tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post357876977334893799..comments2024-03-28T23:30:45.564-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: A short but very rewarding readc w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-33791786163207732402017-09-01T16:44:59.496-07:002017-09-01T16:44:59.496-07:00Errett Callahan. Crazy dude but been at it a looon...Errett Callahan. Crazy dude but been at it a looong time.Rickvid in the Yakima Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787215943925443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-28262091913272144852017-09-01T16:41:29.654-07:002017-09-01T16:41:29.654-07:00The guy I learned flint knapping from also taught ...The guy I learned flint knapping from also taught Jane Auel of Clan of the Cave Bear. I'll get his name when I return home.Rickvid in the Yakima Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787215943925443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-27476521915757286672017-09-01T16:37:05.844-07:002017-09-01T16:37:05.844-07:00Worked with a guy named Jim Davis who helped in so...Worked with a guy named Jim Davis who helped in some research for an edition of this book. Ishi inspired me to take up making glass arrow points. Rickvid in the Yakima Valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787215943925443652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-19811550721425210112017-08-31T19:59:57.544-07:002017-08-31T19:59:57.544-07:00How do I get a copy of this book? Thank You in ad...How do I get a copy of this book? Thank You in advance.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400897595813764684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-50551338504849155712017-08-31T09:01:54.047-07:002017-08-31T09:01:54.047-07:00I also read the book in IIRC elementary school, th...I also read the book in IIRC elementary school, though I can't remember if it was assigned or if I just read it on my own. Interesting (to me at least) factoid: Theodora Kroeber was the mother of science-fiction author Ursula K. LeGuin. Theodora was married to Alfred Louis Kroeber, a professor of anthropology and director of the UC Museum of Anthropology that Hermit Jim refers to. In fact, the Wikipedia entry for AL Kroeber has a photograph of him standing with Ishi.Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-36496032224211198502017-08-31T08:48:20.378-07:002017-08-31T08:48:20.378-07:00And he should be. In spite of all the hullaballoo...And he should be. In spite of all the hullaballoo over cultural appropriation, that's exactly what mankind ought to be doing - adopt what works better and abandon what doesn't.c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-83533499543003442272017-08-31T08:36:33.432-07:002017-08-31T08:36:33.432-07:00I read the book some time ago as part of a school ...I read the book some time ago as part of a school reading assignment. <br /><br />When you read t-shirts in every nation on Earth (with the possible exception of North Korea and Cuba) and realize that they're in written English for the most part, you realize that culture is fungible and mankind is adaptable to the more appealing and well marketed societies.<br /><br />LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com