Membro: JNSelko

Hi Jamie S

The Polynesian languages that I have a working knowledge of are Tongan and Hawaiian. (I worked in Tonga for 6 years, 1981-1986.) I have some, at least for reading, knowledge of Tahitian and Maori which are in the same sub-group with Hawaiian. Those three are in the Eastern group, while TOngan is in the Southern, and is probably closest to the original Proto-Polynesian language.

Hawaiian is much more vocalic than Tongan, which is one thing I don't like about it; it has sort of developed the way French has within the ROmance languagues -- harder to see what is like original Polynesian in it, just as it is harder to see what French still has in common with Latin.

The other Pacific languages I have a smattering of woujld be classed as Indo-European, not Polynesian, I suppose. They are Melanesian Pidgin (aka tokpisin) of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, and Hawai'i Creole
(usually inaccurately called Pidgin)which some would say is a dialect of English, some an individual language.

COngratulations on your daughter's being rated the #1 student of Arabic.

I think you library was already in my choice of most interesting. I haven't done much more than scan the baseball and popular culture sections. I gave alecture at a popular CUlture Seminar a few years ago, but it was only borderline as a popular culture subject: Spoken Latin, esp. on what clues there are to it in Roman Comedy (PLautus and Terence) and in Juvenal (1st & 2nd c. A.D.)

LT says we have only one book in common: Abley's [Spoken Here] which ,unfortunately, is only a wish list item with me, but there must be many others among my not yet cataloged items. I have read library copies of some of the baseball authors on your Favorites List. I don't have anything on comic strips, but I first read comics in [Famous Funnies] about 1936, and my favorite artists are all in the humor line: Fisher (Mutt & Jeff), (who was said to be an old friend of my grandfather), Capp (L'il Abner) and Kelley (Pogo}

escrito por rolandperkins, às 6:45 pm (EST) , Dec 14, 2009

Hi JNSelko-- The group is up already. I got a number of suggestions but all different so I just went with one that appealed to me. If everyone hates it we can always change it. The important thing was that it have JBC's full name in it so that folks browsing Groups would easily be able to tell what the group was about.
Here it is: http://www.librarything.com/groups/thera...
Welcome, whether you join or lurk...
Crypto-Willobie (Bill)

escrito por Crypto-Willobie, às 5:37 pm (EST) , Aug 17, 2009

Hi, Jamie and Nancy - Bravo for all those bulging bookshelves and the piles of books. I'm always reading a few books at a time too. If you're in Oregon I hope you read Molly Gloss, out of Portland. Her books are simply superb. She and I are of an age and correspond regularly. We've swapped some books too. Here's what she said about one of mine -

I made Reed City Boy my bedtime book ... I started reading and just kept reading ... After the first couple nights I started bringing it into the kitchen during the day so I could read while I was having lunch, and also at dinner ... [Flows] with an easy grace, a fine ear for the rhythm of the language ... It was the voice of a friend sitting across the table, telling his story to me, laughing at himself from time to time ... The easy intimacy between friends. That's the writing voice here. And it's perfect for this book. Perfect ... I now have [Bazzett's] Soldier Boy on my bedside table."

Molly Gloss
award-winning author of the bestselling novel, Hearts of Horses,
and the perennial favorite, The Jump-Off Creek

I hope you'll look her up if you don't already know her stuff. And please peek at my website too: RatholeBooks.com - or I'm on Amazon too. And keep reading! - Tim

escrito por TimBazzett, às 8:54 pm (EST) , May 7, 2009

I enjoyed going through your library. I was reaquainted with childhood pleasure of reading Pogo in the newspapers. Afterwards I went rummaging through some old boxes of things to find what is left of my meager Pogo collection. I re-read them over the weekend and really believe Walt Kelly's humor and mastery of language is sorry missed in the comic strips these days.

I enjoyed reading the Big Year for the character study of the individuals obsessed with bird watching. "Hope is the Thing with Feathers" is on my to be read shelf whenever I get to it. I am currently reading "Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley". I just acquired "Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the NBA" I'm anxious to get to as well.

How about you? What's on your list to be read?

escrito por Dmoorela, às 11:02 am (EST) , Mar 31, 2009

Thanks for the lead. I've always held a fascination with side shows and carnivals and the people who make up that subculture. I never miss an opportunity to visit them and read about them. I am also curious about all sorts of societal and political deviants, outcasts, miscreants, and individualists of all stripes. It sometimes surprises me that so many mainstream characters end up being deviants in some form or fashion. That said I am a rather staid person in most respects.

I look forward to checking out your library.

escrito por Dmoorela, às 12:55 pm (EST) , Mar 4, 2009

Thank you for the welcome. I'm still building my online library and friends. I simply started with books related to Gilded Lili for both. That's how I find you -- you had some on your to read list. I'll be curious to hear what you think of them when you get to them.

Kelly

escrito por KellyDiNardo, às 10:57 am (EST) , Jan 18, 2009

Hi Jamie

Sorry I haven't responded sooner, but I haven't looked at my profile for quite a while.

I haven't entered any of my SABR journals, National Pastime, etc., nor have I entered my guides, Who's who, Registers, stuff like that. Just books. I'm getting of an age that mylibrary is going to outlive me, so I'm buying fewer books lately. Saw that Minor League all stars tome that you did, and it's very impressive.

PCL books on the horizon. A history of the Mission club of San Francisco, probably six months away. A history of the Rainiers which is in manuscrpt form already submitted to University of Nebraska press.

escrito por beverage, às 5:20 pm (EST) , Oct 21, 2008

Thanks. When we went house hunting it was the library that really sold me on the place. Most of the books are gems from library sales. One of my summer projects is to log in more of our collection and have I got a long way to go! Looks like you've got gems too. Andrea (AndreaandSamantha)

escrito por AndreaandSamantha, às 4:01 pm (EST) , Aug 16, 2008