naked_nomad
naked_nomad t1_je3fi4f wrote
At 66 I can't even remember the titles of the books I have read in my lifetime.
naked_nomad t1_jdvrj6v wrote
I personally liked "The Boys from Biloxi." There was probably a good bit of truth and history woven into the pages. If you remember History from school you know how BORING it can be coming straight out of a text book. I liked History and considered a Degree in it but it was still BORING for the most part.
naked_nomad t1_jdiprwj wrote
Reply to comment by doc_willis in Do you ever Google terms in books that you don’t understand? by imperator-curiosa
The expression "Tighter than a Dick's hatband" really threw me for a loop as a teenager.
naked_nomad t1_jdipe2c wrote
I grew up in a house hold where "What does this word mean or how do you spell (word)?" was met with "Look it up in the dictionary." I still look words and phrases up to this day and I am retired. My first experience with a word in a non-english language was in a "Hardy Boys" book. It was OUI which I found out was "WE" and French for yes. My grandmother had to tell me this as I was getting frustrated trying to find it in the dictionary.
naked_nomad t1_jef9nze wrote
Reply to Complete silence by d_brasse
I have tinnitus. Absolute quiet drives me nuts as the ringing in my ears gets intolerable. I can tune out background noise when I read. This includes conversations or my wife watching a movie. Wife watching TV and the grandsons each on a phone (all different noise) disturbs me. Hearing aids make it worse.