-I finished A Thousdand Spendid Suns last night. A hum dinger of a book. A gruesome picture of institutionalized spousal abuse is presented in this glimpse at Afghani life over the past thirty years. I especially refer to the treatment of women under Taliban rule. Not a pretty picture. From a review at the Amazon link:
Hosseini gives a forceful but nuanced portrait of a patriarchal despotism where women are agonizingly dependent on fathers, husbands and especially sons, the bearing of male children being their sole path to social status.
A very good read and expect to be shocked and saddened if you pick it up.
-Bayh does endorse Clinton. AP posted the news at 5:32 yesterday afternoon.
-Young beats Bush, Titans defeat Saints. Did you catch one of the pregame stats thrown out Sunday, that only one of 54 teams in past years that started 0-3 made the playoffs? Dire straights for several teams, including the Saints now.
-Rain today? Radar shows some passing west and north of us right now. Certainly some of that system moving up from the south will fall on us...
-Eric and Diane at the golf course.
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