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Post by crzhrs on Nov 8, 2005 11:33:28 GMT -6
I wish I had more time to read. What with a full-time job, house/yard chores, spending quality time with my spouse, these types of forums, etc., there is not enough time in the day to read as much as I would like.
However, forums like these do add to the knowledge base, especially when someone points out a certain new/old book, web site, little known info, etc.
Ya getta get your info where you can!
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Post by ma dawg got et on Nov 9, 2005 12:07:55 GMT -6
Markland
great list. My own collection is about 1000 but I don't have some of your titles.So I will be adding a few. More
alfuso
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Post by Treasuredude on Nov 9, 2005 12:33:30 GMT -6
I wish I had more time to read. What with a full-time job, house/yard chores, spending quality time with my spouse, these types of forums, etc., there is not enough time in the day to read as much as I would like. However, forums like these do add to the knowledge base, especially when someone points out a certain new/old book, web site, little known info, etc. Ya getta get your info where you can! Same problem here. I read feverishly for a week or so then not do any for a while. A habit that I am trying to break is sitting in front of the tv watching some dumb rerun. Instead of watching that MASH episode for the upteenth time, I could be reading something new. I'm getting better though. If someone can make time to read only 10-15 pages a day that would translate into 15 or so books a year. My problem is sitting down and opening the book. I usually plop down in the chair and before I know it, I've watched 4 episodes of Dog:The Bounty Hunter back to back!
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Post by crzhrs on Nov 9, 2005 12:52:46 GMT -6
< I usually plop down in the chair and before I know it, I've watched 4 episodes of Dog:The Bounty Hunter back to back!>
. . . or at some of our ages . . . fall asleep!
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Post by historynut1876 on Nov 9, 2005 13:33:28 GMT -6
Treasuredude, you hit the nail on the head. That's what I do, 10-15 pages a day. Plus I take notes so I don't always have to wonder "where did I read that?" Although, once in a while, one slips by me. But definitely, make it a daily ritual to read 10-15 pages and you will be surprised at what you can accomplish in one year. Good luck.
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Post by Tricia on Nov 9, 2005 16:27:26 GMT -6
Treasuredude, you hit the nail on the head. That's what I do, 10-15 pages a day. Plus I take notes so I don't always have to wonder "where did I read that?" Although, once in a while, one slips by me. But definitely, make it a daily ritual to read 10-15 pages and you will be surprised at what you can accomplish in one year. Good luck. History Nut-- That is one heck of a collection! This whole Custer/LBH thing is so addictive; once you buy one book, ya just can't stop. One of the first questions I usually hear out of the mouths of folks interested in Custeriana is, "How many books do you have?" Me, I employ what I call the "Custer Start-Up Kit (thanks to CNN's Anderson Cooper)." I maybe have fifteen books and as many articles. One of the next items I have to buy is the 1874 Tactics manual. What's funny is that I made it a point throughout undergrad and graduate school to avoid the feared "Military History." classes. Well, I'm making up for it now ... Like you, I pause at anything I find interesting. Graduate school made me a big fan of Post It notes--so each one of my books looks more like bird plumage when I'm done. I also try to make time to read a little each day. Currently I'm trying to get through "Custer In Texas;" I think to understand GAC's later career, you have to learn what happened to him there. Seems to be the first real chink in the Custer armor. Welcome to the forum, Leyton McLean
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Post by Treasuredude on Nov 9, 2005 19:09:05 GMT -6
Treasuredude, you hit the nail on the head. That's what I do, 10-15 pages a day. Plus I take notes so I don't always have to wonder "where did I read that?" Although, once in a while, one slips by me. But definitely, make it a daily ritual to read 10-15 pages and you will be surprised at what you can accomplish in one year. Good luck. Like I said, I'm getting better. I'll sit down with the intention of reading for 20 minutes or so and suddenly 2 hours have gone by. I like it when that happens. BTW, how many posts do you have to make to move from a one star to a two star?!!!! !!!!
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Post by elisabeth on Nov 10, 2005 2:19:17 GMT -6
History Nut --
Brilliant idea, taking notes as you go. I must learn to do that. I've spent more time trying to track down a reference I dimly remember from somewhere than I spent reading the books in the first place! Very wasteful. That's a good discipline.
