June 27, 2005

Damn Rob. It's been a good many years since I read Heinlein. I loved "Mathusellas (how the hell do you spell that anyway?) Children". In this book, the one qoute that always warmed and tickled me was "rub her feet." That is wisdom that I have taken to heart more than once. Believe me, that act, performed on a woman WITH SKILL and care, can get a man out of a raft of shit!

Also, everytime I read about Lazarus Long I would picture John Houston playing him in the movie that would run through my head. Crusty old bastard.

You might enjoy this collection from "Time Enough for Love". There used to be a better formatted version a few years ago but it's gone 404.

I've been puny for the last month or so and decided to go through my old Heinlein collection. Got a surprise when I re-read "Starship Troopers". It's written for teens (both flavors), not a lot of action but a heck of a lot of social issues on honor and duty. Damn good read even if it is copyrighted 1959. The moonbats would have all gone insane if the movie (I didn't see it) followed the book.

Thanks Michael.
"An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications."

......I like him as much if not more than Sam Clemson.

Oh Jesus, another favorite. I have looked CLOSE myself many times, and I surely agree:.:.:__ "Have you noticed how much they look like orchids? Lovely!"

I urge All of you who are not familer with the notebooks of Lazarus Long, go up and follow Michaels link to the page.

Sublime words indeed! I'm sorry to say that I have never read anything by Heinlein before, but I'm going to google right now!
Thanks for that post :)

One would do well to heed Heinlein's advise most of the time-if not all of the time. However, until there is a local starship out of here I will just have to put up with nitwits running the goverenment unless they decide to legislate open season on themselves.

My favourite - and the only Heinlein quote I can remember off the top of my head - "Honest work - that is to say hard, dirty, inefficient and ill-paid".

Heinlein is one of my favorite authors. I live by the following quote.

"Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor."
--Robert Heinlein

If you haven't read Heinlein, you have missed out.

MMCFTBSOH
Start with Job, a divine comedy. I loved that book, can't really pick a favorite. I haven't read one that I didn't like.

TANSTAAFL!!!

Bbuddha - Thanks :) I'm off to the library asap!

Aman, wanna recommend some more stuff?

To Misty, Job is good, but I would recomend "Time Enough for Love" as a good place to start. Heinline is just a randy old goat and he shows it best here.

What? No quotes from Starship Troopers? What bullshit! "Violence never solves anything.... what would the city fathers of Carthage say about that?"

Heinlein was fucking brilliant.

I read Time Enough For Love and Stranger In A Strange Land at least once a year ... I do love Heinlein. Both Jubal Harshaw and Lazarus Long were great philosophers.

Great stuff all. Citizen of the Galaxy, Double Star, Farnham's Freehold, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. here's a listing.

Go here and learn more.

Oh, and I love his wimmen. I just wish that I had known he was a close friend of Sally Rand when I met her in Galveston many years ago. Apparently they went to school together. A real lady who was not to be trifled with.

Don't miss GLORY ROAD.