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johnslat · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject:

He's a master of atmosphere and dialogue - and a great story-teller:

"In the ancient world, people placed heavy stones on the graves of the dead so their souls would not wander and inflict the living. I always thought this was simply the practice of superstitious and primitive people. But I was about to learn that the dead can hover on the edge of our vision with the density and luminosity of mist, and their claim on the earth can be as legitimate and tenacious as our own."

Reminiscent of Faulkner's "The past is never dead. It's not even past."

Regards,
John

Badar Bin Bada Boom · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:01 pm Post subject:

Bebsi · Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 958

johnslat · Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:43 pm Post subject:

Dear Bebsi,

Balls:

"A line drive or a liner. This is a sharply hit, low-flying batted ball. The threshold between a line drive and a fly ball is subjective; liners tend to have little noticeable arc. Liners also tend to be the hardest balls to catch because of their speed and rapid descent; however, very fast liners hit directly to an infielder are often caught by instinct without the need for judgment, making the catch easy though perhaps unexpected. Line drives can be especially dangerous to baseball players and spectators. As recently as July 22, 2007, Tulsa Drillers first base coach Mike Coolbaugh was killed in a fatal line drive accident at a minor league stadium in Little Rock.

"A ground ball or grounder is a batted ball that rolls or bounces on the ground. A line drive in the infield may become a hard grounder to an outfielder; these are usually called line drives regardless.

"A fly ball or simply fly is a ball that is hit in the air, usually very high. Fielders attempt to catch fly balls on their descent."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batted_ball

Regards,
John

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Many who come to KSA end up as devotees of the FALSE GOD, Mammon. Beware !