While basketball hasn't been away for too long, the Wolves definitely have. Nice to have them back.
14 thoughts on “December 13, 2020: Seems Wolfy”
It's pretty striking to watch last year's #2 pick against this year's #1 pick. It's early, but he's definitely a project.
Wonder if Bailey will last the night.
Who they going to replace him with? 48 year old Adam Vinatieri? Rich Karlis? Jan Stenerud?
There's a kicker on Vanderbilt who wouldn't have done any worse
John le Carré passed away at 89.
Philo was a pretty big fan. I read a few. And I have at least a few here that I haven’t read...
Indeed. I've read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy a whole bunch of times, and would put it in my top 10 books of all time, possibly top 5. I've also read the rest of the Smiley series, and several others too, including his most recent one, which was set in a post-Trump intelligence world. Fascinating.
Sorry to hear he passed.
I'm very sorry to hear that John le Carré has died. Here are a couple of cartoons inspired by his wonderful books. pic.twitter.com/lMrknGUMs8
I read "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" a few years ago.
It was alright. I wonder if I'd been born a few years earlier if the Cold War setting might have struck me more.
I've read that and Tinker Tailor and neither one was particularly gripping to me.
Why do you think that is? I've never read Le Carre, but have enjoyed some Ludlum espionage novels. Is it his style or is it the topic?
I'm curious about this too.
I haven't read any Ludlum, but to me, the espionage in Le Carre has such realism, and does such a wonderful job of setting up no-win situations. This forces a real examination of people's motives, and the inner struggles, and that's far more interesting. It pits people against governments and movements and such, real humans against ideals, etc. I think of that as some of the most interesting writing possible, and the structure makes sure it's all show and no tell too. ::chef's kiss::
It's pretty striking to watch last year's #2 pick against this year's #1 pick. It's early, but he's definitely a project.
Wonder if Bailey will last the night.
Who they going to replace him with? 48 year old Adam Vinatieri? Rich Karlis? Jan Stenerud?
There's a kicker on Vanderbilt who wouldn't have done any worse
John le Carré passed away at 89.
Philo was a pretty big fan. I read a few. And I have at least a few here that I haven’t read...
Indeed. I've read Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy a whole bunch of times, and would put it in my top 10 books of all time, possibly top 5. I've also read the rest of the Smiley series, and several others too, including his most recent one, which was set in a post-Trump intelligence world. Fascinating.
Sorry to hear he passed.
I read "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold" a few years ago.
It was alright. I wonder if I'd been born a few years earlier if the Cold War setting might have struck me more.
I've read that and Tinker Tailor and neither one was particularly gripping to me.
Why do you think that is? I've never read Le Carre, but have enjoyed some Ludlum espionage novels. Is it his style or is it the topic?
I'm curious about this too.
I haven't read any Ludlum, but to me, the espionage in Le Carre has such realism, and does such a wonderful job of setting up no-win situations. This forces a real examination of people's motives, and the inner struggles, and that's far more interesting. It pits people against governments and movements and such, real humans against ideals, etc. I think of that as some of the most interesting writing possible, and the structure makes sure it's all show and no tell too. ::chef's kiss::
About time.
That's awesome. Atlanta, you're on deck.