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Re-reading ADVENTURES IN MEXICO AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 1846-1847 by George Ruxton. Ruxton was a young Englishman and former soldier who did more living in 27 years than most of us do in our whole lives. He fought in Spain at the age of eighteen...then served in the English Army....traveled to...

Little plastic army men....I played with them all over the house and yard... Never knew my mom knew certain cuss words till she stepped on some barefoot. Same question... Andy

Runemarks.....by Joanne Harris. A great retelling of some Norse myths. Andy

Beowulf Worst meal you have ever eaten?.....

I saw a lion...he was standing alone...with a tadpole in a jar. What literary character is your favorite?..... Andy

Hell in a very small place is excellent....Bernard Fall is worth re-reading...thanks Jules Roy wrote a outstanding account of that battle as well. Andy

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Benjamin Franklin ....Poor Richard's Almanack Andy

Rush limbaugh What is the strangest song lyric you ever heard?.....

Oh no....guess I am in trouble....lol.. Nope still wet and cold...just like winter out here.... What is your favorite part of spring?....

The sheep you were counting...jumped the fence and you chased them all night..... Is it bad if your invisible friends don't even like you?....

Aha...kinda like enough books is one more than you already own?..... Andy

Hello backat you, regdog

Thanks for the welcome Summerflyte.... Andy

Well, Kelstan....I grew up in Cincinnati and spent many a summer and fall in Kentucky.....with family. So..."y'all"...just seems right. Could have been worse...I 've been known to say "All y'all....as in all y'all come over here....lol.... Andy

Life in the far west, by George Ruxton. This is the graddaddy of all mountainman novels. Ruxton wrote all the standards before they were the standard. The main character runs off from home as a kid....falls in with an expericenced fur trapper..horses get stolen....saves the Indian...

The last valley by Martin Windrow is a excellent account of the battle of Dien Bien Phu. Honor Bound by Stuart Rochester & Fredrick Kiley is a tough...as in I can't believe these guys made it...read about POW'S in Southeast Asia from 1961-1973. Andy

Howdy from Washington state. My name is Andy and I think my library is taking over my house. I enjoy reading first person accounts of historic events....especially about the western fur trade. As for fiction I like Classic science fiction...Heinlein...Bradbury....Westerns...Douglas C...