Leyton, if you do track down the 1874 manual, you'll have my undying envy! I've been looking for that for AGES.
BTW, all, I've just had some very good luck with a booksearch service I hadn't used before: Biblio.com. (I think Billy mentioned them on a previous thread?) They found me a copy of Darling's '7th Cavalry Comes to Dakota' at a price that didn't involve remortgaging the house -- something I'd almost given up hope of. I recommend them highly.
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Post by ma dawg got et on Nov 10, 2005 19:09:14 GMT -6
very curious portrait of Custer in that Darling book. Custer tring too hard to snap his regiment together, to bond with them and realizing it isn't happening. He panics. Fascinating.
alfuso
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Post by El Crab on Nov 10, 2005 19:20:34 GMT -6
History Nut -- Brilliant idea, taking notes as you go. I must learn to do that. I've spent more time trying to track down a reference I dimly remember from somewhere than I spent reading the books in the first place! Very wasteful. That's a good discipline. Leyton, if you do track down the 1874 manual, you'll have my undying envy! I've been looking for that for AGES. BTW, all, I've just had some very good luck with a booksearch service I hadn't used before: Biblio.com. (I think Billy mentioned them on a previous thread?) They found me a copy of Darling's '7th Cavalry Comes to Dakota' at a price that didn't involve remortgaging the house -- something I'd almost given up hope of. I recommend them highly. About the only thing I do is copy portions of text into Notepad. I generally do this when posting or emailing large blocks of text from accounts. Now, there are several reasons for this: it means I don't have to worry about accidentally losing what I typed if the browser crashes or something odd happens (I've lost enough posts due to "Page Cannot Be Displayed" and then the inability to refresh or go back to my reply screen with accompanying text), and also I have it for later.
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Post by Treasuredude on Nov 10, 2005 19:43:41 GMT -6
History Nut -- Brilliant idea, taking notes as you go. I must learn to do that. I've spent more time trying to track down a reference I dimly remember from somewhere than I spent reading the books in the first place! Very wasteful. That's a good discipline. Leyton, if you do track down the 1874 manual, you'll have my undying envy! I've been looking for that for AGES. BTW, all, I've just had some very good luck with a booksearch service I hadn't used before: Biblio.com. (I think Billy mentioned them on a previous thread?) They found me a copy of Darling's '7th Cavalry Comes to Dakota' at a price that didn't involve remortgaging the house -- something I'd almost given up hope of. I recommend them highly. About the only thing I do is copy portions of text into Notepad. I generally do this when posting or emailing large blocks of text from accounts. Now, there are several reasons for this: it means I don't have to worry about accidentally losing what I typed if the browser crashes or something odd happens (I've lost enough posts due to "Page Cannot Be Displayed" and then the inability to refresh or go back to my reply screen with accompanying text), and also I have it for later. I sometimes will write something down if it jumps off the page at me. I have recently transferred all this little notes into Word. That way everything is in one place and I can search for something easier than trying to sift through a bunch of pieces of paper.
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Post by Diane Merkel on Nov 10, 2005 23:10:39 GMT -6
BTW, how many posts do you have to make to move from a one star to a two star?!!!! !!!! T-Dude -- You made it! 0 - 49 = New Member 50 - 99 = Junior Member 100 - 249 = Full Member 250-499 = Senior Member 500+ = Expert (5 Stars) Elisabeth may be the first to be an Expert. As I write this, she has 431 posts, closely followed by crzhrs at 424. I can change the names; I changed the 5 Star rank to Expert rather than "God" which was the default. Should they be deemed Generals when they hit the 500 mark?
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Post by elisabeth on Nov 11, 2005 1:32:00 GMT -6
Gosh. Obviously I talk too much!
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Post by crzhrs on Nov 12, 2005 12:09:00 GMT -6
<As I write this, she has 431 posts, closely followed by crzhrs at 424.>
I need to get a life!
Does this count as a post?
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Post by El Crab on Nov 12, 2005 15:03:37 GMT -6
<As I write this, she has 431 posts, closely followed by crzhrs at 424.> I need to get a life! Does this count as a post? Yes, it does.
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