
Located Sioux Falls, South Dakota USA
Tags books, book reviews, reading, music
A blog about books, reading, music and things that bring nuance to life and, occasionally, politics and other thoughts.
Latest Blog Posts
- Friday Follies: 1.21 on Nov 20, 2009 in Law Friday Follies Interesting
A Russian court reduced by several months the sentence of a man who murdered and ate his mother — and dismissed a cannibalism charge against him — because “I was so hungry, I had to eat [the corpse].” (Via.) But maybe it̵...
- A visit from an old friend on Nov 20, 2009 in Music Leo Kottke
There’s a certain rhythm and inner warmth when you see an old friend after a number of years. While I’ve never spoken to Leo Kottke in my life, seeing him perform Thursday night at the Orpheum Theater had that feel. I first became acquai...
- Beating the rush on a National Book Award winner on Nov 19, 2009 in A Reading Life Books
I mentioned when they were announced that I hadn’t read any of the finalists for the National Book Award. Lucky timing is going to help me out with reading one of the winners. Taking a look at some of the “best of” lists for this y...
- Blog etiquette rant on Nov 19, 2009 in Rants blog blogs Internet
In the scheme of life, the universe and everything, it’s no big deal. But it does kind of piss me off so you’ll have to forgive this rant as I vent a bit. When I post a bunch of links in Weekend Edition or Friday Follies, I use “Vi...
- Wish I’d said that on Nov 18, 2009 in A Reading Life Books
It’s always somewhat surprising when you read something and realize not only that you wish you’d said it but that, if you had, you probably wouldn’t have said it quite as well. The latest case in point for me is a post at Tales from...
- Book Review: The Country Where No One Ever Dies by Ornela Vorpsi on Nov 17, 2009 in Book Reviews fiction world literature
Even during the height of Communism, Albania was an outlier, a dystopia seemingly little noticed by most of the world. Here was a country whose dictator, Enver Hoxha, broke ties with the Soviet Union because he believed criticizing and abandoning St...
- Weekend Edition: 11-14 on Nov 14, 2009 in Interesting Weekend Edition
Bulletin Board Two of my favorite things — books and jazz — come together tomorrow at the local B&N. With this voucher (which will also be available in the store) a percentage of your purchases will be donated to the Sioux Falls Ja...
